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Airborne Empire

Open-world city builder with a flying city and pirate battles

The Wandering Band LLC · Published by Stray Fawn Publishing, The Wandering Band LLC · Released Apr 17, 2026

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 902
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 20 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Aug 6, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
Full requirements

What is Airborne Empire?

In this open-world city builder, you expand a flying city while managing its lift, balance, propulsion, resources, and residents' needs. Travel between kingdoms to trade, research technology, and complete quests that reconnect settlements as sky pirates threaten them. Build defenses for your city and attack pirate outposts.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring while growing a mobile city
  • +you want city building and exploration without combat
  • +you enjoy defending your city from pirate raids

Not for you if...

  • −you want intricate city management with varied buildings
  • −you expect quick travel between distant quest locations

What players say

85% of 902 reviews are positive · 75% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the flying-city concept, music, and visual style. Opinions on combat differ, and common complaints include repetitive fights and quests, slow travel, and city management that some find too simple.

Players over time

▲ +94% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 59 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202625
Nov 6, 202618
Nov 5, 202623
Nov 4, 202624
Nov 3, 202618
Nov 2, 202635
Nov 1, 202659
Oct 31, 202646
Oct 30, 202627
Oct 29, 202633
Oct 28, 202644
Oct 26, 202636
Oct 25, 202658
Oct 24, 202628
Oct 23, 20265
Oct 22, 202613
Oct 21, 20266
Oct 20, 20268
Oct 18, 202611
Oct 17, 202611
Oct 16, 202612
Oct 15, 202611
Oct 14, 202611
Oct 13, 202612
Oct 11, 202615
Oct 10, 20269
Oct 9, 20269
Oct 8, 202614
Oct 7, 202614
Oct 6, 202617
Oct 4, 202622
Oct 3, 202618
Oct 2, 202613
Oct 1, 202612
Sep 30, 20268
Sep 29, 20269
Sep 27, 202627
Sep 26, 202630
Sep 25, 202617
Sep 24, 202623
Sep 23, 202624
Sep 23, 202625
Sep 22, 202622

How many players finish Airborne Empire?

5.5% of Steam players have unlocked «Victory over The Queen», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Airborne Empire screenshot 1

Airborne Empire system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB VRAM

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
Graphics
NVIDIA 2060 Super RTX 8 GB VRAM / AMD RX 5700 8 GB VRAM
Notes
SSD Recommended

Does Airborne Empire have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Airborne Empire run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
25
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.

Does Airborne Empire 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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