Announcement
Happy New Year!
As we cross into 2026, I want to thank everyone who's been following the development of Sky Trader. Your enthusiasm for dieselpunk airships, atmospheric exploration, and incredible patience means everything! I realise p…
Steam
Sky Trader
Also known as Sky Trader, sky trader, sky-trader
Pilot your own airship and take control of every detail in this dynamic simulation. Haul cargo across vast landscapes, earning cash for provisions and upgrades. Explore distant islands and continents as you fly fully interactive airships. Master the skies and forge your legacy in Sky Trader.
Last update
21 May 2026
Original sources
1
Latest update
Latest updates
Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- July 2024
- ] Progress has been a bit slower over the last few weeks due to "life"... but Sky Trader is one step closer to an Early Access release! The most interesting recent change are the inclusion of "installable" parts. Now, y…Store
- New systems, new trailer.Hey future Sky Trader captains! There have been some small but significant changes and upgrades this week, including setting up rotating engines for (sort of) vectored thrust. It all ties back into cockpit controls and…
- June 2024
- Airship SystemsThis week, I've been focused on getting the ship systems to communicate with each other. The big achievement is a switch that turns a light on and off! It's magic! It might not look like much, but it’s the foundation fo…
- Sky Trader, 10 years later... If someone had told me it would take a full decade to figure out how to make this game, I may never have started. Honestly, at the beginning of 2023 I had all but given up. It didn't seem l…Patch notes
- January 2019
- January 2019 UpdateHey Sky Trader fans, Here is the latest news from the trenches of airship development! Sky Trader has been through a fair number of changes over the last month, but the biggest one was setting up the camera to "follow"…
- We're back!Hey Sky Trader Fans, Well, what can I say... it's hard to excuse disappearing for over a year. A lot has happened for me both professionally and personally, and I finally seem to have ended up where I started. It has be…
- December 2017
- Status UpdateHey Sky Trader Fans! December has been a rough month... we recently submitted Sky Trader to Valve for pre-release review, and it unfortunately didn't pass. The fine folks at Valve discovered a critical bug in our final…
- Status UpdateHey Sky Trader Fans! December has been a rough month... we recently submitted Sky Trader to Valve for pre-release review, and it unfortunately didn't pass. The fine folks at Valve discovered a critical bug in our final…
- November 2017
- So, November is almost over...Blame the pirates! November is drawing to a close... where is this glorious game we have promised? Unfortunately, we are running a bit long in getting everything wrapped up. We thought that our November estimate was a g…
- So, November is almost over...Blame the pirates! November is drawing to a close... where is this glorious game we have promised? Unfortunately, we are running a bit long in getting everything wrapped up. We thought that our November estimate was a g…
- Hello Sky Trader fans, It has been 6 months in the making, but we have finally uploaded a new cinematic trailer for Sky Trader! (It hasn't actually been 6 months... it only took a few days. We just announced it 6 months…Store
Gallery