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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.

Release date
October 1, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Bandai Namco Aces Inc.
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
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About ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE

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. Sortie into online missions with pilots worldwide in a variety of modes including Co-Op and cross platform play.

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★ 8.5/10Steam · 24,661 ratings
SteamLast checked November 1, 2026

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Recommended
Best orchestra album in years, especially the tribal chanting part and songs. Mind-blowing stuff. The game that is attached to it is equallly brilliant too.…
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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…
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This is the best mid 2000s "inarguably anti war, but military hardware is sick as hell" anime since the mid 2000s Speaking as a campaign…
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This game made me feel things I haven't felt from a game in a long time. Every time I thought it had reached its peak,…
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While I understand many people have issues with the multiplayer, crashes, or zero's preorder inclusion, my priority has always been the campaign. This is far…
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Wow..... I'm new to the Ace Combat series with my intro being AC7. As much as I enjoyed Skies Unknown, Wings of Theve blows it…
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This game is basically a 70 bucks of good Orchestral soundtracks that came with free playable 30 missions-long game
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This is legitimately THE best Ace Combat that I have ever played. I have played every Ace Combat since AC4 on the PS2; never in…

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My 2026 goty so far. Of course it has the usual Ace Combat tropes of ridiculous writing but the underlying themes, aura and gameplay combined…
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In terms of pure action packed fun, Ace Combat 8 really delivers.
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GOTY, 100% peak. Shoot down nomad larpers and become the hand of hope.
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So we will rise above In a world where evil is replaced by love And we won't regret it And even if we lose this…
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A really killer modern Ace Combat game with one of the better stories and presentation layers they've had. I went full Newtype
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10/10 Pure cinema Story,gameplay,optimalization, everything is just awesome. 30 whole mission.
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Due to a coding error with the game it creates a memory leak and maxes out your ram to 100% then crashes and says you…

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