ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN — patch notes and updates
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| ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE - Developer Diary | 2026-04-10 | The PROJECT ACES developers are pushing the ACE COMBAT series higher than ever.Strap in, and discover an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the development of ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE.This dev diary shares the feelings of a team with 30 years of development experience. Every ounce of that passion and commitment has been poured into environments that will immerse you, a story that will inspire you, and gameplay that will thrill you. Please join us as we prepare to take off for an unforgettable flight. Read our dedicated article at the following LINK and join us on Discord! Wishlist now! |
| Over 7 million units sold ✈️ | 2026-01-17 | Thanks to you, pilots, ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN has reached more than 7 million units sold - the highest record in the series' history! To celebrate this sky-high milestone, various exclusive wallpapers are available for download on our official website! ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE, the upcoming installment in the ACE COMBAT franchise, has recently been announced for release in 2026. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288340/ACE_COMBAT_8_WINGS_OF_THEVE/ |
| ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE – Announced for 2026! | 2025-12-18 | Are you ready to brave the skies once more and earn your wings anew in the skies of Strangereal? Ace pilots – your time has come.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, tough choices, and deep squad connections.ACE COMBATombat Delivers High-Octane Aerial Action!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. The game is developed by PROJECT AC |
| ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE, a flight shooting game, is coming! | 2025-12-12 | The latest numbered entry is here taking the series' appeal to new heights!Staying true to the franchise's core concepts, this new installment evolves them with the power of modern technology.Rise Above.ACE COMBAT 8 delivers high-octane aerial action!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.This title unfolds in the year 2029, set within the shared world of "Strangereal" that connects some numbered entries in the series.▼Watch the announcement trailer ”Fall of Wings”▼ Wishlist now! |
| ACE COMBAT Series 30th Anniversary Memorial Movie | 2025-06-30 | "In 2025, the ACE COMBAT series celebrates its 30th anniversary.Thank you for your unwavering support over the years—we are deeply grateful.We will continue to cherish the bond we share with all of you, and strive to deliver new and unforgettable experiences.And now, we're ready. Everything is in place. It’s time to take flight once again—toward even greater heights."Kazutoki Kono - Brand director of ACE COMBAT SeriesGet ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN now!✨ |
| Over 6 million units sold to celebrate its 6th anniversary🛫 | 2025-01-17 | Thanks to you, pilots, ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN has reached more than 6 million units sold - which is the highest record in the series' history! To celebrate these sky-high milestones, use the following link to download an exclusive wallpaper! Get ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN now!✨ https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN |
| Discount for ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN! Up to 80% off 📢 | 2025-01-17 | Get ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN, 80% off on Steam, starting January 17th!✈️ Get the game now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ |
| More than 4 million units sold, thank you!🛫 | 2022-11-17 | Thanks to you, pilots, ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN has reached more than 4 million units sold - which is the highest record in the series' history! To celebrate these sky-high milestones, use the following link to download an exclusive wallpaper! https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN/ |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-11-15 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-10-18 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-09-13 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. Thank you for your continued support & understanding. |
| ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN 3rd Anniversary Free Update is available now | 2022-08-03 | Attention, Aces! A FREE update is out now to celebrate AceCombat 7: Skies Unknown's 3rd anniversary: This 3rd Anniversary Update features 14 new skins, including the long-awaited Razgriz Squadron and Wardog Squadron skins, now available for the F-14A Tomcat, a playable aircraft added to the TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set. In addition to the Wardog Squadron skin for the F-14D Super Tomcat, six skins reprinted from ACE COMBAT 3, four European aircraft skins and a luminous skin for the XFA-27 have been added to this update. Along with these, players will enjoy 17 new emblems including an ACE COMBAT 7 3rd Anniversary emblem, 3 Nuggets emblems and |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-07-05 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. Thank you for your continued support & understanding. |
| TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set- out now! | 2022-05-26 | It's finally happening... The definitive flight and combat simulator ACE COMBAT, where you take to the skies as an ace pilot, has teamed up with the legendary movie Top Gun! Designed as add-on content for ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN, this set comes from a collaborative effort with the movie Top Gun: Maverick to bring you 6 aircraft (inc. originals), as well as emblems, BGMs and nicknames. Prepare to pilot new aircraft and take your heroics to new heights! Here is the detail of the incoming new content: 6 Playable Aircraft - F-14A Tomcat - F-14A Tomcat | Top Gun: Maverick - F/A-18E Super Hornet - F/A-18E Super Hornet | Top Gun: Maverick - 5th |
| The legend is coming to ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN ✈️ | 2022-05-19 | Brace yourselves for a legendary take-off! ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN and the Top Gun: Maverick movie will release a collaboration aircraft DLC on May 26th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN/ |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-04-14 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. Thank you for your continued support & understanding. |
| Patch Note Update | 2022-01-20 | Upon further investigation, we have newly confirmed players who used cheats or performed other malicious activities and have prohibited their Steam accounts from accessing multiplayer. Thank you for your continued support & understanding. |
| 25th Anniversary DLC -Cutting-edge Aircraft Series- out now! | 2021-11-17 | Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for take-off, ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN’s “Cutting-edge Aircraft Series” DLC is out today, continuing the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ACE COMBAT series. This latest DLC package features three cutting-edge combat aircrafts: Playable aircraft - F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III (The Boeing Company) - F-2A -Super Kai- (Lockheed Martin Corporation) - MiG-35D Super Fulcrum (Joint-Stock Company Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG") All three aircrafts are customizable with 7 special skins each. In addition, new skins and emblems of enemy pilots and rival units are joining the airspace: Set purchase priv |
| New 25th Anniversary DLC coming soon! | 2021-10-05 | In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ACE COMBAT™ series, ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN will be releasing the 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-edge Aircraft Series - in Autumn 2021. In the past, ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN has released a variety of aircraft as additional downloadable content, but this time, the most advanced and developed aircraft will be released. In the "25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-edge Aircraft Series - Teaser Trailer", we introduce you to the three aircraft that will be added this time and invite you to take a look at the just-released PV: Additional paid downloadable content The F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III (T |
| Access the Free Update now ✈️ | 2021-08-31 | Added 3 new skins Skins can be viewed by choosing "Select a Skin". Note: Skins can only be changed in campaign mode after completing campaign mode once. In multiplayer mode, they can be changed from the beginning. 3 New Skins F-2A 6SQ 60th Anniversary Skin F-15J Komatsu Special Mark 2017 Skin 301SQ F-4 Final Year 2020 Skin Added 6 new BGM tracks for multiplayer mode Mayhem (Roca Roja) Rendezvous (Fort Grays Island) Blockade (Yinshi Valley, Night) Glacial Skies (Waiapolo Mountains) Transparent Blue (Yinshi Valley, Morning) Naval Warfare (Anchorhead Bay) The following adjustments were made: Miscellaneous text updates. Updated the skin design of |