Planned Release Date: February 2027

About This Game

[h2]You are the dragon.[/h2]

In Dragonaute, you don't ride a dragon: you are one. Launch from a cliff, cling to rock walls, glide over the ocean and dive between the floating islands of Aetheria, a world built to be seen… and crossed from the sky.

[h2]Flight you can feel[/h2]

Dragonaute is built around its flight model. Every wingbeat matters, speed is earned in the dive and spent in the climb, and the wind can carry you or hold you back.

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[*]Take off from the ground, a slope or a sheer rock face

[*]Flap, glide, dive at full speed and pull out

[*]Grip cliffs to catch your breath… or your momentum

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[h2]Time trials[/h2]

Thread rings through an archipelago of hundreds of floating islands. Race your own ghost, beat your records and climb the global and friends Steam leaderboards.

[h2]Survival mode[/h2]

Whole fleets come to hunt the dragon. Set ships ablaze with your fire breath, dodge harpoons and volleys, and hold out wave after wave until the flagship arrives.

[h2]Up to 4 dragons in co-op[/h2]

Pick your dragon and go online with friends to fly, hunt and survive together.

[h2]A world in the making[/h2]

Dragonaute is made by a solo independent developer. In time, Aetheria will become a narrative open world: from frozen peaks to bioluminescent swamps, from the World Tree to its hidden sanctuaries, where a dragon must find its place among the peoples.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

As a solo developer, I mainly used generative AI to fill my gaps in sound design and 3D modeling. Some sounds and 3D assets (part of the floating islands and rocks, as well as the Survival mode ships) were generated with AI, then selected, reworked and integrated by hand. The game does not generate any AI content during play. The flight model, gameplay, level design and art direction are my own work.

This first version has one goal: to fund artists who will join the team and gradually replace all AI-generated content, so the game becomes a fully original work.