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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
Developer Bandai Namco Aces Inc.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is a 2026 combat flight simulation game developed by Bandai Namco Aces and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The ninth mainline installment in the Ace Combat series and a sequel to Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019), the game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on October 2, 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
404 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
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205 positive · 70 negative
95% range 69–79%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
12,311 of 15,277 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 404 · most liked firstAce Combat 8 embargo up. It's the best game in the series. It's one of the best games of the year. Miracles do exist.
unlabelledView post →"*ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR is a standalone application separate from the ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE full game." I just copy pasted this text from the steam page. It is a BLATANT LIE. It is NOT separate. You need to install 140gb of data to play a 3gb 20 years old game. And why do console have achievements and not PC? EDIT: THEY CHANGED THE STEAM PAGE TEXT. It now says: "*ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR (Steam Version) is available as a DLC executable launched separately from the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really Loving the campaign so far, it's really fun. Not having much trouble running either on my distro HOWEVER on top of the insult that is Denuvo the Game has the first ever kernal level anit-cheat from bandai (Not even Tekken has it). And that means no multiplayer for linux users at all. Real shame. It's a choice to lock out linux users as well not a necessity. Don't expect them to make it compatible with steam deck or machine in the future. BTW just checked and their is already a cheating…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Ace Combat Zero isn't a separate game entry in your Steam library. It's just there as a DLC for AC 8. The game requires you to install AC 8 just to play it, and this has more repercussions. Consoles don't have this issue. Choose wisely if your pre-order is mostly based off of being able to get AC Zero. I will post my thoughts regarding the main game later, but I want highlight something regarding Ace Combat Zero (the pre-order bonus), which might affect some people's decision on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AC8 seems to have a massive memory leak problem. From what I can gather on my end, it eats up anything that's available RAM wise. The more RAM I cleared up on my laptop, the more AC8 would take it, until there was nothing left except a few 100 mb left. Obviously this caused problems, everything became very "sluggish", including the game itself. Framerate was hovering around 30 FPS or so as well, at Ultra (see below for specs), from the very first cutscene of the game (Intro). Sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →F to those who aren't here with us to witness the next chapter, may you all fly high in the Blue Skies.... o7 This is what happens when you overdo it on the Belkan Witchcraft Summoning after years of no new Ace Combat games. Before Ace Combat 7 came out, most fans thought this series was going to be shelved for good. Look where we are now. We got live action episodes and we also got AC Infinity 2.0 with these PvE & PvP multiplayer modes in AC8. All that AC7 revenue went so far and beyond. 7…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is A+. 90% of dislikes are people that paid 90 to only play multiplayer and missing out on what the game is truely about and what the game is truely made for. The campaign, the soundtrack, the sound design and story. For anyone looking for a review of what the game is ACTUALLY about, heres why it isnt S: -small plane list -cant aquire some skins through campaign -optimization on some missions -cant change wingman SP weapons BUT soundtrack, sound design, graphics, physics, maps,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bandai, we can't play online on SteamOS. We can access the lobby, interact with other players, but as soon as we try to start a mission we get "Error ST-3200003", which seems to be related to the devs forgetting to click the "Enable Linux Support" button on EAC. Plenty of other games use the same EAC AC8 is using (Dead by Daylight, Elden Ring, Elden Ring Nightreign and The Outlast Trials), and they all support SteamOS without problems. I'll gladly revert this rating and give the game a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We were promised Ace Combat Zero as a separate app on Steam, not as a DLC of a 150gb game with no separate achievements. Honor the original deal, like you did for console players.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I refunded filed complaints with evidence to the USA FTC and Japans Shōhishachō (消費者庁) Consumer Affairs Agency under the Cabinet Office. "ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR is a standalone application separate from the ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE full game." is a lie. Its a dlc and considered false advertising. You get to choose whether to play AC8 or zero yet you must play it under the AC8 banner and racks up game time for AC8. My 6.3 mins is all AC:zero. Its just a dlc start like moon crash…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Again, the only HOTAS this game supports is the AC8 licensed one that works with the console version. WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ DO THEY NOT LEARN?! Online sucks for Aussie/OCE players as we never get host or servers anywhere near us, meaning 300 ping resulting in no ability to dodge other player's missile or every kill in PVE getting snaked by someone without low ping.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ace Combat 8 appears to include a port of Ace Combat Zero according to SteamDB. Closed network test also referenced as well as the game using Denuvo DRM steamdb.info/app/2288340/...
