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Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action
Developer: Uncapped Games

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'Battle Aces' Early Testing Disappoints, No Longer In Development

by Rainier on May 24, 2025 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT

Battle Aces is a new action/RTS game that aims to unlock the core fun of real-time strategy games for a wide audience with design that's truly easy-to-learn (and difficult-to-master) for any player.

Battle Aces depicts the future of warfare. 

Battle Aces depicts the future of warfare in the 26th century as humanity experiences strife amongst the planets in a desperate struggle for limited space and resources. High-tech drones controlled by mercenary commanders, or Battle Aces, fight explosive, large-scale battles in the front lines of this war.

Battle Aces immediately sets itself apart from traditional RTS games, by allowing players to choose their army composition and customize their play style through Unit Decks. With over 50 units to choose from at launch and more than 40 to be made available to play in the upcoming closed beta test, Battle Aces offers an immense variety of potential in-game matchups, and near-limitless strategic potential that begins before a match even starts.

Developer Uncapped Games announced that Battle Aces has been canceled.

Today, with deep regret, we are announcing that development on Battle Aces has come to an end.

Creating Battle Aces has been tremendously rewarding and we are grateful for the passion and support from our community. Unfortunately, the returns from early testing were not strong enough to support continued development.

This decision was not made lightly. Battle Aces represented a bold vision — our attempt to reimagine real-time strategy for a new generation. We set out to create something fast, tactical, and approachable, while still delivering the depth that makes RTS special. Every step of the way, from internal playtests to closed betas, we were fueled by your enthusiasm, feedback, and support.

From all of us at Uncapped Games: Thank you for joining us on this journey!

To the players who showed up match after match.

To the fans who theorycrafted, shared strategies, created content, and invited friends.

To the testers who reported bugs, submitted surveys, and helped us improve.

To the creators who lit up Twitch and YouTube with excitement and curiosity.

To our community — you inspired us every day and made Battle Aces memorable!

We’ll always be proud of what we built, and the community that formed around Battle Aces. While the game’s journey ends here, the connections, ideas, and memories we have shared will remain with us forever.

Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Thank you for believing in our vision.

– All of us at Uncapped Games

In-game, Battle Aces delivers a combination of design innovations such as automated resource gathering, instant unit-spawning, and preset expansions that keep players focused on the fun of controlling and maneuvering massive armies in battle, even as they manage the moment-to-moment strategic decision making of when to expand to new bases, and when to tech for more powerful units. User interface innovations allow players to quickly swap between unit production and army control on-the-fly, without the need to look at home base or manage production facilities. The combination of design and UI elements makes it easier than ever to build and reinforce armies, and keep attention on managing the intense battles that are concentrated in each of Battle Aces' 1v1 or 2v2 matches.

With matches limited to 10 minutes, players can easily complete a series of satisfying battles even over a short amount of time, with the ability to swap Unit Decks to adjust strategy and play style in between each match. With the innovative control options available, Battle Aces is a strategy game that MOBA players and strategy game curious players can all enjoy together, including old school genre stalwarts looking for the next frontier of RTS with high skill expression.

Battle Aces is in development for PC (Steam).


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