Underplayed Gems

Airborne Empire (2025)

Airborne Empire cover
Developer
The Wandering Band LLC
Publisher
Stray Fawn Publishing, The Wandering Band LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
4.4 of 5, 900 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 22 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You navigate a floating city through a vast sky world, balancing growth, flight physics, and defense against pirate raids.

open worldexplorationbase buildingresource managementsurvivaltactical combatatmosphericchallenging

What players say

Players enjoy the cute bird aesthetic, the novelty of a flying city, and the chill exploration quests, but a reviewer with 58 hours calls the world small and lacking replayability while others note the buildings look too similar for a city builder. Combat is present but feels unpolished and the movement speed is slow, which some accept for resource management.

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Screenshots

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