Aloft

Ahoy, Sky Sailors! We’re excited to share a little breeze of news from the 2026 Green Games Showcase: Aloft’s next – and final – Early Access update will arrive this summer! 🌞 If you missed the announcement, you can catch the showcase on The Game Awards’ YouTube and Twitch channels. Organized by PlanetPlay as part of Summer Game Fest, and hosted by Jude “The Queen of Green” Ower and Anjali Bhimani, the showcase celebrates games that reconnect us with nature, spark hope for the future, and remind us what's worth protecting. 🌎 To celebrate this next chapter, Aloft is currently 25% off until June 11, 2026. After this upcoming update, the journey continues toward the 1.0 launch. Stay tuned for more details on this update in the near future! As always, thank you for being part of this journey. Our community is what we treasure the most and your feedback has helped shape what comes next. The skies are shifting, and we can’t wait for you to sail them again. ☁️

3DAdjusted glider model so the glider fabric doesn't clip with their frame. AUDIOAdded SFX and ambience for picking up and standing near Moonblooms. Adjusted volume of the Glider Trial music. Adjusted audio for the Moonbloom Oculus SFX.Adjusted volume and distance for the moveable rock walls’ SFX.Slight volume adjustment to the glider turn SFX. BUG FIXESFixed an issue where loading the game on another device could fail to sync character cloud saves, causing loss of progress. Increased the maximum allowed time for loading screens to help prevent an issue where players would load in before any landable island was present and cause them to fall into the void.Fixed an issue where multiplayer hosts would need to press the dismantle button twice to dismantle any construction piece. Fixed some instances of crashed gliders appearing under terrain in certain islands. This change only applies to undiscovered islandsFixed a potential issue where two Crashed Gliders that spawned too close to each other could provide the same Glider Pattern as a reward.

ADJUSTMENTS / BALANCINGCrashed Gliders will now disappear after a short time for players who have already repaired them on Home Islands only. The Gliders will remain visible for any player who has yet to interact with the glider and claim their pattern. AUDIOAdjusted mixing for several glider sounds. Adjusted the megaboost sound to continue as long as it is active while using the Bone Oculus. Added SFX while gliding with the Opal Oculus.BUG FIXESPuzzle Orbs can no longer be picked up while crouching to avoid animation issues. Acacia Gum and Reishi Mushrooms now attach correctly to trees. Fixed collision issues in several island platforms and assets. Fixed an issue where a floating platform from Fallen Heights had the wrong materials while far away. Fixed an issue where the Emberstone Oculus did not play its VFX + SFX if the player momentum was maxed out.

ADJUSTMENTS / BALANCINGImproved audio for the reward platform on Glider Trial islands. Improved audio while gliding.Improved the descriptions for the Opal Oculus and Wool & Linen Gliders. The Glider Stand menu UI is now more consistent. Glider Patterns & Shapes now have associated names. Appropriate tooltips will now show upon hover.Tooltips will now appear when hovering the button to enter primary and secondary colours submenus.Dyes now show their cost even if they have never been discovered.The colour submenu now has placeholder empty slots to fill the last row.The colour slots now use the fabric texture overlay for each type of glider.Dropped glider pouches now show the glider’s correct icon. Adjusted the Emergency Landing / Gliding Exhaustion bar accuracy.OPTIMIZATIONReduced the sub scattering intensity on the players materials to prevent unwanted glow effects when hit by direct, close range lighting. BUG FIXESRe-applied fix for the Leviathan music cutting in or out when the Leviathan leaves or enters a cluster.Fixed an issue where players could clip into the Life Tree basin before healing it. Fixed the orientation of some Life Tree Meditation Circles.Fixed an issue whe