Skyward Collapse
Released May 2013
How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down?
46% positive · 329 reviews
Done
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High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Skyward Collapse launched on May 23, 2013 and received a major free 2.0 update alongside its one and only paid expansion, Nihon no Mura, on August 27, 2013. Development activity for the game continued through mid-2014: a feature patch shipped on June 21, 2013, and on July 11, 2014, Arcen released version 2.500 adding Linux support and a bundled "Complete Edition" that packages the base game and expansion together. No further updates, patches, or developer communications specific to Skyward Collapse have appeared after July 2014. The sole DLC (Nihon no Mura) has been released, there are no unreleased DLC listings, and no future content has ever been announced. All developer news after 2014 concerns Arcen's separate title, AI War 2. The game launched as a complete product and has been fully content-complete since the Complete Edition was published in July 2014.
Evidence
Version 2.500 added Linux support and a 'Complete Edition' bundling the base game and its expansion for $6.99. This was the last official update posted for Skyward Collapse.
Free 2.0 upgrade launched alongside the Nihon no Mura paid expansion — the only expansion ever released for the game.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Arcen Games
Achievements
80
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down? Skyward Collapse places you into the role of The Creator, and frees you to tackle these problems your own way. Brought to you by the developer of the modern strategy classic AI War: Fleet Command, Arcen's second full strategy title is equally unique (but far easier to learn): a turn-based 4x strategic god-game.
Your task is to build and populate the floating continent of Luminith. You create -- but cannot control -- gods, creatures, and artifacts from both Greek and Norse mythology. The power you wield with these is immense: Heimdall's horn causes everyone outdoors to drop dead, for crying out loud. Your task is to keep both factions alive and fighting until The Master calls you home -- but this is harder than it sounds. Bandit Keeps pop up periodically, as do Woes such as floods, serial killers, guild strikes, and vegetarian uprisings. Every game plays out differently, and you'll need even the craziest of your powers in order to survive what lies in store for you.
Your task is to build and populate the floating continent of Luminith. You create -- but cannot control -- gods, creatures, and artifacts from both Greek and Norse mythology. The power you wield with these is immense: Heimdall's horn causes everyone outdoors to drop dead, for crying out loud. Your task is to keep both factions alive and fighting until The Master calls you home -- but this is harder than it sounds. Bandit Keeps pop up periodically, as do Woes such as floods, serial killers, guild strikes, and vegetarian uprisings. Every game plays out differently, and you'll need even the craziest of your powers in order to survive what lies in store for you.
Game Features
- A turn-based strategic god-game where you control neither faction, but instead strive to maintain the balance of power.
- Make towns and war as the boardgame-like floating continent continues to construct itself around you.
- Persuade your minions into doing what you want by controlling the circumstances of their (brief) lives.
- 16 gods, each with unique passive abilities and three active powers, help you further your goals as you pass into the Age of Monsters.
- Level up your player profile by winning games. Twelve unlockable buildings in all!
- Straightforward controls paired with an intuitive and helpful interface make this an easy title to pick up... but the strategy runs deep.
- Multiple difficulty levels let you play a very relaxed game up to a nail-bitingly difficult one. There's no one best way to win!
- Co-op multiplayer for up to 8 players.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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