Aloft

Aloft is a survival and building game set in a world of floating islands. Using gliders, you travel from island to island, gather resources and turn whole pieces of land into flying, habitable ships. Instead of only fighting dangers, you can restore damaged ecosystems and settle animals.

Astrolabe Interactive develops the game and Funcom publishes it. The world can be explored alone or together with up to eight people.

Early Access since Jan 15, 2025 on PC via Steam. In early 2027, Aloft is set to launch as a full version for PC and for PlayStation 5 for the first time.

The PS5 release is set to include the content of all five major Early Access expansions and the additional content of version 1.0.

PC has been playable via Steam since January 2025. The native PS5 version is expected in early 2027 and marks the console debut. An Xbox or Switch version has not been announced.

On Steam, Aloft supports single player, online co-op, full controller support and the Steam Workshop.

In Aloft, gathering, crafting, exploring, building and combat alternate. You make equipment and gliders, unlock new technologies and search the clouds for ancient ruins and special islands. Wind and weather affect how you get around.

The world also rewards calmer play: farming, cooking and caring for animals are part of it, as is dealing with dangerous areas overrun by fungus.

Aloft was expanded during Early Access with extensive free content updates. These include new biomes and islands, glider adjustments, extra puzzles, new creatures and expanded progression systems. The paid Supporter Pack offers extra content for supporters and is not required to play the main game.

On PC, Aloft requires a 64-bit Windows system from Windows 10 onward, 16 GB RAM and around 12 GB of free storage, according to Steam. Minimum processors listed are Intel Core i5-8600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Minimum graphics include, among others, GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB or Radeon RX 580.

For the recommended specs, Steam lists, among others, a Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 7 5700, as well as a GeForce RTX 2070 Super or Radeon RX 6700 XT.

In Aloft, an island can be turned into a mobile base. With sails, oars and a helm, you use the wind as propulsion and transport living quarters, workshops and supplies directly through the air. Building thus becomes part of getting around, not just a stationary activity.

A fungal corruption threatens the floating habitats. You fight infected creatures and clean up areas to bring back their natural diversity. Farming, animal husbandry and repopulating the islands are permanent parts of the game world's development.

Aloft offers online co-op for groups of up to eight people. Everyone can upgrade their own floating islands into airships and jointly organize exploration, resource gathering and restoring the island world. Alternatively, the adventure can be played solo.

With the Pyrologics system, you can build your own mechanical puzzles and contraptions with switches, pressure plates, timed sequences and moving parts. Special Wonder Islands also feature hand-crafted challenges that combine exploration with playful use of this mechanic.

Gliders let you travel quickly between the floating islands. Their design can be customized with shapes, fabric patterns and visual trails, among other things. The Gliders & Gales expansion also added flight races on special Wonder Islands.

Discovery & Ancestry expands the sky world with extra landscape types such as dense forests, snowy regions and jungles. A wind spirit helps you get around. New development options, technologies and equipment tiers deepen exploration and the building of your own airships.