| Airborne Empire | |||
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| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Order & DLC | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| January 13, 2025 More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Strategy, Simulation, RPG, City-Builder | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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TBD |
| Developer | Publisher |
| The Wandering Band LLC | The Wandering Band LLC, Stray Fawn Publishing |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | RP |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| TBD | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Airborne Empire |
Airborne Empire Latest News
⚫︎ Airborne Empire Reveals Latest Wonders Update (Steam)
⚫︎ Airborne Empire Makes Managing A Flying City Easier in Latest QoL Update (Steam)
⚫︎ Airborne Empire Spring Update! - New Spring Theme Pack and Easy Difficulty (PC Gamer)
⚫︎ 'Did I make too big of a game?' Lead designer of sky-high city builder Airborne Empire on wanting to build a 'Skyrim or a Breath of the Wild'-sized world (PC Gamer)
⚫︎ Flying citybuilder sequel Airborne Empire will attack you with sky pirates (Rock Paper Shotgun)
Airborne Empire Overview
Airborne Empire, an open-world RPG city-builder by The Wandering Band, was released on January 13, 2025. As the sequel to 2020's Airborne Kingdoms, it builds on the concept of managing a flying city by introducing new elements such as exploration, defending against sky pirates, and fostering innovation.
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| Price | $29.99 | ||
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Airborne Empire Gameplay
Airborne Empire’s core gameplay focuses on constructing, managing, and expanding your own airship-turned-flying city. As its builder and overseer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining defenses by constructing specialized buildings, increasing its size to allow for further expansion, and sending explorers to uncover artifacts that drive its development.
The game builds upon the foundation of its predecessor, Airborne Kingdom, introducing several key improvements. These include a more refined combat system to counter the persistent threat of Sky Pirates, who will attack your city with anti-air batteries and boarding actions. A research system has also been added, unlocking new Lift, Morale, and Propulsion buildings, which enable better city management and improved maneuverability as you progress through the tech tree.
Airborne Empire Announcement Trailer
Airborne Empire Announcement Trailer
Airborne Empire Trivia
⚫︎ While not officially confirmed as direct inspirations, the flying cities and floating structures in Airborne Empire and its predecessor, Airborne Kingdom, share visual and conceptual similarities with iconic floating cities from pop culture, such as Dalaran in World of Warcraft and Airhaven from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines series. What has been confirmed, however, is that the game's aesthetics were also inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Studio Ghibli's distinct aesthetics.
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