Blue Sky Aces is designed to be quick and easy to learn, with flight physics that strike the perfect balance between realism and fun. This allows you to focus on flying and having fun, without needing to learn complex controls and systems. You don't even need a joystick or a high powered computer to play, a basic computer and a mouse is all that's required.
Key features include:
- Play in either first person cockpit view, or third person chase camera perspectives.
- Fun flight physics that are easy to learn, but difficult to master.
- Unlock new aircraft and upgrades as the war progresses.
- Hand crafted single player missions.
- Dynamic campaigns with the need to manage aircraft and pilots.
- Quick mission builders to allow you to create your own missions.
- Great looking stylized graphics.
- Large and detailed open world maps.
- Learn to fly with the tutorial missions.
- Fly aircraft from multiple countries.
- Variable difficulty settings to suite all skill levels.
- Support for keyboard, mouse, gamepads, joysticks, and other HOTAS devices.
- Leaderboards so you can compete with others.
Aircraft that will be included in the first release (note, this list is likely to grow)
- Airco DH2
- Airco DH4
- Albatros D.III
- Albatros C.III
- Bristol F2
- Fokker E.III
- Fokker Dr1
- Fokker D.VII
- Fokker D.VIII
- Hansa-Brandenburg D.I
- Morane Saulnier Bullet
- Nieuport 17
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
- Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin
- Sopwith Pup
- Sopwith Camel
- Sopwith Triplane
- Spad S.VII
Countries that you'll be able to fly for
- Austria-Hungary
- Britain
- France
- Germany
- Russia
The game includes a flying tutorial to help get you started, and support for joysticks, gamepads, keyboard, and mouse. The controls can be easily rebound for HOTAS devices for improved immersion. Whether you’re an arcade gamer or a flight simulator enthusiast, Blue Sky Aces has something for everyone.