unlabelledView post →Truly an amazing game. It breaks my heart to not review it positively. The multiplayer monetization method is just fully unacceptable, they are acting like its a free to play model in a fully priced game. To top it off the Ace pass is time limited? Get the ♥♥♥♥ out of here, scummy beyond reason. Death to all forms of fomo. Stand against it while it means something or live your life sitting a pay piggy slave.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only took 5 minutes of flying to know Project Aces released another Banger. If you liked Skies Unknown you are going to love this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ace Combat 8 — 10/10 game, 0/10 business model. Single player: 10/10. And I mean it. The campaign is fantastic. Great missions, great characters, incredible music and beautiful graphics. The squadron AI is much better than in previous games, enemy AI works great, and performance on my system has been flawless. If this was just the single-player experience, I would have no problem recommending it. Unfortunately, I paid full price for the Deluxe Edition and apparently that wasn’t enough.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't wait for my plane to scream at me about pulling up and missile alert while my silent protagonist has an existential crisis about the pointlessness of war.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, finally getting back into things. A video I spent a solid month making is nearly finished and I'm diving into new projects. Ace Combat 8 is the first order of business - it'll arrive after the game is out but I need to talk about it! It's just that good.
unlabelledView post →Mainly just want to leave this review to show that it's possible to run this game on below-minimum specs if you leave all the graphics settings on low. It's pretty smooth, even, albeit a bit ugly. So if you don't have a graphics card with hardware ray tracing, there's still a chance you can play this game. As for the actual game itself, I think the best way to describe it is that it's just such a nice feeling to play it. There's nothing quite like a flight shooting game when it comes to good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 huge problems: 1. A metric ton of crashing. Prolly due to a memory leak 2. No hotas support in the big 2026? And before you idiots say "this is an arcade game this isn't a sim game" WE KNOW. But this is still a flying planes game and with all the available sticks and throttles on the market, not to mention the HORI stick made especially for this game, you would think they would let us BIND controls to our own sticks. There is nothing MKB and controller players will lose if hotas support was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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. But jokes aside... I mean, listen. Ace Combat 8 is absolutely ridiculous 90% of it's runtime. But the sheer sincerity of it made it work. This is what makes Ace Combat series so special in our challenging times. It may come off as corny, but it genuinely believes in the message it wants to send: that hope is real, personal sacrifice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 campaign is very good, with 30 missions which is 10 more than AC7 • 10/10 Soundtrack per usual • FOR me personally, I had no performance issues, but other people are having issues, so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd say dont buy into the hype wait a few more patches before getting, I se alot of complain about ACZ not being a complete separate game, that is annoying but it's not why I'm here for. Pretty sure a handful of us got into the hype and not see the "pretty high" spec requirement even at minimum, mainly I'd blame it on the newer Unreal engine being a pretty unoptimized mess and so is the game itself too being a solid 150GB, here's a few annoying thing, forced "frame gen" and forced ray…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game. The story is awesome. However, and I hope the developers view these reviews, linux users are unable to play online due to EAC configuration. Bandai-Namco can easily fix this with a patch. But.. for now I cannot recommend this game. Furthermore, Unreal Engine 5 really takes a toll on machines, and there really was no reason to use this terrible unoptimized game engine. Once they push the patch I'll change my tune.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ace Combat 8 finished. Only wish it had a SOLG style mission. Otherwise, one of the best games I have ever played, one of the best video games ever made. A perfect Ace Combat game. Emotionally charged beyond all compare. Essential playing.
unlabelledView post →Ace Combat 8, Control 2 looks insane, KOTOR 3, Exodus seems cool, that Warlock DnD game seems fun, the Badger Game seems good... lotsa good stuff. Also Clair Obscur was a 50 dollar game with a sub 10m budget and beat the brakes off every AAA game released this year, L
unlabelledView post →One of the best Ace Combat games ever made! PROS + Spectacular campaign with engaging characters and an exceptional story; + Amazing graphics; + The best gameplay in the series; + The multiplayer mode is also quite fun; + Varied missions. CONS - Performance can drop drastically during some missions. Upscaling is essential; - Real-time cutscenes are even more demanding. Don't waste your time trying to run them all at 60 fps (it's not worth the effort). I played the entire campaign at 4K and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 my wildest imagination would I have thought that AC8 would surpass all the previous games by this much of a colossal gap. I cannot recommend this game anywhere near enough. BUY THIS GAME.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“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, but the sky remembers every ace who rose high enough to challenge them. Above the clouds, beyond history, beyond borders, beyond fear, there is only the throne. And it awaits its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The problem with Ace Combat is just convincing people to try it. A lot of people look at it and just see plane military game, and expect something vaguely CoD/BF flavored, but in jets. It couldn't be further from the truth. Ace Combat is more like Macross or Gundam than it is CoD. Sure, there's military jargon, battlefield chatter, you're using licensed planes, blah blah blah. But it's not on Earth, the geopolitics are completely nuts, there's lore that dates back to the first Ace Combat and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 pieces to satisfy every dogfighting and shonen trope there is. What it lacks in sophisticated writing it completely makes up in pure AURA. It's a fun game that almost revels in how…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10, Equals 5 and beats 7 hands down, Easily the best music in the franchise. It was begging for the operations mechanic from 6 for the larger battles though. Haven't had any performance issues, and While I agree with people being rightfully upset zero isn't a standalone download on pc, its definitely not worth Review bombing this great game because of it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR Ace Combat 8 is a game that deserves to be placed alongside the Holy Trinity of the Playstation 2 titles. It has an amazing soundtrack. Some of the best missions in the franchise. The story is presented competently and is surprisingly in-touch with real-world affairs while still remaining true to Strangereal and the inevitable changes present in Electrosphere. It's a TOP 3 Ace Combat game, and it's not third place. Missions Ace Combat 8 manages to excel in almost every single category,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think Ace Combat 8 is going to be a divisive game because it’s darker and more intense than any previous entry but in doing so makes the bold choice to be genuinely unpleasant at times. This makes it more successful in sending a “war is bad” message, but it *is* unpleasant when it choses to be.
unlabelledView post →I want to say positive things about this game, but as a SteamOS/Linux user, they have intentionally not allowed me to experience the other half of the game I paid for by making the anti-cheat incompatible with my Steam Machine. The anti-cheat, Easy-Anti-Cheat, is supposedly able to be quite easily made to play nicely with Linux/SteamOS and I even know of several games that do this, yet it seems like they have either intentionally not allowed online to work outside of Windows 11 and consoles, or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UE5 + Denuvo + EAC make AC8's performance on PC absolute garbage. Even on all-low settings with DLSS enabled, I still experience obvious stuttering in online mode on my current setup. By contrast, AC7 could run smoothly even on integrated graphics—this is a massive step backward.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 and away the greatest Ace Combat game in the series, a title I often jokingly gave to Project Wingman, but this blows that and everything else out of the water. The music, the characters, the gameplay, the sound design; everything is the best that PA has ever done, and while there are some flaws, this has quickly and become one of my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beta testing at a deluxe price: - crashes at launch (UE Error 01); - constant loading screens; - memory leaks; - anti-cheat in single-player; - Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War should be a standalone game with its own Steam page, achievements, and cloud saves. Do not buy until it is repaired.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lacks basic QoL settings a modern PC game should have. forced upscaling Forced RTX forced pause on lack of focus If I wanted a console version of the game, I'd buy the console version of the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the first cutscene references the main character crashing. this is a subtle nod to the fact that you cannot play this game without crashing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They did a pure scammer move here to boost their pre-orders. I don't think they would get that many pre-orders if they mentioned it earlier it will be a dlc. We should report and refund for this type of action. Pure trash move. Take the L scammers. Don't support these scammers. . Description used to be this . ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR is a standalone application separate from the ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE full game. Now they change the descrition to this . ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ready up pilots - Annihilation Battles are roaring into Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve when the game launches Oct 2. New gameplay details revealed: play.st/4yBPVgf
unlabelledView post →EDIT: SEE BELOW Will update this if Banco fixes it, but I preordered and found I could not play the game which was immensely disappointing. Multiple and unidentifiable crashes at random points. This game needs more cooking time. Refunded until it's fixed, which sucks because I was really looking forward to it. It was immensely frustrating trying to dive into online with friends just to have random crashes, and no amount of user troubleshooting could fix it. I attempted: - updating drivers -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On paper it's an absolute banger: the gameplay, sound design, and visuals are all top-notch, and man… everything Keiki Kobayashi does is pure gold. HOWEVER, UE5 strikes again with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ performance, mandatory upscaling, and an apparently unfixable crash during a certain night mission. Maybe we’ll see some improvements once the Game Ready drivers and a Day 1 patch drop, but still, this is unacceptable. What's the point of the 3-day early access if I can't play the game? Also, no HOTAS support…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I might as well open up with a disclaimer that this review will absolutely have some spoilers. that way nobody can complain if they get spoiled. maybe. with that out of the way, I walked into Ace Combat 8 expecting 3 things: +I wanted a game that wasn't just better than 7, but one that could trade blows with the PS2 era of the series +I wanted a better soundtrack than Ace Combat 7, because that was easily my biggest disappointment in that entry +I wanted more juicy leadup into Ace Combat 3, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Warning* *Warning* *Warning* *Warning* *Warning* *Pull up* *Pull up* Yes i nose dive the watch tower for points when out of ammo, you wouldent get it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ace Combat 8 is a game about sheep (social media users) and sheep (baaaaa!)
