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Aces of Thunder

Aces of Thunder

Experience the thrill of aerial combat with Aces of Thunder, the ultimate flight simulation game with high fidelity graphics that looks perfect both with and without VR HMDs.

Released Feb 3, 2026 Developer Gaijin Entertainment Publisher Gaijin Network Ltd Platforms Windows SimulationVRFlightActionCombat
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

57.6%positive1,207 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Great for short bursts of intense combat. Great VR experience. Only downside is the multiplayer "To Battle" fast action missions are usually full of AI bots and they don't seem to suffer from any of the aerodynamic and power limitations that the player does, so can be…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“discaimer: i dont use vr and dont have a hotas setup or controller (using mouse and key due to hand and arm injuries) its pretty good considering the rather low price compared to its war thunder counterpart, yes i know WT is free but the planes are like $50 and up a pop. i got…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“really awful controls. Just war thunder but paid...”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

250all-time peak
0 50 100 59 avg · Feb 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

35achievements
2.6%median completion
0.1%rarest: Strategist
31.9% of players 29.5% of players 13.2% of players 12.8% of players 11.1% of players 10.3% of players 9.9% of players 8.8% of players 7.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 3.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 31.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
31.9%Trial by Fire — Win your first multiplayer match
29.5%First Duel — Destroy 1 enemy aircraft in multiplayer matches
13.2%Cooperation — Assist in destroying 1 enemy aircraft in a multiplayer match
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Strategist — Capture 30 air zones in Domination matches
0.1%Brother in Arms — Assist in destroying 100 enemy aircraft in multiplayer matches
0.1%Thunder Ace — Unlock all trophies

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK25.99 GBP
Australia42.99 AUD
Canada41.99 CAD
Japan4,699 JPY
Brazil99.00 BRL
China135.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$19 China Canada Japan US Australia EU UK≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 25, 2026
Update 0.1.2.15

Fixed trees and other objects flickering on the Stalingrad airfield when the tree render range is set above Default. Newly added DLC aircraft are now also available to bots. Fixed a number of race con

Sep 19, 2026
Update 0.1.2.14

Crash reporing daemon that prevented the game from starting up in some cases was reverted. Older crash reporting tool is used instead. In an unfortunate event of the game crashing, please send the rep

Sep 18, 2026
Public Service Announcement

We were made aware that for some PC players the game will not start — a situation we cannot monitor in any other way than with your help. Big thanks to Steam user scubbasteve9991 , who brought our att

Sep 16, 2026
Update 0.1.2.4

Ju 87 D-5 bomb presets have been reassembled to correctly display and use the bombload. Fixed a brief teleportation right after takeoff in the Pas-de-Calais mission. Fixed a rare crash when returning

Sep 14, 2026
Aces of Thunder — 40% Off in the Steam VR Sale

Both editions of Aces of Thunder — Standard and Deluxe — are now 40% off as part of the Steam VR Sale! A great chance to take to the skies in VR for the first time or expand your hangar. The sale runs

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · VR · Flight · Action · Combat · 3D · First-Person · Realistic · Historical · Military · World War II · War (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · VR Supported · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese
Achievements35
Official sitehttps://acesofthunder.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 19H2 (64bit) Processor: Core i7-8700 / Ryzen 5 3600, equivalent or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, equivalent or better DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR Additional Notes: VR headset optional