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Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire cover art

Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire

Octeto Studios · PQube · 2024-10-10

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 10, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 09, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 10, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 10, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire is a homage to JRPG classics! Set in the open skies, experience adrenaline-filled turn-based dogfights as you take the role of captain and unite a party of rag-tag sky pirates setting upon an unforgettable, touching journey.

70%
positive of 69 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 77% of 6,193 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 69 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.24 at Steam (2026-07-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 60 of 94 observed days · $16.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820242026Week of 2024-10-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$7.632024-09-272026-08-272024-09-27 — best price $24.992024-10-12 — best price $19.282024-10-17 — best price $22.242024-10-22 — best price $19.282024-10-30 — best price $16.992024-11-27 — best price $21.242024-12-06 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $13.402025-01-06 — best price $23.742025-02-03 — best price $17.992025-02-27 — best price $19.992025-03-15 — best price $24.992025-03-24 — best price $17.992025-04-19 — best price $15.432025-05-05 — best price $17.492025-05-28 — best price $24.992025-06-28 — best price $11.592025-07-03 — best price $17.492025-07-17 — best price $24.992025-08-15 — best price $24.992025-09-17 — best price $24.242025-10-10 — best price $12.492025-11-13 — best price $16.742025-11-23 — best price $12.472025-11-30 — best price $24.992025-12-12 — best price $16.742026-01-06 — best price $15.272026-02-09 — best price $11.242026-02-19 — best price $24.992026-03-04 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-24 — best price $20.812026-05-09 — best price $24.992026-05-17 — best price $24.992026-06-02 — best price $24.992026-06-26 — best price $11.582026-07-11 — best price $24.992026-07-31 — best price $7.632026-08-14 — best price $20.232026-08-27 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

JRPGAnimeFlightCartoonPiratesColorfulAdventureEmotionalNarrativeStory Rich

Census log

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

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