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Aces High III
HiTech Creations Inc. · released Aug 23, 2017
Aces High III offers world class modeling of World War II planes, vehicles, and boats in a combat setting with hundreds of other players pitting their skills in any given online arena.
Price
Free
US store
Reviews
59%
439 · Mixed
Playing now
4
sampled 1d ago
24h peak
4
all-time seen 10
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~17.6K
8.8K – 28.1K
YouTube activity
6
videos · 30 d17
creators2K
views · 1 yTwitch activity 8 watching · 1 live
0
avg viewers · 30 d38
hours watched · 30 d1
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago- Change number
- 40,880,645 · seen 1d ago
- Public build
- 26,622,364 · Nov 12, 2026 (1d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 2.8 GB · 2.5 GB download
- Install folder
Aces High III- Controller support
- Partial
- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- www.flyaceshigh.com
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Apr 25, 2023 on build 6,577,056
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
- iSingleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
- iExternal controllers not supported primary player
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,622,364 | Nov 12, 2026 · 1d ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,622,364 | public | Nov 12, 2026 16:37 | 1d ago |
| 26,408,568 | public | Nov 3, 2026 15:30 | 4d ago |
Depots · 2
content of the public branchLaunch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
ah32\aceshighsteam.exe |
windows 32-bit | |
ah32\aceshighsteam.exe -mode oculus |
windows 32-bit | Launch Directly With Oculus |
ah32\aceshighsteam.exe-mode openvr |
windows 32-bit | Launch Directly With Vive |
Languages · 1
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 0
all packagesNo packages recorded yet.
Bundles · 0
all bundlesNot part of any bundle we know.
Change numbers
all changes#40,880,645 · 1d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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| Nov 12, 2026 | Aces High III 3.07 Patch 2 Radar: radar contacts and seen contacts (enemies someone on your side can see) are now set up separately in each arena, each with its own update rate and display (dot or plane icon), and each can fade between updates or not. Friendly planes on the radar now show at their real position and no longer fade. Clouds: a plane inside a cloud now loses its target box along with its icon, and padlock lets |
26,622,364 | +1.1 MB |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Aces High III 3.07 Patch 1 3.07 Patch 1 New .cstat, .score and .sr pages: country status, scores and the squad roster now open as clean, lined-up table pages. The .score page has a box to look up another player. Clipboard map: plane icons fade as their radar position gets older, then return to full strength when the radar updates them. Crew Chief says key names as words, can tell you who owns a field, and knows your nearest |
26,408,568 | 2.6 GB total |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Aces High III Version 3.07: Meet your Crew Chief Meet your Crew Chief: an AI crew chief you can talk to. Hold your Crew Chief key and ask out loud, such as "How do I start my engine?", "Where is the nearest enemy field?" or "Set my flaps for takeoff." He answers by voice and on screen, sets things up for you, can fly you toward a field on autopilot, and knows your plane, your screen and where you are. He works from the clipboard, the tower and i |
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| Oct 20, 2026 | Aces High III 3.06 Patch 9 Fixed the short freeze about every 10 minutes in the DirectX 11 version!! Thanks to everyone who tested and sent in their files. Clearer voice chat: voice now uses the Opus codec, clearer and fuller at the same bandwidth. Arena admins pick the codec with the new VoiceCodec arena setting (Opus is the default). Easier voice setup: one microphone volume slider, Auto Mic Volume to set the level for yo |
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| Oct 13, 2026 | Aces High III 3.06 Patch 8 Terrain selection: added a Search box, and "On this PC" and "HTC only" check boxes to shorten the list. Changing the terrain of a running arena with .setterr now asks you to confirm (.setterr confirm). Fixed the film viewer playing daytime films as night. Thanks to caldera for the report. New players see the "Creating Your Account" video on the login screen when no login is saved. New in-game help |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | Aces High III 3.06 Patch 7 Fixed the mission editor not working. Fixed skins sometimes no longer downloading after entering an arena whose skins did not match yours, until you restarted the game. The game now downloads the skin list again when the arena's skins change. The Saitek Pro Flight Quadrant default mapping is now a throttle instead of a stick. Corrected four mistakes in flightdata.txt, the description of the UDP fl |
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| Apr 21, 2021 | Version 3.06 Patch 4 1. Fixed an issue where HQ status was not showing correctly with the mouse over. 2. If you select a skin that is not downloaded it will immediately download when selected in the hangar. 3. Added a on screen text message when the auto change country changed your country. 4. Arena Reboots and terrain changes now will have your client exit to the arena selection menu. |
