Fallen Aces

Early access since Jun 2024

The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.

96% positive · 6,918 reviews

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In early access, content still planned

High confidence

Content Planned

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In early access, content still planned

High confidence

Content Planned

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Steam Updated 3 Oct 2026 $11.99 $14.99 −20%

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Evaluation

Fallen Aces entered Early Access on June 14, 2024 as an episodic crime noir FPS planned across three episodes. The developer has been consistently active and communicative throughout the Early Access period, shipping substantial updates at a regular pace. Episode 2 launched on July 26, 2026 (NEWS-2), followed quickly by a major feature patch on August 5, 2026 (NEWS-1) addressing player feedback with extensive fixes and improvements across all three of Episode 2's chapters. A hotfix on July 29, 2026 (NEWS-3) resolved shader compatibility issues for Linux and Steam Deck users. The store description explicitly describes the game as "spanning three episodes," meaning Episode 3 — the conclusion of the story — has not yet been released. The developer has not announced any details about Episode 3 yet, but the three-episode structure is a core part of how the game was designed and marketed from the beginning. The developer remains highly active: the most recent communication was August 5, 2026, just 25 days before today's assessment date. There are no signs of development trouble — the studio hired additional staff to build a new modeling and animation pipeline (NEWS-4), and the game maintains a 96% positive rating across nearly 7,000 reviews. Anyone waiting for the complete story should know that Episode 3 is still ahead.

Evidence

First post-Episode 2 patch released with extensive fixes and improvements, showing ongoing active development as of August 5, 2026.

news post · Aug 5, 2026 source development ongoing

high

Episode 2 launched, with the developer confirming more updates planned to improve it based on player feedback, and hinting at continued development.

news post · Jul 26, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Trey Powell

Publisher

New Blood Interactive

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Immersive Sim FPS Noir Comic Book Stealth Action Retro Shooter Gore 2.5D 2D Violent Hand-drawn Old School Arena Shooter

About this game

Enter a world of heroes, villains, crime, corruption and betrayal!

Fallen Aces is a FPS crime noir that plays right out of the '90s and looks right out of the comics.

A gritty crime noir saga: spanning three episodes and dozens of levels, and featuring fully voiced hand drawn comic cutscenes - Fallen Aces tells a real story.
The world is your weapon: use fists, knives, pipes, bats, trash cans, frying pans, pistols, shotguns, nail guns, spear guns, Tommy guns and more to take back Switchblade City.
Non linear level design: Choose your path, use stealth, go loud or try a mixture of both!
Hand drawn: 100% original hand drawn art and animation brings the game to life.
Fuggedaboutit!: Hundreds of lines of authentic period era gangster dialogue injects personality into the wide array of people and places in Fallen Aces.

Last evaluated Aug 30, 2026