Featuring a story written by New York Times’ bestselling military author, Jim DeFelice, writer of Leopards Kill and Threat Level Black, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon puts players in the shoes of a top gun pilot in an international task force.  The engaging war drama will span real-world locations, such as Dubai and Russia, and incorporate new categories of aircrafts, including super-sonic jets and the introduction of the attack helicopter, door gunner and more.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon brings a new intensity to the beloved flight combat franchise, escalating aerial combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky when destroyed. Players will engage in intense single-player, co-op and online multiplayer combat over real world locations around the globe while dodging skyscrapers and turning enemies into fiery supersonic debris.The gameintroduces a revolutionary close-range assault system that delivers high-speed acrobatics and one-on-one encounters to make dogfights more tense and exciting.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition features controls and graphics that have been optimized specifically for PC users. The PC version will include many of the DLC items released on the console versions of the game. Players will have immediate access to seven additional aircrafts and numerous aircraft skins as well as skills and maps. The multiplayer portion of the game will feature support through Games for Windows from Microsoft. The game will be available for purchase via Steam.

Dear Ace combat fans, you can now update your Ace Combat Assault Horizon Enhanced Edition for PC game to replace the Games for Windows Live functionalities with Steamworks functionalities.

The update is available from today – February 24th and will let you keep both your saves and achievements. Please visit http://steamcommunity.com/app/228400/discussions/ to read the update process.

If you played or are currently playing Ace Combat Assault Horizon, you will be able to update and keep your achievements and saves between February 24th and April 1st. From April 1st, the new version using Steamworks functionalities will become the default version of the game.

Please note that after April 1st, we won’t be able to guarantee your save files and achievements will be properly transferred.

Case 1: You already purchased Ace Combat Assault Horizon Enhanced Edition prior to February 24th (process below is valid until April 1st)

You purchased a Game for Windows live version from a retailer (Disc) or Game for windows live marketplace (Digital)

1. We recommend that you add it to you Steam account using your serial
2. Launch the game and connect to Game for Windows Live. You will be asked to update the game (Title Update). Accept the update request.
3. Run the game, only currently signed user progress can be transferred to Steam.
4. Close the Game for windows live
5. Once the game is patched, click right on your game in the Steam library, go into properties, check that the BETAS tab is set to “Acah-2.0-“
6. Launch Ace Combat Assault Horizon EE v2.0 from Steam
7. The game will look for previous saves (and will only access them if you have updated through GfWL first). If saves and achievements are detected in your computer, it will ask to import them, click yes, and you are ready to go.

You purchased a Game for Windows live version from Steam

1. Launch the game and connect to Game for Windows Live. You will be asked to update the game (Title Update). Accept the update request.
2. Run the game, only currently signed user progress can be transferred to Steam.
3. Close the Game for windows live
4. Once the game is patched, click right on your game in the Steam library, go into properties, check that the BETA tab is set to “Acah-2.0-“
5. Launch Ace Combat Assault Horizon EE v2.0 from Steam
6. The game will look for previous saves (and will only access them if you have updated through GfWL first). If saves and achievements are detected in your computer, it will ask to import them, click yes, and you are ready to go.

Case 2: You purchased Ace Combat Assault Horizon Enhanced Edition between February 24th and April 1st

1. Once the game is downloaded, right click on your game in the Steam library, go into properties, check that the BETA tab is set to “Acah-2.0-“

Launch Ace Combat Assault Horizon EE v2.0 from Steam