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Guns of Icarus Alliance

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Own the skies in steam-powered airships! Guns of Icarus Alliance is a team-based online game that pits co-op crews against both rival teams and an AI that learns your tactics. Players become part of the story as each battle shapes history in an ever-changing steampunk world.

What works

  • Strong teamwork and communication
  • Engaging steampunk airship combat
  • Friendly and supportive community
  • Deep strategic and tactical gameplay
  • Faction progression and customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Small player base limits matchmaking
  • Some repetitive mission design
  • High learning curve for new players
  • Limited map variety
  • Occasional toxic players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Guns of Icarus Online

  • HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

  • Holdfast: Nations At War

  • Angels Fall First

  • Shatterline

  • WARSHIFT

Less competitive

Games that feels like Guns of Icarus Alliance but with less competition against others

  • Windrose

  • Jump Space

  • Warframe

  • Void Crew

  • No Man's Sky

  • Starship Troopers: Extermination

More dominating

Games that feels like Guns of Icarus Alliance but with more domination over others

  • Blazing Sails

  • Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

  • Conqueror's Blade

  • Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

  • Maelstrom

  • PlanetSide 2

Less intimate

Games that feels like Guns of Icarus Alliance but with less focus on close relationships

  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

  • Starpoint Gemini Warlords

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

  • Crossout

  • Hellsweeper VR

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Guns of Icarus Alliance: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026