After an incredible journey through Early Access, Airborne Empire has officially reached version 1.0!
From the very beginning, your feedback, bug reports, suggestions and city screenshots helped shape the game into what it is today. Thanks to the support of our community, the world of Airborne Empire has grown far beyond its original scope.
Version 1.0 also brings several major additions:
New Kingsfell biome to explore
Final confrontation with the Pirate Queen
New quests, locations and story content
New buildings and upgrades for your flying city
New Combat Ability building: The Jet Engine
Mac support
New language support including Brazilian Portuguese and Russian
New Steam achievements
Better Performance: Introduced significant performance improvements for a smoother experience at higher FPS. Also added ability to cap FPS through more detailed VSync settings.
Today marks the full launch of the game, and we’re incredibly excited to finally share the complete experience with all of you.
What Changed Since Early Access?
Since launching in Early Access on January 13th, 2025, the game has received several major updates:
Survival Mode (Mar 19, 2026): A new gameplay mode introducing harsher survival mechanics and new challenges for experienced players.
Pacifist Mode (Feb 23, 2026): A relaxed exploration-focused mode where players can build and explore without combat, with optional combat testing through the Combat Range.
Difficulty & Custom Settings (Jan 12, 2026): Added Hard difficulty presets and customizable difficulty sliders for combat, injuries, resources and more.
Creative Mode & Skydock Overhaul (Nov 28, 2025): Creative Mode allows players to freely build cities with unlimited resources, alongside a major overhaul of the Skydock city editing system.
Tropicos Expansion (Sept 1, 2025): A major content update introducing a new biome, quests, enemies, buildings and a dynamic weather system.
Ancient Wonders (May 24, 2025): Added powerful unique Wonder structures unlocked through quests that provide city-wide abilities.
Quality of Life & UI Improvements (Apr 16, 2025): Major improvements to interface navigation, worker management and map usability.
New Buildings & Gameplay Systems: Updates added new morale buildings, relics, combat mechanics and expanded customization options.
Localization & Accessibility: Added support for multiple languages including French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian.
And much more!
What’s New in Version 1.0:
The new Kingsfell biome
The Kingsfell biome introduces a completely new region to explore, filled with unique landscapes, new settlements and fresh challenges for your airborne city.
Players will encounter new environmental conditions, discover hidden locations across the skies, and uncover stories that expand the world of Airborne Empire.
New quests, characters and locations
Version 1.0 expands the narrative and exploration elements of the game with new quests, characters and skybound locations to discover.
Meet new allies, uncover lost civilizations and take on story-driven missions that guide you deeper into the mysteries of the world above.
New buildings and upgrades for your city
The full release introduces new structures, upgrades and customization options to help you shape the ultimate flying city.
Expand your infrastructure, improve citizen morale and optimize your city’s layout with new strategic possibilities that give you more control over how your empire grows.
The final confrontation with the Pirate Queen
Your journey through the skies ultimately leads to a dramatic final confrontation with the Pirate Queen.
Prepare your city, manage your defenses and face the ultimate challenge that will determine the fate of your airborne empire.
New Power for Your Empire
Among the discoveries waiting in Kingsfell is a powerful new building: the Jet Engine.
This remarkable structure allows your city to unleash a burst of speed, dramatically increasing movement for a short time. Perfect for diving into combat or escaping a dangerous situation in the skies, the Jet Engine is a Combat Ability building, meaning it occupies one of your ability slots. When combined with other weapons such as the Barrage Cannon, it opens up new tactical possibilities for how players can approach combat.
New achievements!
Version 1.0 introduces new Steam achievements for players looking to master every aspect of the game.
Whether you're exploring every biome, building the perfect city or overcoming the toughest challenges, there are plenty of new goals to pursue.
Additional language support: Russian and Brazilian Portuguese
The 1.0 release also expands accessibility with additional language support, including:
Russian
Brazilian Portuguese
This builds on the previously added languages and helps make Airborne Empire accessible to even more players around the world.
Mac Support Now Available
With the 1.0 release, Airborne Empire now officially supports Mac.
Mac players can now experience the full game and build their own flying cities in the skies, with the same features and content available on the Windows version.
If you've been waiting to jump in from macOS, now is the perfect time to take your city to the clouds.
Thank You to Our Community
Reaching version 1.0 would not have been possible without the incredible support of our community.
Every bug report, suggestion, screenshot and piece of feedback helped shape Airborne Empire into the game it is today. Early Access allowed us to grow the game alongside you, and we’re deeply grateful for everyone who joined us on this journey.
Now that the full release is here, we can’t wait to see the cities you build and the stories you create in the skies.
If you'd like to share your cities, give feedback, or chat with the team and other players, come join our community on Discord.
Thank you for being part of Airborne Empire.
