June 9, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Systems and strategy game publisher Astra Logical is proud to announce a new partnership with Rocket Flair to publish SkyRig, a floating rig builder set deep in the hostile atmosphere of a storm-wracked gas giant.
Revealed yesterday at the PC Gaming Show, players in SkyRig take on the role of a Thorne Industrial Mining Corporation commander sent to Cirrus-7b, an untapped gas giant brimming with opportunity. With only an orbital platform and their AI assistant Birdy to guide them, players build fully modular rigs, extract exotic gases, and descend through increasingly deadly atmospheric layers in search of the theoretical and elusive super-fuel, Virellium.
“At its core, this is a game about mastering systems under pressure,” said Mat Wylie, Rocket Flair’s Lead Producer on SkyRig. “Literally. Every layer of the gas giant introduces new variables, tighter constraints, and more complex choices. It’s a builder that demands strategic thinking, long-term planning, and constant adaptation. Working with Astra Logical, a team that truly understands deep strategy games, ensures we can deliver a challenge worthy of the genre’s most dedicated players."
From chemistry experimentation to industrial logistics, SkyRig challenges players to think in three dimensions. It rewards exploration and strategic synthesis, expanding into a vast systems management game as players scale up operations, fulfill contracts, and unlock advanced technologies to withstand crushing pressures and extreme temperatures.
“Everything about SkyRig is under pressure,” said Heather Jackson, Managing Director of Astra Logical. “Literally and metaphorically. That’s what makes it special. If you’ve ever wanted to juggle chemistry, logistics, and catastrophic atmospheric collapse all at once, this one’s for you.”
SkyRig will be available on Steam in 2026. For more information, please check out the media kit at https://astralogical.org/game-skyrig and be wowed by how pretty the Rocket Flair team can make things seem, even chemistry.
About Rocket Flair
Rocket Flair Studios is a development studio founded in 2017 and based in Belfast, United Kingdom. Rocket Flair Studios specialises in city builders/management sims, including Surviving the Abyss, and their two upcoming titles: SkyRig and Dynasty of the Sands. Much like its passion for city builders, Rocket Flair Studios aims to build interactive spaces that create cherished memories and strong communities around these titles.
For more information, please visit rocketflair.com.
About Astra Logical
Astra Logical publishes systems and strategy games that don’t hate you. A mission-driven indie publisher, they support games with an ethos of progressive complexity and emergent thought. Astra teams up with developers who create approachable yet deep challenges for the curious-minded.
For more information, please visit astralogical.org or email marketing@astralogical.org.