unlabelledView post →Finished the game, gotta say it's an amazing campaign as always. Soundtracks still banging. Planes feels a little heavier at first, but goes better with new planes and upgrades. What are you waiting for, get it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It pains me to write this review but its something that needs to be addressed. I, like many others pre-ordered ACE COMBAT 8 mainly due to the exclusive pre-order bonus: ACE COMBAT ZERO. A few months before the advanced access took place the store description said: Pre-order Bonus includes: - Playable Aircraft: F-14A - ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR (Steam Version) *Release date, contents and specifications are subject to change without notice. *Bonuses other than ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →<< Wings of STEVE >> On the serious note tho, the gameplay feels much heavier than AC7. So be prepared to struggle in the first few missions.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the reasons decided to try this series was the appeal of "Tasha Severskaya" and the story key selling points highlighted by my favorite gaming media, @thelazymonday especially since I had previously played AC7: Skies Unknown and realized I had a "skill issue" when it came to the flight-shooter genre. The layered cloud effects, dynamic weather, and cockpit lighting are extraordinary. Entering thick cloud cover isn't just a visual trick it’s a survival tactic to evade enemy missiles. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to be able to recommend this game so bad, the campaign is one of the best in the series and the writing is actually solid. Your wingmen are fantastic and actually feel alive in the air battles. Is the game a spectacle, yes it is. But my god the performance is abysmal. I have a pretty good PC and struggle to hold a solid 80FPS. This game is sadly victim to UE5, Denuvo, and EAC. I would stay away until Denuvo is disabled. If there are some magic driver updates that come out and fix this I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 the game. Monetization: 2 tiered Battlepass, Loot Boxes, and real world money to premium in game currency. The Morgan is extremely dominant over the starter planes, and I assume…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE will release on October 2 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam. 2006 game ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR will be included as a pre-order bonus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW6z...
unlabelledView post →If you’re not sure about trying Ace Combat 8, listen to this and then put the game in your shopping cart once you finish running through a wall.
unlabelledView post →watching the Ace Combat 8 footage and shouting at my television "holy shit they made a real video game again"
unlabelledView post →I think one could make a very easy case for Ace Combat 8 being the best AAA game of the year.
unlabelledView post →This was my most anticipated game this year, and after beating it I can safely say the wait was absolutely worth it. There are issues with the game, especially with the online mode which that in itself is a pretty fun mode, but no doubt a worthy entry in the series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never written a proper review for a game before this, but since I love Ace Combat as a series since I was a little kid, I thought I want to write a review for this game right after finishing the 1st run of the campaign. I wrote this review after just completing the campaign on Elite difficulty, so I won't really touch on Multiplayer etc. And I'm just writing what comes up on my mind so yeah, sorry if the review is a bit messy. So, yeah this game is close to perfect Ace Combat game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Online does NOT work on Linux. As soon as you join a game Lobby it kicks you out. But the Campaign is amazing. The Story is good. I hope the Multiplayer is Successful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there’s a cutscene in Ace Combat 8 where someone mentions professional basketball, and now i want Namco to make a basketball game set in Strangereal
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