Buy it if you like
- Combat: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 97 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 76 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Optimization: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 17k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ace Combat 8 feels like the biggest leap in graphics and gameplay we've seen in the series, but there were some big areas I think this one could have done a lot better on.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story, though very straight forward, was written and executed extremely well.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like being able to choose their aircraft tho, i would have liked to choose their loadout too, cuz sometimes they have weapons they dont need (bringing air to ground weapons to a mission for dealing with aircraft ONLY).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics in general feel like a huge leap in both fidelity and budget, and in general it makes 7 look like an xbox 360 game (which maybe isn't too far off, considering 6 looked like an xbox one game).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design for aircraft, weapons, and explosions is different from any of the previous games, and I don't think it can get much better than it is here.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On my 5080 I'm getting about 60-80 fps on high with DLSS balanced at 1440p.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat158 reviews
Story150 reviews
Gameplay111 reviews
Graphics77 reviews
Audio75 reviews
Performance68 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes46% still recommend
Multiplayer63% still recommend
Optimization53% still recommend
Monetization52% still recommend
Linux compatibility52% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- HDR available
- In-App Purchases
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$69.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
2 points recordedtoday · $69.99
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