Ace Combat 8 Tops Steam Weekly Sales Among Paid Titles
The chart placing, the Very Positive rating, and the concurrent count above 30,000 together show the PC version holding up after early access drew Mostly Positive reviews due in part to crash issues.
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Steam's Top 100 sales chart for the week of September 29 to October 6, 2026 placed ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE third overall, the highest position for a paid game on the list. Steam user reviews across all languages reached 80 percent positive out of roughly 11,300, giving it a Very Positive rating. SteamDB shows its 24-hour peak concurrent count above 30,000 since release.
The Steam chart window ran from September 29 to October 6. Two free-to-play titles sat above ACE COMBAT 8, which was the top paid entry in the ranking. Review sentiment moved since early access, when PC crash issues held the game at Mostly Positive. As of 16:00 on October 7, 80 percent of about 11,300 reviews across all languages are positive, and the rating reads Very Positive. SteamDB data cited in the report puts the 24-hour peak concurrent player count above 30,000 since release, a figure that has not dropped below that line. The game is on sale for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.