Airborne Dungeons Demo Hits Steam as Solo Developer Plans Six Worlds
Enrique Pelaez, an Argentina-born programmer living in Thailand, is building the four-player co-op dungeon crawler Airborne Dungeons alone. A demo has been on Steam since October 19 in English, Spanish, and Thai, with no Japanese.
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Why it matters
A solo developer leaning on AI-assisted coding and purchased assets can now scope a six-world roguelike, but Pelaez says finding a marketing partner may decide whether the game gets finished and seen.
Key Facts
- Airborne Dungeons is a cooperative dungeon crawler for up to four players, developed solo by Enrique Pelaez.
- A demo has been available on Steam since October 19 in English, Spanish, and Thai, with no Japanese support.
- The demo covers two worlds; the full version is planned to have six worlds, with each run passing through four.
- Pelaez began development in 2023 as a personal project separate from his main job.
- Pelaez said he wants to complete the full version in about another year and is looking for a marketing partner.
The full version has no release date, though Pelaez wants to finish it in about another year. The demo covers two worlds; the full game will have six, with each run passing through four.
The demo covers two worlds. The full version is planned for six, and a single run passes through four of them, with players choosing which era to enter at a fork in the path. Pelaez named Lost Castle 2 and Spelunky 2 as reference points for that structure, and Helldivers 2 for the party-wide boosters he wants to carry between runs.
He began development in 2023 as a side project separate from his main programming job, and said AI-assisted coding has made implementation fast enough that he expects to finish in about another year. Most art is bought from the Unity Asset Store, with short-term artist hires planned later. What he wants now is a marketing partner.
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