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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol

Turn-based World War I dogfights with pilot upgrades

Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Aug 27, 2013

CasualStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
69% of 828
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
0
peak 24h 2
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
13 years ago
Aug 29, 2013

What is Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol?

This turn-based strategy game follows World War I fighter squadrons over Europe. In campaign missions, you maneuver planes against enemy pilots, upgrade fighters, and promote pilots to gain new skills. It also has hot-seat multiplayer missions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based dogfights built around positioning and maneuvers
  • +you prefer short missions and casual strategy
  • +you like upgrading planes and developing pilots

Not for you if...

  • you want real-time flight controls instead of turn-based combat
  • you need varied missions and deeper campaign strategy

What players say

69% of 828 reviews are positive

Players praise the turn-based dogfights, particularly maneuvering planes and developing pilots across short missions. The most common complaint is that missions become repetitive and the strategy feels shallow. Some players also find the combat rules unclear or chance-driven.

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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol

Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or later
Processor
1.8 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
Graphics
256MB Video Card w/ OpenGL capabilities (Intel HD4000+, GeForce 7600+, GeForce 100+, Radeon HD2000+)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
300 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
52
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

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