Keeping a city aloft takes more than just building it. Airborne Empire is an open-world RPG city builder where growing a flying settlement means constantly managing its lift, balance, and propulsion, all while exploring a vast world of dangers, exotic wonders, and hidden treasures spread across five diverse biomes, from the lush Aeyrie to the volcanic Blackspine and snowy Kingsfell.
Sky pirates threaten the fragile peace below, so building defensive structures and arming the city with Freeze Cannons, Tesla Cannons, and aircraft becomes just as important as balancing resources, infrastructure, and the needs of the people living in the skies. Tracking down pirate outposts and dismantling their bases directly protects the kingdoms scattered across the ground, while quests tied to distant settlements and quirky characters help rebuild lost connections between them.
Research unlocks new lift, propulsion, and morale buildings alongside weapons and abilities for fending off pirate threats, with relics and hidden technologies waiting to be found across the wider world. Multiple modes shape how that whole experience plays out: Survival Mode ramps up through 20 escalating stages of pirate attacks, Pacifist Mode drops combat entirely in favor of pure exploration and building, Hard Mode adds custom difficulty sliders for players chasing a bigger challenge, and Creative Mode hands over unrestricted building for anyone who just wants to experiment freely.
