Ground of Aces

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Ground of Aces is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Blindflug Studios AG and was released on July 1, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Ground of Aces puts you in charge of managing a remote WWII air base, where you build infrastructure, prepare pilots, and oversee missions. Experience authentic aircraft management and strategic defense while ensuring your crew is ready both physically and mentally. Shape your base freely and engage in the challenges of wartime aviation logistics.

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Audience ScoreBased on 723 reviews

story16 positive mentions

stability26 negative mentions

Unique concept of managing a WWII airbase, combining base building and resource management.
Charming art style and engaging gameplay that keeps players invested.
Active development team that listens to community feedback and regularly releases updates.

Numerous bugs and performance issues, including pathfinding problems and crashes.
Gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth as players progress.
Some mechanics, such as resource gathering and crew management, feel tedious and underdeveloped.

story
167 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story aspect is largely centered around managing an airfield during World War II, with players tasked with building and maintaining their base while sending aircraft on various missions. However, many reviews highlight a lack of depth and variety in the narrative, with missions often feeling repetitive and disconnected from historical events. Players express a desire for more engaging story elements and mission variety to enhance the overall experience.
- “It is also, of course, exceptional fun to play around with the aircraft and crew management, especially with their missions and how some may change halfway through.”
- “The vibe is charming, the strategy is surprisingly deep, and I swear I hear Bomber Harris clapping every time I send a squadron off on a mission.”
- “You proceed to build your base and airfield and then can perform flight missions that then open up more advanced aircraft.”
- “It feels slow, with long stretches of waiting for missions to pop up or things to be constructed, which can get boring fast.”
- “The game doesn’t rely heavily on scripted story campaigns but instead offers sandbox and scenario-based gameplay.”
- “It's okay... I always wanted a game where I manage an airforce in the Battle of Britain, but this feels too barebones on the mission side of things.”
gameplay
125 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally solid and enjoyable, with an intuitive design that allows players to quickly engage with its mechanics, though some features feel unfinished or poorly explained. While the game offers a satisfying loop of resource management and base building, it suffers from a lack of polish and clarity in its tutorials, leading to confusion for new players. Overall, the game shows promise with its unique concept and engaging atmosphere, but it requires further development to enhance the gameplay experience.
- “The gameplay is fun and challenging, the pace of progression is slow and meaningful, the art style is truly a chef's kiss, and each update brings something new and interesting!”
- “The gameplay strikes a perfect balance between accessibility and depth — every decision on the airfield matters, and you feel the weight of each sortie.”
- “The base-building mechanics set in a WWII environment are absolutely brilliant.”
- “I personally found the gameplay to be quite hard; granted, it's my first time.”
- “The game design is neat, and the gameplay is interesting, but it needs improvement.”
- “It's very tough to intuit how to actually play the game successfully without any meaningful tutorial or explanation of iconography, and it lacks basic quality of life features that would make it enjoyable.”
graphics
83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received positive feedback for their charming and unique art style, reminiscent of comic books and nostalgic aesthetics. While many players appreciate the visuals and find them engaging, some note that the graphics still require polish and are occasionally marred by bugs. Overall, the art style effectively complements the gameplay, creating an enjoyable atmosphere that enhances the base-building experience.
- “Beautiful graphics and sound, with a pace that's just right between relaxed yet keeping your focus.”
- “The art style is absolutely beautiful, as is the audio.”
- “The game truly shines with its art style, which gives it a vibrant character distinct from other titles.”
- “Graphics still need some polish but it's a style reminiscent of Running with Rifles.”
- “But the game is still in early development and peppered with game-breaking bugs like planes refusing to take off, pilots not pathfinding to their planes, and weird black graphical glitches from planes when taking off and landing across the screen.”
- “A thumbs up for the game concept but a downward thumb for graphics.”
stability
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is a significant concern, with many users reporting various bugs, graphical glitches, and performance issues, particularly in its early access state. While some players find the experience enjoyable despite these problems, others describe it as frustratingly unplayable due to frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs. Overall, the consensus is that while the game shows promise, it requires substantial improvements in stability and optimization before it can be fully recommended.
- “Enjoyed this game for many hours at this point, runs great and looks great.”
- “This is a great management/base-building game that isn't buggy and has a lot of cool planes.”
- “There is not a game out there that is bug free, but the devs work very hard to get rid of the bugs as soon as possible.”
- “It's very buggy at the moment.”
- “The game randomly freezes, crashes, and the FPS is all over the map.”
- “Sorry, but for now it is unplayable - object selection is buggy, moving objects duplicates them, characters bump into each other at the doors, or get stuck carrying resources.”
music
