Choose War Thunder
Choose War Thunder if you want an Action game with Online Co-op, Adjustable Text Size, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.1% positive across 308,911 reviews.
War Thunder vs Aces High III
War Thunder and Aces High III both land in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. War Thunder (2013) is 4 years older than Aces High III (2017). War Thunder scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% positive) than Aces High III (60.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Aces High III
Choose Aces High III if you want the Tracked Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Aces High III launched in 2017.
Both War Thunder and Aces High III sit in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 War Thunder |  Aces High III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 74.1% positive (308,911 reviews) | 60.6% positive (317 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Gaijin Entertainment | HiTech Creations Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- War Thunder (2013) is 4 years older than Aces High III (2017).
- War Thunder scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% positive) than Aces High III (60.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- War Thunder has co-op; Aces High III does not.
- Steam Deck: War Thunder is Deck Verified, Aces High III is Deck Playable.
War Thunder vs Aces High III — FAQ
- Which is better, War Thunder or Aces High III?
- On Steam reviews War Thunder scores higher (74.1% positive) than Aces High III (60.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, War Thunder is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play War Thunder or Aces High III first?
- If you want chronology, War Thunder (2013) came out before Aces High III (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are War Thunder and Aces High III similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.