Fit check
Is Skylight worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want turn-based fleet command
- VR users seeking space combat with Vive or Rift support
- Players who prefer asynchronous multiplayer matches
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than issuing orders in turns
- Players wanting a broad roster beyond the stated 15 ship types or more than 36 campaign missions
- Players looking for a non-strategy genre
Our take on Skylight
The presentation emphasizes huge space battles, but the listed structure is a defined tactics package: 15 ship types, 36 campaign missions, skirmishes, and turn-based multiplayer. The scale comes from fleet composition and capital ships rather than an open-ended campaign or larger stated roster.
What is Skylight?
Skylight is a turn-based tactics game about commanding space fleets in large battles.
Orders are issued from a flagship bridge through a holographic fleet display. The available forces include fighter squadrons, specialized frigates, and capital ships. The Deluxe Edition adds missions and ships, bringing the roster to 15 distinct ship types. A 36-mission campaign provides the main progression, while Skirmish mode allows custom battles. Multiplayer matches can be played against friends or other players, with turn-based exchanges that let opponents submit orders at different times rather than requiring simultaneous online play. The game includes both VR versions for Vive and Rift and a non-VR version.
How Skylight plays
- 0115 Ship Types
- The Deluxe Edition includes additional vessels, bringing the total roster to 15 distinct ship types.
- 0236-Mission Campaign
- A campaign mode provides 36 missions to play through.
- 03Custom Skirmishes
- Skirmish mode supports creating personal battle scenarios.
- 04Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Players can submit fleet orders at separate times and return later to continue a match.
- 05VR And Non-VR
- The game includes VR editions for Vive and Rift alongside a non-VR version.
Skylight compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct control over individual units, while Skylight centers on commanding space fleets through turn-based orders. Xenonauts follows a Cold War alien-defense campaign with persistent soldiers, whereas Skylight provides fleet battles, a 36-mission campaign, skirmishes, and asynchronous multiplayer.
Skylight: platforms & release
Is Skylight worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want turn-based fleet command. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than issuing orders in turns.
Where can I download Skylight?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Skylight's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Skylight on?
Windows only.
