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Aloft

Astrolabe Interactive Inc. · Funcom · 2025-01-15

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jan 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem.

Aloft is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2025, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 3768 reviews).

92
playing now
83%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
13
Nexus mods (3.4k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$24.99
steam price (US)

92 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Survive on floating islands caught in an eternal hurricane in this atmospheric sandbox survival indie game. Build your base and sail the winds to discover new islands and fight back fungi corruption while upgrading your gear. Reach the highest altitudes and brave their challenges.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Aloft trailer thumbnail

Aloft Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy Movie HD Movie HD

≈371,008 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 92 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (630 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 76k–171k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,796 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.49 at WinGameStore (2026-09-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 55 of 82 observed days (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of February 2025 (#12)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
50850820252026Week of 2025-01-15: 508 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 122 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 253 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

325572026-09-15 13:00 — 168 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 216 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 111 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 189 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 325 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 95 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 70 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 196 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 154 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 124 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 145 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 139 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 57 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 130 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 154 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 90 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 148 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 142 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 82 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 159 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 221 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 92 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.3k114Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 3,307 · peak 7,907Feb 2025 — avg 1,309 · peak 4,164Mar 2025 — avg 788 · peak 1,985Apr 2025 — avg 508 · peak 1,692May 2025 — avg 235 · peak 640Jun 2025 — avg 287 · peak 738Jul 2025 — avg 238 · peak 654Aug 2025 — avg 168 · peak 446Sep 2025 — avg 182 · peak 482Oct 2025 — avg 129 · peak 339Nov 2025 — avg 409 · peak 1,313Dec 2025 — avg 246 · peak 555Jan 2026 — avg 220 · peak 550Feb 2026 — avg 234 · peak 667Mar 2026 — avg 185 · peak 508Apr 2026 — avg 134 · peak 362May 2026 — avg 114 · peak 310Jun 2026 — avg 134 · peak 293Jul 2026 — avg 117 · peak 288Aug 2026 — avg 143 · peak 771
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$12.992023-09-122026-08-212023-09-12 — best price $99.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-04-08 — best price $24.692025-05-05 — best price $24.992025-06-05 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $19.992025-07-18 — best price $22.492025-08-05 — best price $22.492025-08-24 — best price $24.992025-09-15 — best price $16.742025-10-13 — best price $14.272025-11-03 — best price $16.242025-11-19 — best price $24.992025-12-04 — best price $15.992025-12-22 — best price $18.742026-01-07 — best price $18.892026-02-16 — best price $19.992026-03-06 — best price $18.892026-03-19 — best price $19.992026-03-30 — best price $24.992026-04-11 — best price $18.892026-04-20 — best price $20.992026-04-28 — best price $22.492026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-05-24 — best price $18.742026-06-01 — best price $21.892026-06-25 — best price $16.872026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-07-20 — best price $18.742026-08-07 — best price $14.992026-08-19 — best price $16.492026-08-21 — best price $18.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
84.2%
earned "Walking is overrated"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2025-01-15, latest 2026-04-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,1130%19

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opCasualFarmingSandboxBuildingColorfulCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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