Echoes of Elysium launches in Early Access on December 4 [Update: Delayed to January 2026]

Airship open-world survival RPG dated.

Airship open-world survival RPG Echoes of Elysium will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on December 4, developer Loric Games announced.

Update 12/03/25: Loric Games has delayed the Early Access release of Echoes of Elysiumhere.

“Echoes of Elysium has been a dream project for us, a chance to build a world that feels boundless, alive, and truly our own,” said Loric Games co-founder Ray Soto in a press release. “We wanted players to experience real freedom to build their fleet of ships, chart their own course through the skies, and make the journey theirs. You can take to the clouds on your own or team up with friends, and every decision opens a new story. That spirit of discovery is what drives us.”

The Early Access version of the game features its core systems and mechanics, allowing players to explore one large region of the world, made up of procedurally generated islands. Within this area, players can progress through crafting and combat to unlock Tier 2 weapons, tools, and airship components, culminating in a boss encounter. Over the course of Early Access, which will last between 12 and 16 months, the game will be expanded with additional biomes, recipes, higher-tier airship components, additional narrative content, and more leading up to the full release.

Here is an overview of the game, via Loric Games:

About

Have you ever wanted to live on an airship? Now you have to. The serene skies of Elysium are both beautiful and deadly. Custom build floating fortresses, recruit your crew, and fight land and skyborne mechanisms in a paradise, filled with secrets, that wants you out.
Set in the enchanting world of Elysium, where ancient mechanisms coexist with serene skies and breathtaking landscapes, players must set sail for adventure in airships of their own design. Your fleet is more than simple transport, but your base of operations where you can transport supplies, craft materials, and engage in aerial combat against an armada of adversaries.
Work alone or with friends in up to six-player cooperative play as you uncover the mysteries of a forgotten paradise where danger lurks in the form of soul-powered clockwork beasts. Gather, craft, survive, and grow in power as you fight for survival and across a fractured landscape of diverse environments. Harvest unique resources to craft vital tools, contraptions, and airships, all aiding in your defense and exploration.
Key Features
Play With Friends – Play solo or with up to six players in online cooperative play. Uncover the mysteries of a forgotten paradise where soul-powered clockwork beasts lurk in every corner. Gather resources, craft tools and airships, and survive across fractured biomes filled with danger and discovery.
Build Airships – Your airship isn’t just a base or transportation, it’s your home, your workshop, and your war machine. Customize every part, expand your fleet, and upgrade weapons to survive and explore the Elysian skies. From lumbering fortresses to nimble raiders, your design is the difference between glory and being scrap wood.
Defeat the Armada – The skies of Elysium aren’t empty. Face the Heron faction, swarms of flying mechanical monsters, hostile towers, and an armada of airships bent on your destruction. Level up, unlock new abilities, and craft gear and parts to grow from a fragile skiff into a floating fortress for you and your friends.