Bandai Namco revealed Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve at The Game Awards 2025.
“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. PROJECT ACES, the acclaimed team behind the franchise, develop the game,” a press release reveals.
The campaign puts you into the role of a pilot in Strangereal, a world at war, in a fictitious universe where the weight of decisions, the pressure of command and the bonds forged in battle will feel all too real. With their nation, the Federation of Central Usea (FCU), occupied, and its navy shattered, players enter the cockpit as the “Wings of Theve” – a legendary ace, a name tied to Theve, the capital of the FCU, and a symbol of hope for every citizen in their homeland. Joined by three new fighter pilots, theirs is a flight against odds versus the Republic of Sotoa to reclaim their lost homeland, eliminate the threat to their people, and carry the hope of every FCU citizen.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is coming to Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2026.
