About the Game
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.
The game's physically accurate flight and damage models derived from the popular War Thunder military action game ensure a high level of realism. The battles take place exclusively from the cockpit view to provide ultimate immersion and fully supports HOTAS controls. Aces of Thunder features a set of the most legendary WW1 & WW2 aircraft available to hop in and fly right upon purchase.
Perfect selection of WW2 aircraft
Fly 20+ carefully recreated iconic aircraft of World War II, such as the American P-51 Mustang and P-63 Kingcobra, the German Bf 109 and Fw 190, the Soviet Il-2 and Yak-9T, the British Spitfire and the Japanese A6M3 Zero.
A rare chance to fly Great War machines
Iconic fighters like the Fokker Dr.I, famously flown by the Red Baron himself, or the SPAD S.XIII, the favorite aircraft of René Fonck, Allies’ most decorated ace, will have authentically detailed cockpits and historically accurate weaponry.
All key theaters of war
Aces of Thunder battles will see you fighting across the world and getting a better idea of where the fate of war was decided. Visit 15 beautiful maps representing three key theaters of World War II: Western, Eastern and Pacific Fronts, as well as signature World War I frontlines.
Intense dogfighting
Fight online against the best virtual pilots from all over the world in multiplayer mode, or master your aircraft in exciting single player missions.
Full immersion
Jump right into one of the highly detailed interactive cockpits, literally controlling the aircraft with your own hands! Aces of Thunder will also allow you to walk around the hangar between missions to get a closer look at your favorite aircraft.
Made specifically for VR
Thanks to native use of OpenXR, a wide range of VR devices is supported. Put on your HMD, take your VR controllers and grab virtual HOTAS (or use your hardware sim rig or gamepad) and join the fight!
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
New Content
The Team Death Match (TDM) mode is no longer limited to WWII aircraft: a new WWI TDM mission, "Flanders," has been added.
New Bomber Cover and intercept Bombers missions have been added to the Custom Battles mode:
\[Air Battle] Bulge
\[Air Battle] Britain
\[Air Battle] Smolensk
\[Air Battle] Honolulu
Changed the spawn logic in Team Death Match: the game now prioritizes the country selected in your hangar, rather than assigning one at random as before.
New Settings and Interface Features
Ammo limit settings have been added to the mission editor.
The mission editor now allows selecting suspended armament before the mission starts.
The respawn screen now includes "Gun targeting distance (m)" for guns and cannons, as well as "Bomb fuse" delay adjustment for low-altitude bombing.
Current Release
Build 25304698
Uploaded Sep 14, 2026
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System Requirements
How to Install
win64\aces.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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