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Sky Knights

Mudpike · 2017-07-27

Steam

ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 27, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Prove your skills as a pilot in this action-packed multiplayer dogfighting game. Take part in 4 vs 4 battles and outmaneuver opponents, master a variety of jets and weapons, support allied ground troops, and land on the runway. Only a well-orchestrated team of pilots can bring down the enemy bases.

Sky Knights is an Action, Indie, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2017, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 415 reviews).

0
playing now
93%
positive of 415 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (48 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 10k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 415 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.50 at Chrono.gg (2018-08-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620172026Week of 2017-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$4.502017-07-272026-07-092017-07-27 — best price $7.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-01-26 — best price $9.992018-05-10 — best price $6.692018-06-25 — best price $6.692018-08-18 — best price $4.502018-10-29 — best price $5.992018-11-21 — best price $5.992018-12-20 — best price $5.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-06-29 — best price $5.992019-08-29 — best price $5.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $5.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $5.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $5.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
34.5%
earned "Ace"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1440%23

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

Player tags

1980sIndieActionArcadeFlightWargameStrategyTop-DownTeam-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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