Beautiful floating city builder Airborne Kingdom gets December release date on PC Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Beautiful floating city builder Airborne Kingdom gets December release date on PC (The one that looks like Game of Thrones' intro map). News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 1 Oct 2020 3 comments Airborne Kingdom, the beautiful exploratory city builder that looks like it spilled out onto Game of Thrones' intro sequence map, will be drifting onto the Epic Store on 17th December. Developed by The Wandering Band, the studio behind noir murder mystery A Case of Distrust, Airborne Kingdom is, to a certain degree at least, much like any other city builder. You start small (in this case, as nothing but a hovering platform attached to a propeller) and steadily expand outward and upward, using resources to build houses and amenities that attract new civilians, granting further options to expand even outier and upwarder as a result. Obviously, the not insignificant twist here is that your city happens to be a flying one. The idea is that, by maintaining lift, you can take advantage of your burgeoning city's manoeuvrability to explore the visually striking, randomly generated world in order to "restore harmony... and build bridges between peoples separated long ago". As you move about, you'll encounter settlements with their own tribes; here, you can barter, discover knowledge of lost technology, establish trade routes, build monuments, or even convince members to come aboard your extravagant flying city if you can satisfy their needs. It's a wonderfully appealing concept - the fact it looks utterly gorgeous certainly isn't a hindrance either - and we'll know if it's got the execution to match when it launches for Mac and PC via the Epic Games Store (where it'll cost £19.99) on 17th December. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store