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Is Desert Skies worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-adventure players who want airship construction alongside desert exploration
- Crafting-focused players who enjoy gathering materials from dangerous locations
- Players seeking a Wild West setting with creature combat and a story mystery
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking uninterrupted exploration may dislike repeatedly landing to search locations while the Seeker tracks activity.
- Players looking for a fast, combat-first experience may find scavenging, harvesting, construction, and crafting slow the pace.
- Players wanting a historical Wild West setting may not fit the monster-focused premise.
- Players seeking a purely aerial game may dislike that important exploration and resource-gathering activities occur on the desert floor.
Our take on Desert Skies
The bounce point arrives when landing becomes unavoidable: ground exploration combines scavenging and resource gathering with pursuit from beneath the sand. Players who want to remain airborne, or who dislike pressure during gathering and crafting, may stop there.
What is Desert Skies?
Desert Skies is a survival adventure set in a Wild West desert.
Players pilot a hot-air-balloon airship, land at abandoned towns, attacked outposts, underground caves, and other locations, then search for supplies and materials. Gathered resources support equipment, weapons, tools, crafting stations, and airship expansion. The Seeker hunts from beneath the sand whenever players land, adding danger to ground exploration. The story follows the sole survivor of an expedition organized by Nikola Tesla after a sandstorm destroys the original airship. Progress leads toward the heart of the desert, where players investigate the creatures’ origin and fight to stop them.
How Desert Skies plays
- 01Airship Expansion
- Add a propeller engine, helm, crafting stations, and extra levels to the floating vessel.
- 02Desert Exploration
- Visit abandoned towns, attacked outposts, underground caves, and other locations.
- 03Resource Gathering
- Search locations and harvest desert materials for survival, construction, and crafting.
- 04Creature Combat
- Craft weapons and fight the Seeker and other creatures during the journey.
- 05Story Mystery
- Reach the desert’s heart to investigate the creatures’ origin and pursue a final confrontation.
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Desert Skies: platforms & release
Is Desert Skies worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-adventure players who want airship construction alongside desert exploration. Skip it if: players seeking uninterrupted exploration may dislike repeatedly landing to search locations while the Seeker tracks activity.
Where can I download Desert Skies?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Desert Skies's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Desert Skies on?
Windows only.
