{"rewrite":{"id":"r_03689b37d7c6040ead7c958f","clusterId":"c_5775809da3b4c3f0245a4ebc","slug":"ace-combat-8-tops-steam-weekly-sales-among-paid-titles","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ace Combat 8 Tops Steam Weekly Sales Among Paid Titles","summary":"Steam's Top 100 sales chart for the week of September 29 to October 6, 2026 placed ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE third overall, the highest position for a paid game on the list. Steam user reviews across all languages reached 80 percent positive out of roughly 11,300, giving it a Very Positive rating. SteamDB shows its 24-hour peak concurrent count above 30,000 since release.","whyItMatters":"The chart placing, the Very Positive rating, and the concurrent count above 30,000 together show the PC version holding up after early access drew Mostly Positive reviews due in part to crash issues.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam chart window ran from September 29 to October 6. Two free-to-play titles sat above ACE COMBAT 8, which was the top paid entry in the ranking. Review sentiment moved since early access, when PC crash issues held the game at Mostly Positive. As of 16:00 on October 7, 80 percent of about 11,300 reviews across all languages are positive, and the rating reads Very Positive. SteamDB data cited in the report puts the 24-hour peak concurrent player count above 30,000 since release, a figure that has not dropped below that line. The game is on sale for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ace Combat 8 lands behind only two free titles on Steam's Top 100, so its paid-game ranking understates how far a $70 flight sim reached in week one.","twitterPost":"Ace Combat 8 sits third overall on Steam's Top 100, behind two free titles. Its paid-game rank hides how far a $70 flight sim reached.","threadsPost":"Ace Combat 8 reached third on Steam's Top 100 for the week of September 29 to October 6, but the two titles above it are free. That gap between third overall and first among paid games is where the real sales picture lives.","newsletterBlurb":"Ace Combat 8 placed third on Steam's weekly top sellers for September 29 to October 6, the highest position for a paid game on the chart. Global user reviews have climbed to 80 percent positive from roughly 11,300, a Very Positive rating, after early access sat at Mostly Positive with PC crash issues. SteamDB puts the 24-hour peak concurrent count above 30,000 since release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/07/173286.html\",\"title\":\"Ace Combat 8 Tops Steam Weekly Sales, First in Paid Software in Its Opening Week! Also \\\"Very Positive\\\" in Worldwide User Reviews\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4799,"outputTokens":644,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791361332,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T08:17:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T08:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T08:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5775809da3b4c3f0245a4ebc","canonicalTitle":"『エースコンバット8』Steam週間売り上げ、有料ソフトのなかで初週1位獲得！全世界ユーザーレビューでも「非常に好評」に","representativeArticleId":"a_9de131a81190549c28c72519","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ace Combat 8\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T07:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T07:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T08:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/07/173286.html","title":"『エースコンバット8』Steam週間売り上げ、有料ソフトのなかで初週1位獲得！全世界ユーザーレビューでも「非常に好評」に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ace Combat 8"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}