Airborne Empire

Airborne Empire

Steam Deck Playable

The Wandering Band LLC · City Builder · Apr 17, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $14.99.

87%
Very Positive
909 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 909 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you like a city builder this game has a charming art style, and good writing to the missions, and is worth your time.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If you like a city builder this game has a charming art style, and good writing to the missions, and is worth your time.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay loop of gathering, building and task orientated quests was engaging enough.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Sound track is one of the better parts of the game.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
However, once everything is researched, upgraded, and your crew and city layout are optimized, the city almost becomes self-sufficient.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters113 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat73 reviews
86%
Difficulty24 reviews
88%
Bugs14 reviews
93%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes20 reviews
55%
Performance8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $14.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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