Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve Smashes Series Steam Record With Over 52,000 Concurrent Players

Ace Combat 8 is far and away the series' biggest launch on Steam, with over 52,000 concurrent players taking to the skies after the game's official launch

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has joined the ranks of September-October releases that have done very well commercially. The sequel, which officially launched on 2nd October following three days of early access, has been very popular on Steam.

Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve Smashes Series Steam Record With Over 52,000 Concurrent Players

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is off to the series' best PC launch by a wide margin. The game came out on October 2 and peaked at over 52,000 concurrent Steam players a day later, according to SteamDB. That is nearly four times the 13,758 that Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown managed in 2019, while Assault Horizon only reached 3,795. It also apparently topped Steam's global top sellers chart. That's certainly not bad for a fairly niche series that Ban…

Ace Combat 8 Launches At 79 Percent Against 88 Critic Score

By Indie Kings | October 4, 2026 Updated October 4, 2026: Ace Combat 8 Wings of Theve launched October 1 on Steam and October 2 in reviews coverage on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. Critics sit at 88 to 89 while Steam players sit at 79 percent Mostly Positive, and that gap is the story of launch week. ContentsLaunched October 1 and October 279 Against 88Ten Years After 7What Reviewers PraisedDeluxe Days EarlyWhat Is Not EstablishedFAQBottom Li…

Ace Combat 8’s Steam launch peak more than triples Ace Combat 7’s

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE peaked at 52,662 concurrent players on Steam within days of launch, more than triple the previous entry's all-time high on the platform.