Aces of the Luftwaffe
A World War II shoot 'em up with upgradeable warplanes
HandyGames · Published by THQ Nordic Mobile · Released May 8, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 74
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Aces of the Luftwaffe?
You pilot a warplane in a single-player, 2D shoot 'em up set over World War II Europe, defending Britain from Axis forces. Across missions, you shoot waves of aircraft and tanks, collect power-ups, and fight bosses. You choose and upgrade both your plane and pilot.
For you if...
- +you want fast-paced arcade action suited to short sessions
Not for you if...
- −you want relaxed combat with a gentle difficulty curve
What players say
68% of 74 reviews are positive
Players praise the shooting and boss encounters. Their main complaint is the repeated mission replay needed to afford upgrades, and some also describe the controls as loose.
Screenshots and trailer
Aces of the Luftwaffe system requirements
Minimum: 512MB, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Aces of the Luftwaffe?
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- OS
- Win7
- Processor
- ~2.0GHz
- Graphics
- 512MB
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Aces of the Luftwaffe have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Aces of the Luftwaffe run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 45
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does Aces of the Luftwaffe use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam