ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN similar games & best alternatives

ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!

What works

  • Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • Beautiful graphics and sound design
  • Strong progression and customization
  • Immersive story and characters
  • Good optimization and performance

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer modes and no co-op
  • Some missions feel repetitive or arbitrary
  • Lack of joystick support for many devices
  • Short campaign length
  • Story can be confusing for newcomers

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DEATHLOOP

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition

  • AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

  • DOOM Eternal

  • Earth 2150 Trilogy

More social

Games that feels like ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Guardians Frontline

  • Jump Space

  • Nuclear Option

  • VTOL VR

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Battlefield 3™

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship.

Last update: 06/08/2026