Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown cover
FranchiseAce CombatSeriesAce Combat

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Critic score12 critics
First release
Jan 18, 2019
Developer
Project Aces
Genres
Shooter, Simulator, Arcade · Drama, Warfare, Action, Science fiction

Leveraging the trueSKY technology and developed utilizing Unreal Engine 4, Ace Combat 7 will astound players with beautifully rendered skies and highly detailed cityscapes but also set the stage for the most engaging aerial battles in the franchise’s storied 20 year history accompanied with an immersive soundtrack. Ace Combat 7 will take the elements that the series is known for to a whole new level! Aces who have proven their combat prowess in Ace Combat 7’s campaign mode can take their dogfighting skills further with furious online multiplayer battles. PlayStation4 players will also be able to get immersed in ACE COMBAT 7’s realism through exclusive features developed specifically for PlayStationVR.

Also known as AC7, Ace Combat 7

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Storyline
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown returns to the series' fictional world of Strangereal, where the Osean Federation and the Kingdom of Erusea are drawn into a bitter aerial war sparked by a towering space elevator each side sees very differently. Players take on the role of an Osean fighter pilot known by the callsign Trigger, a skilled aviator whose career is upended when he is blamed for a catastrophe and cast into an expendable penal squadron. Flying through storm-wracked skies against elite enemy aces and swarms of advanced combat drones, Trigger must prove himself mission after dangerous mission. As the conflict spirals beyond anyone's control, the story follows soldiers, engineers, and royalty on both sides who come to question what they are really fighting for.Read more

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown returns to the series' fictional world of Strangereal, where the Osean Federation and the Kingdom of Erusea are drawn into a bitter aerial war sparked by a towering space elevator each side sees very differently. Players take on the role of an Osean fighter pilot known by the callsign Trigger, a skilled aviator whose career is upended when he is blamed for a catastrophe and cast into an expendable penal squadron. Flying through storm-wracked skies against elite enemy aces and swarms of advanced combat drones, Trigger must prove himself mission after dangerous mission. As the conflict spirals beyond anyone's control, the story follows soldiers, engineers, and royalty on both sides who come to question what they are really fighting for.

Release dates
PlayStation 4
Jan 18, 2019
Xbox One
Jan 18, 2019
PlayStation VR
Jan 18, 2019
All 5 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 31, 2019
Nintendo Switch
Jul 11, 2024
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
13h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person, Third person
Keywords
modern warfare, combat flight simulator, flight simulator, anime, flight
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At a Glance

Critic Score
81
Main + Extras (IGDB)
13h

Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 46,706 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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