Build the grid. Keep the lights on.

Skywire is a city builder about energy. Place generators, wire up substations, grow your population, and manage a living power grid through changing weather, rising demand, and the occasional crisis.

Inspired by the clarity of Mini Motorways and the visual language of real-world control panels, Skywire presents a complex system in a clean, readable way. Your city looks like a toy. Your grid behaves like the real thing.

Manage your energy mix

Wind turbines, solar panels, oil-burning generators, and batteries each play a different role. Renewables are cheap to run but weather-dependent. Oil is reliable but expensive. Batteries buy you time. Getting the balance right is the game.

Plan for the weather

A day/night cycle affects solar output. Wind varies through calm, breezy, and stormy states. Heatwaves spike demand. Storms shut down turbines. A forecast system gives you time to prepare, but only if you're paying attention.

Keep the cascade from starting

A blackout isn't instant failure. It's the beginning of a problem. Power cuts affect production, production affects your economy, your economy limits your options. Manually shed load by taking substations offline to protect what matters most, and find your way back to stability.

Build a city worth powering

Houses, farms, factories, and more all have energy needs and economic roles. Three production chains, food, goods, and oil, sit alongside your power infrastructure. Growth creates demand. Demand creates pressure. Pressure is where things get interesting.