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Forever Skies
Build a flying home with friends and search the ruins of Earth for a cure in this survival game.
Online co-op for up to 4 players. No crossplay.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You return to an Earth buried under toxic dust, with a damaged airship as your starting shelter. You collect scrap from ruined towers, scan old technology and turn your findings into better tools. Your ship grows into a flying workshop and laboratory, with room for food production, storage and equipment. Trips beneath the dust reveal changed wildlife and clues to an illness threatening the humans still in orbit.
Up to four players share one airship and the host's progress. You can gather supplies while a friend pilots, expands the rooms or keeps food and water ready. Everyone must finish the tutorial before joining. Quiet flights leave space to talk, while storms, hostile machines and trips away from the ship need more attention. The story gives your construction and research a destination.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Working in sync
- Jumping and climbing
- Fighting
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Scavenging and Building vehicles
- Notable in both
- Story, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about scavenging for loot and building vehicles. Both have a story you follow together.
No big difference from Forever Skies.
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Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Scavenging and Building vehicles
- Notable in both
- Story, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Raft differs
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- Online
- Crossplay
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But one lasting world, not one campaign to finish.
Blind Descent
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction
- Notable in both
- Story, Building and creating, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Blind Descent differs
- Less time to just hang out than Forever Skies
- Coming 2 December 2026
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
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All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full base game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.
- 478
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
farfromhomegames.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Genres, About, Kind of game.
- Genres: The maker calls it an action survival game and describes crafting tools.
- About: Future scientific tools, ruined towers and a customizable airship define the premise. The page says a global ecological catastrophe left Earth uninhabitable and buried under toxic dust.
- Kind of game: Survival and the construction of a shared mobile home are the main activities.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Crossplay, Release date, Platforms.
- Online co-op: The pinned developer FAQ confirms cooperative play with three friends.
- Most players online: Four players share one airship. The FAQ was updated on 2026-07-27.
- Crossplay: The current developer FAQ explicitly says there is no crossplay.
- Release date: The developer gives 2025-04-14 for the full release.
- Platforms: The updated FAQ names Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.
blog.playstation.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game, Working in sync.
- Friends can join mid-game: The maker says friends can join whenever they like after all players complete the tutorial.
- Working in sync: Friends share one airship and its supplies, with no compulsory paired roles.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: The opened product is Forever Skies, app 1641960.
- Release status: The base game is released with a paid purchase offer.
- Tension and danger: The current maker text describes lightning storms, hostile drones and dangerous trips below the dust.
- Unlocks and progress: Research unlocks tools, ship modules and automated production.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full base game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: Steam confirms the Windows build.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck. The older FAQ only described support as planned.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The opened US product lists a released PS5 version.
- Most players online: The PS5 edition supports up to four online players.
- Free base co-op: The PS5 Standard Edition full base game is paid.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The buyable product lists PC and Xbox Series X and S. Xbox One is not listed.
- Most players online: The Xbox product independently lists online co-op for two to four.
- Free base co-op: The Xbox Series and Windows full base product is paid.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 24 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item.
- Wikidata item: This item identifies Forever Skies and Steam app 1641960.
useapotion.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Calm and coziness: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, describes relaxing travel with the mobile base nearby.
- Exploring: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, makes searching ruins and discovering technology the main attraction.
- Building and creating: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, describes modular room construction as central.
- Fighting: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, reports occasional fighting between construction and discovery.
- Getting better: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, finds the building tools easy to learn.
- Planning ahead: Use a Potion, 2025-05-08, describes choosing engines and useful equipment for the ship.
well-played.com.auPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Story, Sessions.
- Story: WellPlayed, 2025-05-23, follows the cure narrative through a completed campaign.
- Sessions: WellPlayed, 2025-05-23, describes a finite story playthrough alongside ship development.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out.
- Jumping and climbing: One inspected helpful review describes occasional climbing for hidden supplies. It is an older Early Access observation.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The same older helpful review describes small exploration puzzles for hidden loot. This is minor, with current update notes still describing switches and locked routes.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Time to hang out.
- Time to hang out: One of four inspected recent reviews describes peaceful survival and creation with others. Quiet shared flights allow conversation.