Action · January 25, 2013

Ace Combat Assault Horizon – Enhanced Edition (2013)

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Developed by the Project Aces team, ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON intensifies the franchise, escalating combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky. Players will engage in combat across the globe, dodging skyscrapers, and turning their enemies into fiery supersonic debris in both single player and online multiplayer. Never before has combat been so fast in-your-face. Key Features Exclusive for PC : Improved graphics (resolution up to 1900x1200p) ; online play up to 16 players and a huge bonus content pack (8 aircraft, 2 maps, 27 skins, 9 skills upgrades). Dramatic realistic story line – Written by New York Times Best Seller and military author Jim DeFelice, players will experience an engaging war drama spanning real-world locations across the globe. Steel carnage destruction – Incredible detail and visual reaction for every explosive attack (aircraft are shredded to pieces, enemy troops annihilated, buildings shattered, machines bleed) Entirely new aircraft to pilot – Experience split-second maneuvering and positioning, pinpoint targeting, hovering attacks and other gameplay diversity through the introduction of the Attack Helicopter, Door Gunner and more Revolutionary Close-range Assault system – Delivering high-speed acrobatics, dizzying one-on-one encounters, satisfying visceral low-attitude and high-flying death from above ACE COMBAT™ online reinvented – Take to the skies and engage hostile forces in a variety of modes including Capital Conquest (challenge opposing teams and fight to protect or take control of famous capitals around the world)

Action releases from 2013

104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.2k Steam reviewsTop 58% in Action
Positive rating58% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 96%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 227
  • Flight · 192
  • Simulation · 172
  • Military · 114
  • Arcade · 105
  • Quick-Time Events · 77
  • Cinematic · 61
  • Multiplayer · 60
  • Controller · 59
  • Shooter · 54
  • Great Soundtrack · 48
  • Co-op · 35
  • War · 23
  • On-Rails Shooter · 23
  • Singleplayer · 22

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

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Full audio (6)

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

58%Mixed · 5.2k reviews

3.0k positive · 2.2k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.9/10

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 25, 2013
DeveloperNAMCO
PublisherBANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
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