Quick Facts

  • Game: Forever Skies
  • Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC
  • Release Window: 2026
  • Pricing: $34.99
  • Co-op: Solo and up to 4 players online

Forever Skies is available now on Xbox Series X|S, bringing the first-person post-apocalyptic survival crafting game to Microsoft's consoles. Set hundreds of years after an ecological catastrophe left Earth covered in toxic clouds, players must build, customize, and pilot a high-tech airship that serves as a mobile base, workshop, and lifeline.

Alongside the Xbox release, developer updates bring The Final Echoes, positioned as the game's biggest update yet. This patch arrives with a reworked damage system and a new power management system for airships. Players will need to balance electricity consumption or risk their devices taking damage during runs.

The launch version on Xbox Series X|S also includes more than 30 new side quests that add story elements, new enemies, combat encounters, sprawling landmark locations, and greater environmental variety across the game's three biomes. Additionally, deep custom difficulty settings let players adjust hunger, thirst, oxygen, energy depletion, combat difficulty, and resource requirements without turning off achievements. Accessibility options also include a setting to change giant mantis enemies into floating torso models.

Useful Tips for First-Time Pilots

Players taking flight for the first time on Xbox Series X|S can use several strategies to survive the ruined Earth:

  • Follow Side Quests: These missions provide lore, airship decorations, valuable resources, and powerful devices and technology not found elsewhere.
  • Deactivate Explored Location Beacons: Remove the battery powering the beacon at a location after scavenging it to easily track which areas have already been stripped of resources.
  • Make Duplicate Devices Early: Building multiple resource-producing machines early helps production ramp up faster, which is especially useful during co-op sessions.
  • Capture Lightning for Surplus Status: Upgrading generators to harness lightning strikes during violent storms overloads grids with raw energy, granting speed boosts and faster crafting speeds.
  • Approach Combat with Strategy: Success relies on preparation, electrical mines, different ammo types, and stat boosters rather than brute force.
  • Embrace Custom Difficulty: Tweak survival meters or combat parameters at any point in the game without disabling achievements.

Forever Skies supports online co-op for up to four players and features Xbox Play Anywhere compatibility, allowing progress to carry across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and Xbox-supported gaming handhelds.