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Airships: Conquer the Skies

Airships: Conquer the Skies

David Stark · released Aug 15, 2018

ActionIndieStrategyPC

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Version 1.2.11” (5mo ago)

86%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
66%
Player sentiment
94%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews96%911000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%88256
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 6,617 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Mar 25, 2026) · 242 reviews sampled · 256 total reviews in window · weighted 206.1 up / 14.2 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Version 1.2.14.1
    Aug 15, 2026
  2. Version 1.2.13
    Jul 13, 2026
  3. Version 1.2.11
    Mar 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Version 1.2.10.1
    Feb 10, 2026
  5. Version 1.2.9.6
    Feb 6, 2026
  6. Version 1.2.9.4
    Jan 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Version 1.2.9.3
    Oct 20, 2025
  8. Version 1.2.9.2
    Oct 14, 2025
  9. Version 1.2.9.1
    Oct 14, 2025
  10. Version 1.2.8.2
    Sep 5, 2025
  11. 1.2.8.1 Bugfix
    Sep 3, 2025
  12. Version 1.2.8
    Sep 2, 2025
  13. Version 1.2.7.9
    Aug 20, 2025
  14. Version 1.2.7.8
    Aug 11, 2025
  15. Deck Fix 1.2.7.3
    Jul 15, 2024
  16. Hotfix 1.2.7.2
    Jul 14, 2024
  17. Hotfix 1.2.7.1
    Jul 14, 2024
  18. Version 1.2.7
    Jul 14, 2024
  19. Version 1.2.6.3
    May 16, 2024
  20. Version 1.2.6.2
    May 4, 2024
  21. Mac Fix Update
    Feb 21, 2024
  22. Steam Crash Fix
    Feb 20, 2024
  23. Version 1.2.3
    Sep 29, 2023
  24. Version 1.2.2 - Diplomacy and AI, Fixes
    Aug 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  25. Version 1.2.1 Balance Fixes & Hero Changes
    Aug 1, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  26. Version 1.2.0.2
    Jul 22, 2023
  27. Version 1.2 - Wurms, Trebuchets, Balance
    Jul 20, 2023significant · resets scoring window

…and 33 earlier patch announcements.