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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
Soar through the skies and rise above every challenge to earn your place among the elite. Engage in intense aerial combat to dominate the battlefield with powerful weapons. Experience a breathtaking campaign filled with high-stakes missions, hard choices, and deep squad connections.
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About this game
Developer description
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Step into the cockpit and take flight as an elite pilot across stunning skies. Enter intense dogfights, eliminate threats, and rise through gripping missions to earn your wings in this game developed by PROJECT ACES, the acclaimed team behind the franchise.
Campaign Mode showcases stunning visuals with dynamic multi-layered cloudscapes that capture the majesty of living skies. Feel the rush of fast-paced arcade-style gameplay while deploying powerful weapons to dominate the battlefield.
Beyond the chaos in the air, exhilarating first-person scenes reveal your pilot’s story through breathtaking cinematics. Experience the pressure of command, the weight of decisions, and the bonds forged in battle. Between missions, bond with your squad members, rise to meet adversity, and prove yourself as a true ace.
ACE COMBAT ONLINE delivers the most expansive multiplayer experience in franchise history. Step into the series’ first online lobby, explore an air base with your custom avatar before diving into multiplayer games.…
Player sentiment
What players actually say
86%positive · Very Positive
11.9K English reviews · Oct 21, 2026““You’re a slave to history.” “Does the color of the sky mean anything special to you?” Then let history burn beneath our wings. Let nations collapse, let borders turn to ash, let the heavens drown in nuclear orange or blaze beneath an endless blue. Empires may vanish, kings may be forgotten, and gods may fall silent…”
Karas
2.6h played · 139 helpful
“MULTIPLAYER ONLY REVIEW: Day 1 jitters and bugs aside (there's a fair amount but I trust they will be fixed with time), I've quite enjoyed it so far. The gameplay is smooth, a bit less snappy than AC7 but it rewards positioning and momentum management more. A lot of influence from Project Wingman in the feel of t…”
Muddy Water Salesman
3h played · 49 helpful
“Update: Yeah this might be the best AC game made. If not that then Top 3. 9/10. Compared to AC7 you can see the budget difference, the game looks very good. Positives: • Gameplay is very good, with a lot of features from previous AC games, and you can carry multiple special weapons, like Project Wingman. • The cam…”
Lvtankman
44.6h played · 204 helpful
“It's actually so peak. I tell people that while DCS wants to simulate the reality of dogfighting, Ace Combat wants to simulate the fantasy of it. And being a Japanese game, it has a lot of corny dialogue and incredibly obvious story writing but the story is really just a vehicle to create incredibly ridiculous set p…”
Gnasty Gnome
38.8h played · 281 helpful
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Specs
System requirements
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minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060[6 GB] / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT[8 GB]
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Additional Notes: This game requires an SSD, a hardware ray tracing-enabled graphics card, and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. Estimated performance: 1920×1080(Upscale)/30fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes.
recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070[8 GB] / AMD Radeon RX 6800 [16 GB]
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Additional Notes: This game requires an SSD, a hardware ray tracing-enabled graphics card, and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. Estimated performance: 1920x1080(Upscale)/60fps with graphics settings at "MEDIUM". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes.
FAQ
Common questions
When was ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE released?＋
Steam lists the release date as Oct 1, 2026.
What platforms is ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE available on?＋
Windows
How is ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE reviewed on Steam?＋
Very Positive — 86% of 11.9K English reviews are positive, captured Oct 21, 2026.