Airships: Conquer the Skies
Real-time strategy with custom war machines and destructible battles
David Stark · Released Aug 16, 2018
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 6,618
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 23 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 72
- peak 24h 83
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 day ago
- Sep 21, 2026
What is Airships: Conquer the Skies?
An alternate-history strategy game about building modular airships, land vehicles, and forts, then commanding small fleets in real-time battles. Play standalone missions, manage an empire in Conquest, or fight multiplayer matches online or over LAN.
For you if...
- +you enjoy designing war machines from modular parts
- +you want conquest campaigns and competitive or cooperative multiplayer
- +you like real-time battles with boarding, ramming, and destruction
Not for you if...
- −you prefer deep, detailed empire management
- −you want guided shipbuilding with clear performance feedback
- −you dislike micromanaging fleets during large battles
What players say
96% of 6,618 reviews are positive · 95% of 23 in the last 30 days
Players praise the flexible vessel builder and watching their designs fight in destructive battles. Common complaints include erratic movement AI, shallow Conquest management, and limited feedback when ship designs fail.
Screenshots and trailer
Airships: Conquer the Skies system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- 1.8 Ghz+
- Graphics
- 128 MB VRAM+
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Not currently compatible with Intel HD graphics controllers
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- 2.2 Ghz+ Dual-core
- Graphics
- 1 GB VRAM+
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Not currently compatible with Intel HD graphics controllers
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Vehicular Combat
- War
- 4X
- Moddable
- Wargame
- Building
- Alternate History
- Military
- PvP
- Grand Strategy
- Naval Combat
- Real-Time
- Multiplayer
- Tanks
- Competitive
- RTS
Recent updates
- Sep 21, 2026 · Version 1.2.15.1
- Sep 21, 2026 · Version 1.2.15
- Aug 15, 2026 · Version 1.2.14.1
- Jul 16, 2026 · Version 1.2.13.1 - Hotfix
- Jul 13, 2026 · Version 1.2.13
2 DLC available.
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