Airborne Empire

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"Airborne Empire" is an Open World RPG City Builder, where players construct and manage a floating city in a vast, danger-filled skyland. They'll encounter diverse characters, undertake quests, and discover lost marvels, while ensuring their city's stability and protecting it from sky pirates. By helping the world below, they unlock new technologies and advancements for their airborne metropolis.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

94%

Audience ScoreBased on 306 reviews

story26 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Airborne Empire offers a unique blend of city building, exploration, and combat, providing a refreshing twist on the genre.
The game features responsive developers who actively address bugs and player feedback, enhancing the overall experience.
The art style is charming and the gameplay is engaging, making it a relaxing yet thought-provoking experience.

The game suffers from performance issues, including low frame rates and optimization problems, especially on lower-end devices.
Some players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with limited variety in quests and mechanics.
The initial learning curve can be frustrating, with unclear tutorials and a slow start that may deter some players.

story
101 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
71%
3%
The game's story is described as a flexible and engaging adventure that allows players to tackle quests in various orders while exploring a vast open world. While the narrative may not reach epic heights, it effectively guides players through missions that blend travel, combat, and resource management, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Some players noted that certain writing feels like placeholder text, indicating potential for deeper storytelling in future updates.
- “I love the writing and I love how I only have to pay attention to the story if I want to.”
- “It expands on the first in the series by adding combat, improved visuals, and more narrative storytelling, providing cute and quirky storytelling with pop culture references and actual visuals to the characters.”
- “The stories and quests are really immersive.”
- “Some of the writing feels like placeholder text for real plot later.”
- “Still early on, but needs more content - I had the main plot done in three evenings, took one more evening to wrap up the last quest.”
- “One area where the game does not hold up to the prequels' standard is the storytelling.”
gameplay
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
48%
5%
The gameplay of this city builder is praised for its engaging mechanics, which include exploration, questing, town building, and combat, creating a diverse and addictive experience. Players appreciate the smooth building mechanics and the introduction of unique elements like tilt and propulsion, enhancing the overall gameplay loop. While some early access issues are noted, the game is seen as a solid improvement over its predecessor, with a promise for further development.
- “The gameplay also motivates me to keep playing and keeps me under its spell.”
- “If you enjoyed the first one for the gameplay loop of building up your city while exploring the world at a relaxed pace, you are going to feel right at home.”
- “The building mechanic is smooth, and the management of your city is cohesive and works well.”
- “City builder game with strange mechanics to spice up gameplay.”
- “The basic gameplay is the same, but with expanded quests and, above all, combat.”
- “The gameplay loop of gathering, building and task-oriented quests was engaging enough.”
graphics
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
51%
9%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their pleasant and stylized art style, contributing to an engaging yet relaxed atmosphere. While the visuals are described as cute and cartoonish, some players note performance issues, including heavy frame drops and increased hardware requirements, which can detract from the experience. Overall, the large, varied map and quirky storytelling enhance the visual appeal, though adjustments to graphical settings may be necessary for smoother gameplay.
- “The graphics are pleasant and nicely stylized.”
- “Personally, while I did not dislike the first title's visuals, this one's map (which is very varied and rather big) is just beautiful to look at.”
- “It has a great art style and lots of lovely details.”
- “However, there are also a few weaknesses, such as the currently still very weak performance. Despite the relatively simple visuals, the game is very hardware-hungry and often has heavy frame drops.”
- “The one thing that does need mentioning is that the graphics are a bit cartoonish and, at times, seem like a work in progress.”
- “You might want to turn down graphics settings as this is GPU intensive (shadows/reflections).”
music
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
73%
12%
The music in the game is highly praised for its soothing and immersive quality, with the original composer returning to create a score that complements both relaxed and combat moments effectively. Many reviewers note its Ghibli-esque charm, enhancing the game's quaint artistic style and overall experience. The soundtrack is considered one of the standout features, seamlessly integrated into the gameplay.
- “The original composer returns and writes the music for this game, creating soothing, immersive tracks that capture your attention.”
- “The music is well-integrated into the game, enhancing each moment beautifully.”
- “It is a very chill game with a quaint artistic style and a delightful musical score.”
- “The music never gets overly annoying and has an appropriate loop between when you're chillin' and floatin' and when you're getting into combat.”
- “The music is wrapped well among the game, and works well for each moment.”
- “The soundtrack is one of the better parts of the game.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
25%
The game's optimization has received mixed feedback, with users noting several performance issues, including high CPU usage and significant frame drops despite relatively simple visuals. While some players believe it runs adequately on regular systems, many express that it is hardware-intensive and requires further optimization, especially for an early access title. Overall, there is hope for improvements in performance by the full release.
- “My system is designed for VR, so I can't really comment on performance, but I believe it also runs well on most regular systems, given the complexity of graphics and simulation aspects.”
- “However, there are also a few weaknesses, such as the currently still very weak performance; despite the relatively simple visuals, the game is very hardware-hungry and often has heavy frame drops.”
- “However, there are also a few weaknesses, such as the currently still very weak performance. Despite the relatively simple visuals, the game is very hardware-hungry and often has heavy frame drops.”
- “And expect most problems of early access, like performance issues, bugs, and unclear/unbalanced mechanics.”
- “I hope the performance gets some love for the full release, but otherwise great so far!”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a charming sense of humor, particularly in the interactions between factions and the witty dialogue, which includes amusing pop-culture references. Players find the characters endearing, and even the negative reviews add a layer of humor to the experience. Overall, the humor enhances the engaging lore and encourages exploration.
- “The characters are adorable and there are some funny pop-culture references.”
- “The dialogue is funny, the lore is interesting, with opportunities to learn more at your own discretion.”
- “The negative reviews are hilarious.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
71%
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be less tedious compared to other titles, with enjoyable missions and polished gameplay. However, concerns arise about potential monotony in the later stages, particularly regarding the process of growing the population and acquiring resources, which some players feel could become repetitive without additional gameplay features.
- “Really polished, fun, engaging, and the missions are enjoyable, not grindy like many other games.”
- “However, growing your population is a bit tedious because you need to scour the map to find settlements for new pops, and the gold required to get new pops is relatively harder to obtain.”
- “I wonder if it might get a little tedious later on if they don't add more aspects to the gameplay.”
- “I really hope they add a creative mode; it can be tedious to play with different layouts for your city.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Overall, users report a positive experience with the game's stability, noting it runs well and is largely bug-free. However, as it is an early release, there are a few minor glitches that are expected to be resolved in future updates.
- “It's well polished, runs great, and is super fun.”
- “So far, bug-free and happy.”
- “Very happy overall with the game, though being in early access, there are one or two minor glitches that should easily be fixed over time.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised for its wonderful energy and immersive quality, creating an engaging experience for players.
- “Wonderful atmosphere and energy.”
- “Nevertheless, the atmosphere is great.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
Overall, users express concerns about the game's replayability, indicating that it lacks sufficient content to justify its high price. Many recommend waiting for additional content before purchasing, as the current offering does not seem to provide significant replay value.
- “I definitely recommend waiting for more content to be released, considering the price tag is pretty high and it really does not seem like a game with a lot of potential replayability.”
- “I don't think the game has a lot of replayability.”
- “I don't think the game has a lot of replayability.”