If you’ve ever dreamed of captaining your own customizable airship, exploring endless floating islands, and taming magical creatures, your next gaming obsession has officially arrived on the horizon.

Paradox Arc, the dedicated publishing label of Paradox Interactive, has officially announced a new publishing partnership with Blue Isle Studios (the creators behind Slender: The Arrival, Valley, and Citadel: Forged with Fire) to bring their highly anticipated title, Guardians of the Wild Sky, to gamers worldwide.

Set to launch in Steam Early Access next year, Guardians of the Wild Sky combines survival-crafting, base-building, and creature collection into an ambitious, high-flying open-world adventure.

What is Guardians of the Wild Sky?

At its core, Guardians of the Wild Sky invites players to leave the ground behind and embark on an epic journey across a massive ocean of clouds filled with thousands of floating islands and unique biomes.

Whether you choose to brave the skies solo offline or team up with up to four friends in co-op multiplayer, the game promises a rich sandbox experience packed with exploration, danger, and endless creativity.

Key features players can look forward to include:

• Tame & Bond with Guardians: The world is teeming with magical, elemental creatures known as Guardians. More than just pets, these companions possess unique abilities and traits to help you in combat, survival, base management, and navigating the skyscape. Deep breeding systems even allow you to combine traits and genetics to tailor your companions to your playstyle.
• Captain Your Own Airship: Take the helm of customizable sky-vessels to travel through dynamic biomes, brave evolving weather systems, and explore uncharted territories across hundreds of kilometres of cloud sea.
• Limitless Sky-Building: Build everything from cosy homesteads and sprawling sky-villages to massive, mobile floating castles and heavily armed warships.
• Thrilling Combat & Dungeons: Face off against shadowy foes known as Cultists, explore treacherous caves, and challenge massive Titan beasts in ancient dungeons to earn legendary loot.
• Day-One Mod Support: Crafting, building, and player freedom are front and centre, with built-in mod support coming right out of the gate.

A High-Flying Steam Next Fest Favourite

If the premise sounds familiar, it’s because Guardians of the Wild Sky has already made massive waves. The game’s demo was one of the standouts during Steam Next Fest, helping propel the title to over 450,000 wishlists.

With Paradox Arc’s publishing muscle behind Blue Isle Studios, this partnership aims to give the independent developer the resources and long-term support needed to expand the game’s vision ahead of its Early Access debut.

“We’ve spent years building Guardians of the Wild Sky into the game we’ve always wanted it to be, and partnering with Paradox gives us the opportunity to take that vision even further,” said Alex Tintor, Co-Founder at Blue Isle Studios. “They understand how to work closely with the community, share our ambition for where it can go, and bring the experience and resources to help us deliver something truly exceptional.”

Ready for Takeoff?

With its blend of airship exploration, cosy sky-building, and creature-taming depth, Guardians of the Wild Sky is shaping up to be one of the most exciting survival-crafting titles on the horizon.

Gamers can already head over to Steam to add Guardians of the Wild Sky to their wishlist and stay tuned for further updates leading into next year’s Early Access launch.

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