- New Mill Town Center - 6 August 2026
Hi Everyone,Today we've updated the game with another new Town Center; The Mill.The Mill Town Center is a little different than the other two that are currently available - The first advantage is that the Town Center itself can house up to 20 workers, which removes the urgency to immediately build housing at the start of a new game. The big difference maker though is that the Mill gives a huge production boost to ALL production buildings in your city, regardless of their proximity to the Town Center itself.This is obviously a pretty big advantage, especially in the later game, but we did balance it out with a few other adjustments: The Mill Town Center has less initial Lift, Propulsion, and Health. It also burns a little more Coal to stay aloft. We hope this is a fun addition to the game, especially for folks looking to do another playthrough.That's all for today, thanks for the support…
- Balloon Party Update! - 25 June 2026
Hi everyone,We're back with a Balloon Party update! The game is 50% off for the occasion!New Town CenterWe have added a new menu when you start a new game to choose a Town Center. Besides the classic town center, you can now choose the Balloon Town Center! This Town Center is built around large balloons to provide Extra Lift (100 Lift) without using any Coal! It’s a little less sturdy (150 Health) and a little slower initially (10 Propulsion) but the extra lift can be a real boost for a new little sky town.New Balloon Theme PackTo go along with the Balloon Town Center, we have also added a Balloon Theme Pack to decorate your city! Stay tuned for more Town Center updates in the future!- The Wandering Band
- Patch Notes v1.0.11 - 18 June 2026
Fixed rare bug where Gladiator submarine would never come out of water
- Patch Notes v1.0.10 - 20 May 2026
Fix bug where pushing edge buildings with roads might push them really far from the city making the game unplayable
- Patch Notes v1.0.09 - 7 May 2026
Fixed rare bug with Dragons of La Mesa quest getting stuck Added light on Flame Shrine so it illuminates its surroundings at night Added missing Attack Rate relic in the Barrens
- Patch Notes v1.0.08 - 28 April 2026
Fixed some text not being translated Fixed rare bug with Quests requiring to destroy pirate that was already destroyed
- Patch Notes v1.0.07 - 24 April 2026
Fixed some ruins being almost impossible to click in some cases
- Patch Notes v1.0.06 - 23 April 2026
Added +- 10 in Dumping Resources UI to make it easier to dump many resources Fixed boost remaining forever when repairing damaged Jet Engine while it is active Fixed damaged Jet Engine model being different Fixed understaffed UI above buildings being highlighted when selected
- Patch Notes v1.0.05 - 22 April 2026
Fix some bad text strings Various other bug fixes
- Patch Notes v1.0.04 - 21 April 2026
Fix text for Asian languages not being legible in map with light background
- Patch Notes v1.0.03 - 21 April 2026
Fixed bug where repairing a damaged jet would caused it to stay on forever Fixed Jet Engine health being 100 instead of 400 Fixed typos and Bug Unused strings Fixed Orrery not working in Pacifist mode until reload Fixed lightning rods being spawned in Pacifist mode
- The sequel to flying city-builder Airborne Kingdom just hit 1.0 with a huge update and a 50% discount - 19 April 2026
Airborne Kingdom was one of the early pioneers of what I've dubbed the "weird city builder" trend, one that takes the genre out of its realistic, SimCity -esque roots and plonks it on the back of a dinosaur or in a world populated by beavers . In Airborne Kingdom's case, the gimmick was building a flying city, and it executed that well enough to receive a score of 80% in our Airborne Kingdom review ... Read more.
- Patch Notes v1.0.03 - 19 April 2026
Various bug fixes
- Patch notes v1.0.01 - 17 April 2026
Fix "Bug Unused" being shown for Hot Springs in Water panel UI Various error handling
- Airborne Empire is Now Fully Released (1.0)! - 17 April 2026
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 exploreFinal confrontation with the Pirate QueenNew quests, locations and story contentNew buildings and upgrades for your flying cityNew Combat Ability building: The Jet EngineMac supportNew language support including Brazilian Portuguese and RussianNew Steam achievementsBetter 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 gam…
- Airborne Empire 1.0 Launch Date Revealed + New Survival Mode Out now! - 19 March 2026
Airborne Empire 1.0 Launches April 17Hey Everyone,After years of building cities among the clouds, exploring breathtaking horizons, and helping the people below reclaim their skies from pirate rule, the journey is nearly complete.We’re excited to finally announce that Airborne Empire will leave Early Access and launch its full 1.0 version on April 17.The full release introduces the final chapter of the adventure, a new frozen biome to uncover, and the long-awaited confrontation with the Pirate Queen herself.Today’s update also introduces a new way to play:Survival Mode is Live!Today’s update introduces Survival Mode, a faster-paced and more intense way to experience Airborne Empire.In this mode your goal is simple: survive all 20 stages while defending your airborne city from relentless pirate attacks.At the start of each stage a Pirate Outpost appears somewhere on the map and begins se…
- Patch Notes v0.6.06 - 26 February 2026
The Pacifist Mode update introduced a bug with loading save file where things in the first Aeyrie biome were not loading correctly. This is fixed with this update. Unfortunately, any games saved in the last 2 days will have this issue.This means than any games saved in the last 2 days (since the Pacifist Mode update) will have some broken things in the Aeyrie. The most obvious thing will be that the defeated pirates from that biome will there again.Really sorry about that!This patch comes with other bug fixes: Fixed some more save files not loading at allAdded some storage blueprints in the Blackspine in Pacifist Mode
- Patch Notes v0.6.05 - 24 February 2026
Fix bad collisions on some world geo
- Patch Notes v0.6.04 (HOTFIX for corrupted save files) - 24 February 2026
Fixed error when loading some save files
- New Pacifist Mode and Combat Range - 23 February 2026
Hi everyone,We're back with another update! The game is 30% off for the occasion!Pacifist ModeThis time its a new game mode: Pacifist Mode. As you know the main story mode in Airborne Empire, Adventure Mode, is set in a world that is full of sky pirates. Players have to defend their city and defeat a variety of enemies on land, in the air and at sea. We've spent a lot of time on the combat, and it has improved a lot during Early Access (that you for all the feedback!) but some people have asked for a different experience, something with a chiller vibe, like our first game, Airborne Kingdom. So, all that being said, we've added this new mode as a kind of relaxed non-combat remix of the game. It still takes place in the same large open world and players will still have to explore for resources and purchase new buildings from cities they encounter along the way. The main difference is in t…
