Ace Combat 8 is far and away the series' biggest launch on Steam

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve officially launched on 2nd October after three days of early access, and according to SteamDB it peaked at 52,694 concurrent players on Steam, reached on Saturday, one day after launch. For comparison, 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown peaked at 13,758 concurrent players on Steam. The game currently sits at Very Positive on Steam with over 5,755 reviews, following a brief controversy over the pre-order bonus Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War not being a standalone app, for which Bandai Namco has apologised and vowed to explore solutions.