{
  "id": 12672749,
  "title": "Airborne open world Atmosfar gets an early access release date and a trailer full of flying islands, cloud cruisers and sky taxis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/airborne-open-world-atmosfar-gets-an-early-access-release-date-and-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/airborne-open-world-atmosfar-gets-an-early-access-release-date-and-a-trailer-full-of-flying-islands-cloud-cruisers-and-sky-taxis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The open world game Atmosfar is set to release its early access version on October 29th. The trailer for the game showcases a variety of flying islands, cloud cruisers, and sky taxis. The concept of open worlds made of flying islands gained popularity, likely inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; however, Bossa Studios' previous attempt, Worlds Adrift, did not achieve the same level of success. More recently, games such as Lost Skies, Everwind, and Aloft have followed in this aerial theme, but none have managed to make their mark in the top 20 most played games on Steam. Despite this, developers continue to pursue the idea of creating an airborne open world experience.",
  "summary": "There was a time when open worlds made of flying islands really seemed like the New Hotness. I guess The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the obvious trendsetter, but my mind always returns to Bossa's ill-fated aerial MMO Worlds Adrift . I have fond memories of a preview session in which a developer and I tried to rebuild a wildly rolling airship in a hurricane. We failed, but a good time…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}