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Last 90 days: 74% positive across 61 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics79% positive · 89 mentions
“6/10. For Cultural, economic, and political reasons Airborne Empire (AE) is the best game it could be on Earth in 2025. I recommend without reservation, but If you are short on money, skip this game and grab Airborne Kingdom (AK), the…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 29 h played
Story & writing81% positive · 63 mentions
“6/10. For Cultural, economic, and political reasons Airborne Empire (AE) is the best game it could be on Earth in 2025. I recommend without reservation, but If you are short on money, skip this game and grab Airborne Kingdom (AK), the…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 29 h played
Visuals & audio88% positive · 60 mentions
“6/10. For Cultural, economic, and political reasons Airborne Empire (AE) is the best game it could be on Earth in 2025. I recommend without reservation, but If you are short on money, skip this game and grab Airborne Kingdom (AK), the…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 29 h played
Content & longevity80% positive · 40 mentions
“Vast improvement on the second game. Definitely worth grabbing and playing hours of. Only gripe is they need to let you know one of the guns fires across the city, not below like the other ones. RIP the turret dwellers on that first shot.”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 26 h played
Difficulty & balance82% positive · 38 mentions
“This game has an adorable aesthetic and a cozy feel to it. It’s a refreshing break from other RTS games, playing as/with a flying city that must balance its growth both regarding resource consumption as well as physcial balance. That all…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2025 · 18 h played
Performance & stability69% positive · 36 mentions
“Buy a game. Die after five min. try again. Die again. Leave a bad review. Get contacted by dev. Find out it was a bug. bug gets fixed. Enjoy the absolutely fantastic game. :D”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 2 h played
Controls & UI75% positive · 20 mentions
“Usually I do not play citybuilders, but this has become one of my comfort games. Stating the obvious, the moving city concept is neat and an important part of resource gathering. And the first area of the game is about as large and…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 25 h played
Price & value75% positive · 20 mentions
“This is one of those times I really wish Steam’s rating system wasn’t binary, because Airborne Empire is a solid 6.5/10. Airborne Kingdom slapped. You gathered resources, expanded your kingdom, explored—simple, addictive, cozy loop with a…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 3 h played
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