Airborne Empire
Fair · RPG · 2026
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $29.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 14h
- Value
- $2.14/hr
- Reviews
- 87% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is at full price today.
- Autumn Sale cooldown
- None on record
- Last discount ended
- 8 days ago
Watch it for a saleSources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB VRAM. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
April 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $14.99. It has been discounted 19 times in the 2 years tracked here, typically at 30 percent off, with about 4 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 8 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 12 percent on value. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Space Haven ($24.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats Norland ($29.99, scores 53).
This site sampled 415 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 10 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written January 2025 to August 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 8 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 3,157 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 524 have a larger share.
The drop-off
71% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
9 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 11:06 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Chill and fun gameplay. The visuals are creative and well done. My only complaint is the targeting of enemies in combat is not the best. Would like to see auto target and fire/launch options.
I'd give this kind of a 'soft' thumbs up. I love the visuals and music and the general vibe of the game, but frankly I just found the combat bits irritating to the point where I stopped wanting to play. I think I may take a look at Airborne Kingdom at some point as, from what I understand from other reviews, that has no combat. I think the bulk of the game is enjoyable and probably a lot of folk would enjoy the...
A city builder where the city flies.... Add a cute art style and I get very good comfy vibes. Just a fun, chill game
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Airborne Empire scores 57/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2438680/airborne-empireReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 2.
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