Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies
Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies if you want an Action game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.5% positive across 4,738 reviews.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs AI War 2
Airships: Conquer the Skies and AI War 2 both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 1 year older than AI War 2 (2019). Airships: Conquer the Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than AI War 2 (89.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose AI War 2
Choose AI War 2 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. AI War 2 launched in 2019.
Both Airships: Conquer the Skies and AI War 2 sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Airships: Conquer the Skies |  AI War 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,738 reviews) | 89.2% positive (950 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | David Stark | Arcen Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 1 year older than AI War 2 (2019).
- Airships: Conquer the Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than AI War 2 (89.2% positive).
- AI War 2 is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Airships: Conquer the Skies (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs AI War 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Airships: Conquer the Skies or AI War 2?
- On Steam reviews Airships: Conquer the Skies scores higher (96.5% positive) than AI War 2 (89.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Airships: Conquer the Skies is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Airships: Conquer the Skies or AI War 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) came out before AI War 2 (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Airships: Conquer the Skies and AI War 2 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Airships: Conquer the Skies and AI War 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Airships: Conquer the Skies ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; AI War 2 ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.