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| Nov 12, 2020 | Version 3.06 Patches 0 - 2 /********************** version 3.06 patch 0 ************************/ 1. Added a cylinder vs sphere GUI surface display option for VR. (in the GUI options menu) 2. Updated the p38 meshes. 4. Removed stdshape.res from the installer. It is now downloaded by the client. 5. Fixed a bug with the End Sortie colors for ditching vs captured 6. Updated to the latest Oculus SDK /********************** vers |
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| Aug 27, 2020 | Release Notes Version 3.05 Patch 12 /********************** version 3.05 patch 12 ************************/ 1. End Sortie now shows yellow if ending will cause a ditch. 2. Added virtual keyboard for vr, this can be disabled in the /options/preferences/vr 3. Fixed a bug that caused the Options/Arena Setup/CMTools/Weapons dialog not to work. 4. Fixed a bug crashing the film viewer when creating a 2nd avi of the same film. 5. rotated t |
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| Jun 1, 2020 | Version 3.05 Patch 11 /********************** version 3.05 patch 11 ************************/ 1. You can now save textures from skins in the skin view vs only being able to save the default skin. 2. Changed the VR controller pointer to be out the front of the controller instead of your finger. 3. Fixed a bug the message window position in VR was cropped incorrectly when loading back from the saved settings file. 4. The |
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| May 13, 2020 | Version 3.05 Patch 9 /********************** version 3.05 patch 9 ************************/ 1. Added a UPD output string containing flight data for motion platforms. 2. Changed the film viewer to dx11 3. The film viewer now also captures the sound when creating an avi. Note currently the sound is put to a wav file with the same names as the avi. 4. Added a lot of tool tips. |
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| May 6, 2020 | Aces High version 3.05 Path 8 /********************** version 3.05 patch 8 ************************/ 1. Added control setup to the top menu. 2. Fixed a bug with clicking the ? mark on some dialogs causing a CTD. 3. Fixed a bug with the arena list display where it would create a message box if you had a negative balance on your account. 4. Fixed a film viewer bug that could cause invalid dates which would display night instead |
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| Oct 30, 2019 | Version 3.05 Patch 0 Release Notes 1. Fixed many offline mission bugs this included kill mission not working offline. 2. Added terrain downloading to offline terrain selection. 3. Added mission selection and download to the top menu. 4. Added icon to terrain and mission selection. 5. Added list select via key presses. 6. Fixed a bug creating the message "Invalid weapon count HP Index = ..." |
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| Mar 26, 2019 | Version 3.04 Patch 11 /********************** version 3.04 patch 11 ************************/ 1. Fixed a bug with the film viewer double playing voices. 2. The hide pilot check box is now active in the film viewer. ( This hides the animated pilot) 3. Fixed a bug in VR that could cause windows to behave strangely when moving them. |
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| Mar 19, 2019 | Version 3.04 Patch 10 /********************** version 3.04 patch 10 ************************/ 1. Fixed a long standing bug with the ahuploader causing it not to upload with out reelecting the file. 2. Fixed some use recorded view issues in the film viewer. 3. Added a view head options when replaying films that have pilot positions in them. 4. Added the ability with match play to have drones fill in the empty spots of X |
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| Feb 21, 2019 | Version 3.04 Patch 9 /********************** version 3.04 patch 9 ************************/ 1. Fixed gunner position keys in the ju88 2. Fixed a sorting issue with position 5 on the b25 3. Added drone ability settings to the mission editor flight settings. These can be overridden by the host drone settings in the MissionPopulateFlags. 4. Added a recent file option to the mission editor, Object Editor, film viewer and |
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| Jan 23, 2019 | Version 3.04 Patch 6 /********************** version 3.04 patch 6 ************************/ 1. Fixed A-20G wheels not rolling. 2. Fixed missing gun and bomb sight in the Boston III. 3. Adjusted P-40's & A6's eye points. 4. Made some adjustments to pilot poses for better pilot animation. 5. Fixed the match arena queue selection. 6. Fixed a bug which was causing staged mission not to launch. 8. Fixed a bug with the CM " |
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| Jan 16, 2019 | Version 3.04 Patch 4 & 5 /********************** version 3.04 patch 5 ************************/ 1. Fixed a CTD bug in the film Viewer. 2. External view is now back as before. 3. Fixed nothing showing in the mission editor. 4. Released new the A-20G and Boston III shapes. /********************** version 3.04 patch 4 ************************/ 1. New user videos will now autoplay 2. The curtain now opens when displaying the |
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| Nov 14, 2018 | Version 3.04 Patch 3 /********************** version 3.04 patch 3 ************************/ 1. Fixed a bug causing the clip board positions not to be loaded and also could cause other issues, after playing a while, which would cause various settings not to load or save. |
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