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Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron cover art

Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron

HandyGames · 2018-07-24

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 17, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 24, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 24, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Jul 24, 2018 (Android), Jul 24, 2018 (iOS)

The Aces of the Luftwaffe have returned! Dodge a hail of bullets and face their fearsome war machines in bombastic air battles and boss fights!

Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron is an Action and Indie game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (70% of 152 reviews).

0
playing now
70%
positive of 154 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
4.14★
PlayStation Store rating (325 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Every end is a new beginning! When Europe seemed to be freed, a secret German commando called The Aces of the Luftwaffe took their chance to strike back and invade the USA! It’s your duty to restore peace and liberty by climbing aboard deadly wings of steel and fight against their fearsome war machines in bombastic air battles! Experience an epic storyline and survive the bullet hail above US coasts and cities! Command your wingmen, fight as a team, fight as a squadron!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.9k–9.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 154 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2024-11-25) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 54 of 88 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520182026Week of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20Jul 2018Jun 2022Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 7May 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 9Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 10Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 8Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jun 2022

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$1.662018-07-252026-10-082018-07-25 — best price $13.492019-02-12 — best price $14.992019-06-03 — best price $14.992019-08-11 — best price $6.322019-11-29 — best price $7.502020-01-09 — best price $7.492020-02-29 — best price $14.992020-05-12 — best price $11.012020-06-21 — best price $12.482020-08-11 — best price $14.992020-09-21 — best price $2.812020-10-27 — best price $13.392020-12-04 — best price $14.992021-01-23 — best price $12.382021-03-15 — best price $14.992021-04-18 — best price $11.012021-06-02 — best price $12.632021-07-26 — best price $3.742021-10-01 — best price $14.992021-11-25 — best price $14.992022-01-31 — best price $3.332022-03-22 — best price $12.442022-06-28 — best price $11.012022-08-30 — best price $11.012022-11-21 — best price $3.012023-01-06 — best price $11.842023-03-16 — best price $2.962023-06-23 — best price $2.992023-10-06 — best price $2.992024-02-12 — best price $2.822024-06-13 — best price $2.142024-09-26 — best price $3.502024-11-26 — best price $3.002025-02-15 — best price $1.662025-05-05 — best price $14.992025-08-31 — best price $11.962025-11-24 — best price $2.742026-03-17 — best price $3.002026-06-19 — best price $3.002026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
58.3%
earned "Finders Keepers"
7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TV1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-11-13 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DCo-opArcadeFlightShooterTop-DownControllerBullet HellLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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