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Skies above the Great War

World War I air strategy with planes you can pilot

Puntigames · Released Jul 24, 2024

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 145
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Mar 17, 2026
Minimum PC
8 series
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Skies above the Great War?

This single-player game combines real-time strategy and aerial combat on World War I's Western Front. You command Allied or German air forces across a persistent map, assigning reconnaissance, patrol, and bombing missions while managing airfields, aircraft production, and pilot training. You can take control of any plane at any time or delegate management tasks to the AI.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy historical aircraft and air-force management
  • +you like arcade-style flying alongside longer-term planning

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based planning over real-time command

What players say

72% of 145 reviews are positive

Players praise the combination of campaign management and hands-on flying. Complaints focus on awkward controls, interface and tutorial problems, and technical issues including freezes and unreliable screen switching.

Screenshots and trailer

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Skies above the Great War system requirements

Minimum: 8 series, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Skies above the Great War?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 10, 11
Processor
middle class dual-core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 8 series or AMD equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 10, 11
Processor
middle class quad-core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX series or AMD equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Does Skies above the Great War have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Skies above the Great War run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
10
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Indonesian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Does Skies above the Great War use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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