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Old Skies

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the…

86 23 April 2025

Old Skies is an adventure developed by Wadjet Eye Games, released 23 April 2025 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Old Skies is

Old Skies is an adventure game developed by Wadjet Eye Games and released in 2025. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Adventure Game Studio.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Old Skies holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core), 2 GB RAM and Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it launched against

Old Skies launched on 23 April 2025, within three weeks of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, South of Midnight and The Midnight Walk. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, South of Midnight, The Midnight Walk.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Old Skies yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Old Skies — frequently asked questions

When did Old Skies come out?
Old Skies was released on 23 April 2025 for Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Old Skies?
At minimum, Old Skies needs 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core), 2 GB RAM, Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5 graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Old Skies?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Old Skies have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Old Skies, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Old Skies on Mac?
Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of Old Skies.
Is Old Skies on Linux?
Yes. Steam sells a native Linux version of Old Skies.

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