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Airframe Ultra
Hover-bikes race between arenas where the same bikes become weapons. Airframe Ultra is out now at $9.74 for 14 days — these pages cover the release build.
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BasicsWhat is Airframe Ultra
The loop, the studio, and what 1.0 ships.
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SystemsHow a circuit works
Three rounds, points that carry, who wins.
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BuildAirframes and building
Second-hand frame, earned parts, no invented numbers.
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CombatWeapons and combat
Named weapons, the arena economy, no damage tables.
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AdvancedAirbrake and advanced tech
The move the game refuses to teach, drilled.
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ModesNo single-player explained
No campaign, no offline mode, and why.
Open ▶Airframe Ultra is a battle-racer: hover-bikes three feet above the blacktop, arenas where the same bikes turn into weapons, and a city that looks like a PS1 game somebody left in the rain. It launched on 5 November 2026 at $12.99, and the launch discount takes it to $9.74 for the first 14 days — that window closes on 19 November, so there are 11 days left as of today.
Everything below was checked against the Steam listing, the official announcements from 31 October to 7 November 2026, and the public achievement percentages.
Before you buy: five things the store page does not spell out
The store page sells the fantasy well. These decide whether it fits you.
- There is no single-player. Steam's categories list Multi-player, PvP and Co-op, and no Single-player row at all. You race online or in local split-screen. Several Steam hub threads from launch week ask for an offline mode and bots; none of the official announcements promise either.
- A gamepad is close to mandatory. The store recommends one twice — as a category and in both spec columns. Keyboard-only works, but the bike is twitchy by design.
- It is small on disk and light on hardware. 1 GB, 6 GB of RAM, a GTX 650.
- The first 14 days are the cheap ones. $9.74 until 19 November, then $12.99.
- It is a Videocult game, and not a Rain World sequel. Same studio, opposite genre — the team says so themselves in the 3 November post.
What a circuit actually is
A circuit is the match format. You sprint a forked track with the pack, the track dumps everyone into an arena where pickup money buys weapons, then you sprint again. A launch-week review describes the released Circuit System as three rounds that bank points across the whole event rather than paying out per finish.
| Stage | What you do | What it pays |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Hold a line down a forked track, boost, use the airbrake | Position and pickup money |
| Arena | Fight on foot or on the bike, buy weapons with collected cash | Kills and survival |
| Repeat | Next sprint, then the next arena | Points that carry across the circuit |
For the mechanics in order rather than the pitch, read how a circuit works then weapons and combat.
Four quick answers
How much is it right now? $9.74, down 25% from $12.99, until 19 November 2026.
Can I play it alone? Not in the single-player sense. Local split-screen is the closest thing to solo practice, and Steam's category list contains no Single-player row.
Does it run on a laptop? The minimum is a GTX 650 / HD 7750 / Intel HD 630 with 6 GB of RAM. Integrated graphics from the last few generations clear the bar.
Is it finished? It is 1.0, and the developers describe 1.0 as deliberately small: fundamentals first, then content "every quarter or so". The roadmap page quotes them directly.
Where to start
Not bought it yet? Is it worth it and reviews are short and do not pretend the game is for everyone.
Already own it: what the game is, a circuit end to end, then airframes and building once you have parts to spend. The achievements page has all 21 unlock percentages — the fastest read on what most players never do.
If you are stuck on performance, known issues and fixes collects what players are reporting and where the official bug tracker is.
The numbers, if you want them first: price and the discount window, all 21 achievement rates, and the map and track list.