Laki Studios Opens Cloudsphere Playtest Ahead of 2027 Steam Release
Laki Studios is taking the deck-building framework it used in Oaken and rebuilding it around airship module placement, opening the build to anyone through Steam before the 2027 launch.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Laki Studios began a playtest on September 18 for Cloudsphere, a single-player airship strategy game planned for a 2027 release on Steam. Players join through the Steam store page and can download and play immediately after applying. The game has turn-based combat, modules placed on the airship that act as deck elements, synergies based on module placement, a freely navigable world map, and permanent upgrade elements.
Laki Studios opened applications for the Cloudsphere playtest on September 18, and this round does not gate entry: players who select Join Playtest on the Steam store page can download and play right away. The studio is asking for feedback and requests through a separate form. Cloudsphere is a single-player strategy game set in a fantasy world where battles are fought with airships. The block-shaped modules attached to a ship function as the deck, and how those modules are arranged produces synergies. Combat is turn-based, and players act either by playing cards directly for attacks and defense or by using each module through crew members. Progress runs through a freely navigable world map with nodes for combat, events, and shops, and there are permanent upgrade elements. The release is planned for 2027 on Steam.
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