Digital Chiefs Studio and HypeTrain Digital have opened the public co-op playtest for Harvest Skies: Crop Dusting Simulator. Grab your friends (sorry, coworkers), clock in, and build an aviation empire from the ground up. Fly through wind and hazards, take on contracts, mix chemicals, hire pilots, unlock new regions, and find out what the map is hiding, solo or with up to three friends.
The Job Description
Fifty feet above the crops, dodging power lines, trees and birds through crosswinds and changing weather. One mistake and you’re walking home.
Fertilizer for growth, pesticides for locusts, irrigation mixes for dry soil. Learn the formulas, because better chemistry means better results.
Contracts come in daily. Check the weather, weigh the costs, pick what pays, and build your crew’s reputation.
Emergency missions like fighting wildfires from the sky, and local jobs that pay in hero status rather than cash.
Your earnings go back into the operation. Upgrade your aircraft and hangar, buy better gear, and expand to new airfields across dry plains, green valleys and coastal farms. Start small, and see how far you can take it.
Key Dates
| When | What’s Happening |
|---|---|
| October 12, 2026 | Free public co-op playtest opens on Steam. No end date has been announced. |
| Q2 2027 | Planned full release on Steam. |
Who’s Behind It
Harvest Skies is the debut game from Digital Chiefs Studio, an independent studio based in Canada. It’s published by HypeTrain Digital, the indie publisher behind Stoneshard, Breathedge and Black Book.
Harvest Skies at a Glance
| Genre | Flight sim · job sim · management · open world |
| Players | Single-player · 1–4 online co-op |
| Controls | Full controller support |
| Steam Features | Achievements · Leaderboards · Cloud saves |
| Languages | 11, including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese |
| Minimum PC | 64-bit Windows 10 · 3 GHz quad-core · 8 GB RAM · GTX 1060 / RX 580 · 8 GB storage |
| Recommended PC | 64-bit Windows 10 · 3.5 GHz six-core · 16 GB RAM · RTX 3060 / RX 6700 · 8 GB storage |
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