Devlog

What's new in each version of Paper Skyline. The latest one is on Google Play.

The road ahead · 6 October 2026

Where the plane goes next. Not in the app yet, and no dates.

Vision

Across the whole story of civilisation

Throw your paper plane across the cities and enjoy the wonders of our world. You won't only fly through today's skies, but across the whole story of human civilisation. Fly back in time to watch the Pyramids rise, or to London in the Victorian age. Fly ahead to a future where people voyage to the farthest stars. Then cross into fictional worlds and their cities to meet the characters you love. It's all waiting for you.

Version 2.0 · October 2026

Versions 2.0.0 to 2.0.5.

  • Five minigames
  • The Minigames page
  • Friends say thank you
  • The Flight trail
  • Plane trails
  • New looks for each Stage
  • Keepers crack with gold
  • An Illustrated Paper look
  • Fewer crashes on long trips
  • A Story button and stamp trail
  • Go there opens the city card
  • Residents' mouths follow their voices
  • Smaller city downloads
  • See a new look in flight
  • Menu buttons and volume sliders
  • Stage 2 and 3 quests start again
  • Residents speak
  • One city page with Stage pips
  • The Travel journal
  • Reward icons and keeper touches
  • The Story of the Melancholy Melody
  • Chat with residents
  • Missions in three tabs
  • A new app icon and logo
  • Three Stages in every city
  • Émile, Imani and Hana
  • The Unfinished Song
  • Menus as notebook pages
  • Relics from quests

Everything in version 2.0

Version 1.9

Versions 1.9.0 to 1.9.6.

  • A head start for new pilots
  • Choose your language
  • A $20 bonus for new pilots
  • English first, your language in Settings
  • Indonesian text fixes
  • Five new cities
  • Terraced streets
  • Sharper look previews
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • A big prize plane on Day 7
  • A new Workshop layout
  • Four new missions
  • No ad on the landed card
  • The landed plane sits behind the walkers
  • Day 7 can be claimed again
  • Rockets stay in place in a dive
  • Your colour on the Dragon and the Gyro
  • A Paper Pop look
  • Gifts open in colour
  • Boss fights hit harder
  • Keepers introduce themselves
  • Missions on one screen
  • Open one, or stop
  • Prices on every part
  • What the flight earned
  • Only the city you fly to downloads

Everything in version 1.9

Version 1.8

Versions 1.8.4 to 1.8.6.

  • Records clear of their bars
  • First missions
  • Wind up high
  • Sharper planes
  • Colours on Carbon
  • Tidier numbers and fixes
  • Coloured difficulty
  • A new city-clear card
  • Five new cities
  • Looks, Relics and Properties
  • Relics you can grow
  • Records in the Atlas
  • Richer trails
  • Patterned paper fits
  • Garage crash fixed

Everything in version 1.8

Version 1.7

Versions 1.7.0 to 1.7.4.

  • Continue a city you left
  • No ink
  • Ten wishes at the end
  • Event titles that fit
  • Smaller, livelier trails
  • $15 and $20 coins
  • Text that fits
  • A gift in every language
  • Accept and Take
  • The Garage
  • The Workshop
  • Plainer words
  • A flag for every language
  • Steady streets up high
  • $8 and $10 coins
  • Every strike shows
  • Calmer streets
  • Roll into every turn
  • Trails in flight
  • Something new is waiting
  • Exit under Atlas
  • City treasures
  • Busy streets
  • A plane that banks
  • New sounds
  • A home for your gifts
  • Daily stamps in Events
  • The dragon takes wing
  • Cities download fresh

Everything in version 1.7

Version 1.6

Versions 1.6.0 to 1.6.3.

  • A gift box every day
  • Your looks
  • Cairo holds steady
  • Looks for your plane
  • Gifts and missions
  • A gift for our first flyers
  • Bigger ad bonus
  • Smoother flying
  • A cooler dawn
  • The spire in its place
  • The nose follows the glide
  • Walkers watch you fly
  • Keepers fall
  • Solid skylines
  • A gentler glide
  • A song for every city
  • One calm level
  • Smoother skylines
  • Morning to evening everywhere

Everything in version 1.6

Version 1.5

Versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.2.

  • Language at a glance
  • An Exit button
  • Walkers in front of the stand
  • Cleaner walkers
  • The Eiffel Tower at night
  • Your language from the start
  • Tiếng Việt
  • Paris through the day
  • A new Paris street
  • People out walking
  • The carousel horse gallops
  • Smoother keepers
  • A new home screen
  • The streets notice you
  • Trees in the wind
  • Keepers that move
  • No more skimming

Everything in version 1.5

Version 1.4

Versions 1.4.0 to 1.4.3.

  • Replays keep your journey
  • Continue from the Atlas
  • Progress moves with your phone
  • Every landing finishes
  • A friendlier first flight
  • Change your mind before the throw
  • Easier to read
  • Streets that sit right
  • A sidewalk for the taxi chase
  • Painted streets
  • Swipe and tap the taxi
  • Every city keeps its run
  • A new skyline every flight
  • Friendly tips
  • A flight cut short still pays

Everything in version 1.4

Versions 1.0 to 1.3

Versions 1.0.0 to 1.3.0.

  • Tokyo, painted
  • Cairo, painted
  • Rio, painted
  • A painted East River
  • Falling leaves in Paris
  • A clock on Hard
  • The Stryge breathes
  • Garage tabs
  • Paris, painted anew
  • New York at sunset
  • Clouds that billow
  • Hand-painted coins
  • The taxi's avenue
  • Fly it again
  • Hard mode
  • A painted plane
  • Treasures in the streets
  • The winged Sphinx
  • Five cities to fly
  • The keepers
  • Draw a better plane
  • Hidden treasures
  • Easy or Medium

Everything in versions 1.0 to 1.3