AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

Released Dec 2015

Combining the very best of sci-fi and aerial dogfighting gameplay, AX:EL delivers a totally new gaming experience. Create your very own shape-shifting vehicle and dominate both the sky and the ocean.

74% positive · 1,354 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

AX:EL - Air XenoDawn launched from Early Access on December 4, 2015, and received a steady stream of updates and improvements throughout 2016 and into 2017. On December 21, 2017, the developer explicitly announced that the game was being converted to free-to-play, stating "Technology is going forward, time passes for games too, it's time for AX:EL to be free for everyone." This statement signals a clear conclusion of the game's paid development lifecycle. The final developer activity was a hotfix on December 23, 2017, which addressed a crash bug. There have been no developer communications since that date, and no future content has been announced. The game remains available to download for free, but all active development has concluded.

Evidence

Developer explicitly converted the game to free-to-play, stating it was 'time for AX:EL to be free for everyone' — signaling the end of the paid development cycle.

news post · Dec 21, 2017 source development ending

high

Game officially graduated from Early Access with a full campaign rewrite, ship customization, cockpit view, and a new arena mode.

news post · Dec 4, 2015 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Alex Piola

Publisher

KISS ltd

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

Action Indie Simulation Sci-fi Flight Futuristic Free to Play Shooter

About this game

Build your own aircraft and prepare to fight

Combining the very best of sci-fi and aerial dogfighting gameplay, AX:EL delivers a totally new gaming experience. Create your very own shape-shifting vehicle and dominate both the sky and the ocean.

Build your own bespoke aircraft, from mainframe to wings. Dominate the skies then watch your aircraft morph in to a silent underwater killing machine as you chase the enemy from the blue skies in to the darkest depths of the ocean.