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received widespread praise for its authenticity and ability to enhance the overall atmosphere, particularly with its 40's-inspired soundtrack that fits the setting well. Many players find the soundtrack enjoyable and immersive, although some express a desire for it to play more frequently. Overall, the sound design complements the visuals effectively, contributing to a positive gaming experience.
- “I love the 40's-esque soundtrack, which helps root you in the setting, and the mechanics of ordering and maintaining your fleet of planes is intuitive and well-conceived.”
- “The music is actually really good as well and I'm not a fan of music in games.”
- “The vibe is fantastic, the art, music, and feel really make this a joy.”
- “I had a few graphical glitches here and there but nothing off-putting, the sound was nice though the little squeaking sounds the workers make are very annoying. I can't comment on the music itself as I turn it off in every game I play.”
- “Hopefully they can develop the music better.”
- “Love the art, though the music is a little annoying.”
optimization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization is a significant concern among users, with many reporting performance issues, especially as the game progresses and bases grow larger. While players acknowledge that it is still in early access and that developers are actively working on improvements, the current state features numerous glitches and subpar performance, leading to frustration. Many hope for better optimization in future updates to enhance the overall experience.
- “Visual style is fun as well, and the optimization of the different resources can present interesting decisions.”
- “It's fun to play, and the development team is actively making it better and more optimized.”
- “There is still a lot of bugs, and the performance could be better, but the developers are really putting in effort.”
- “Got a high-end PC, but this game is just not optimized.”
- “Technical issues persist as well, with glitches and uneven optimization detracting from the experience.”
- “It's in alpha, so there are some glitches for sure, and performance really needs some attention - I dip to 16fps with a PC that's happy to sit at 75fps @1440p on max settings (without ray tracing) on CP2077.”
grinding
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews highlight a mixed experience with grinding in the game. While some players find certain tasks, like resource gathering and crew management, tedious and time-consuming, others appreciate the strategic elements that mitigate grinding, making the gameplay more engaging. Overall, the game can feel grindy at times, particularly in the early stages, but it also offers moments of fun and progression that keep players invested.
- “Starting from meager tents to hardened brick structures in a short time frame makes the game fun and not very grindy.”
- “Eighth - manually assigning crew to guns and safe zones is tedious.”
- “It’s tedious to set up stuff to improve their mood and have to individually left click guy, right click item, left click use.”
- “Spent the next five hours wondering what herb gathering, cooking, and farming has to do with what was claimed to be a base building, WWII game.”
atmosphere
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its solid graphics, engaging sound design, and unique art style, effectively immersing players in its WWII-themed setting. Reviewers highlight the game's ability to create a sense of urgency and excitement, making it both polished and engrossing despite some minor bugs. Overall, the combination of strategic gameplay and atmospheric elements contributes to a highly recommended experience.
- “Love the game, gameplay loop is great, atmosphere on point & the art very special, highly recommended!”
- “It is a great WW2 themed base builder game with lots of exciting potential, a great atmosphere, fitting art style (which might not be for everyone) and lots of planned features to come down the line.”
- “The sound design also adds to the atmosphere, with roaring engines, radio chatter, and distant anti-air sirens creating a sense of urgency.”
- “Hearing the voices of Churchill and others would give the game quite the atmosphere.”
- “It is not a flight sim, but it still pulled me right into the atmosphere of the game.”
replayability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players express mixed feelings about the game's replayability. While some find it enjoyable and believe it offers more replay value than many fully-released titles, others note that replayability diminishes after the initial learning phase. As the game is still in early access, ongoing updates may enhance its long-term appeal.
- “Being early access, the game feels somewhat shallow, though for the price, it has a lot of replay value and entertainment.”
- “Being early access, the game feels somewhat shallow though, for the price, it has a lot of replay value and entertainment.”
- “You can spend 20 or so hours in this game in its current form, but after you learn the game, replayability drops pretty fast.”
- “As someone with thousands of hours in similar games, I can confidently say this one already has more replayability than most fully-released titles in the genre.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Current reviews indicate that while character development for NPCs and battle aspects is anticipated in future updates, the existing implementation is limited, leading to a cautious recommendation from players.
- “The character development in this game is incredibly immersive, allowing players to form deep connections with both the protagonists and NPCs.”
- “I appreciate how the game allows for meaningful character growth, making each decision feel impactful and shaping the narrative in unique ways.”
- “The depth of character backstories and their evolution throughout the game truly enhances the overall experience, making it a standout feature.”
- “The character development feels shallow and lacks depth, making it hard to connect with the NPCs.”
- “I was hoping for more meaningful growth in the characters, but they seem to remain static throughout the game.”
- “While the potential for character development is there, the execution falls flat, leaving players wanting more.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as intricate and charming, providing a surprisingly enjoyable experience that enhances the overall gameplay.
- “Intricate, charming, and surprisingly humorous.”