What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~336,468
(P10–P90: 134,587 – 740,230)
Gross revenue: ~$5,515,316
($2,206,123 – $12,133,702)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 97% positive across 299 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics96% positive · 55 mentions
“A perfect game for those who don’t want to spend hours reading DCS aircraft manuals, spend money on aircraft controls, while also avoiding the arcade style of the Ace Combat series. Shockwave has carved out their spot in digital combat…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 47 h played
Difficulty & balance91% positive · 22 mentions
“A perfect game for those who don’t want to spend hours reading DCS aircraft manuals, spend money on aircraft controls, while also avoiding the arcade style of the Ace Combat series. Shockwave has carved out their spot in digital combat…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 47 h played
Content & longevity100% positive · 22 mentions
“A perfect game for those who don’t want to spend hours reading DCS aircraft manuals, spend money on aircraft controls, while also avoiding the arcade style of the Ace Combat series. Shockwave has carved out their spot in digital combat…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 47 h played
Controls & UI89% positive · 19 mentions
“A perfect game for those who don’t want to spend hours reading DCS aircraft manuals, spend money on aircraft controls, while also avoiding the arcade style of the Ace Combat series. Shockwave has carved out their spot in digital combat…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 47 h played
Performance & stability94% positive · 17 mentions
“Overall the game is fine but the controls with a gamepad are hot garbage without rebinding them and no matter what I do I cannot look around with the right thumbstick, all that stick can do is move a near invisible dot on your screen to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 4 h played
Multiplayer & community94% positive · 17 mentions
“Great physics and mechanics I just had a few personal problems with it so I refunded it. Overall it is very fun if you like action flight sims like dcs or war thunder (this has no in-game purchases other than soundtrack). The multiplayer…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
Price & value100% positive · 16 mentions
“Great physics and mechanics I just had a few personal problems with it so I refunded it. Overall it is very fun if you like action flight sims like dcs or war thunder (this has no in-game purchases other than soundtrack). The multiplayer…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology