ACE Academy on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

ACE Academy is a slice-of-life, story-centric comedy game with elements of dating-sim; fully voiced and extensively interactive!

ACE Academy is a choose your own adventure, visual novel and dating sim game developed and published by PixelFade.
Released on August 22nd 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,458 reviews of which 1,387 were positive and 71 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified ACE Academy into these genres:

Choose Your Own Adventure Visual Novel Dating Sim JRPG Romance Sports Mechs Character Customization 2D Funny Cute Story Rich RPG Relaxing Choices Matter Multiple Endings Action Narration Simulation Anime

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System requirements

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Windows

OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor: 1.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1500 MB available space

MacOS

OS: 10.4+
Processor: 1.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1500 MB available space

Linux

OS: SteamOS
Processor: 1.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Linux functional but unsupported at this time

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

Is it the best visual novel or interactive story out there? No, not by a long shot. However, is it a fun and well-made experience? Absolutely. The story may be fairly cheesy and filled with typical manga/anime romance tropes, with a touch of sci-fi mech added for good measure. Its still a resalable story in its genre. You'll encounter all the classic stereotypes, from the goofball to the super shy girl, and more. The visuals, while not the most breathtaking, are perfectly adequate for the style chosen and contribute to the overall charm of the game. One of the standout features is the plethora of choices available to the player. While it's not always clear how these choices impact the story beyond affecting a hidden metric of how much an NPC likes you, it still add a fun layer of engagement that keeps the experience fresh. Do I recommend this game? Yes, definitely. It's a delightful experience for fans of visual novels, dating sims, and/or manga-inspired games. If you're new to this genre and want to see if it's for you, this game serves as an excellent starting point. It's easy to grasp, and you won't need to overthink every decision or manage a plethora of details. Overall, it's a light, enjoyable adventure that provides just the right amount of fun without overwhelming the player.

Oct. 2024

My play time is not accurate, steam just didn't record 2 sessions for some reason. This novel had me laugh/smile a few times. The fact I could make the family name helped lol. Some dumb choices I could not resist. I will say there are some valid complaints about this novel. There seems to be some kind of flow issue where I was trusted into what seemed to be a subplot about a band and never heard about it again, nothing major I assume it was something that happens during the time skip. I will also agree that the ending could be better, I don't like open ended endings and it does feel like it should have kept going. I think if you want to play a dating sim that has mech fights (basically just quick time), you wouldn't be disappointed with its flaws if you got it on sale.

July 2024

This was one of the first visual novels I ever played and it basically spoiled me for the rest of the genre. Play it. It's great.

July 2024

Short (my actual play time is closer to 10 hours) but decent quality if you want something comedic and light. Probably get on sale? I like that the characters you don't romance still end up in relationships

April 2024

ACE Academy is a game that has potential, but it falls short of my expectations. Having recently played visual novels from well-established Japanese developers, I found myself comparing ACE Academy to them. It's perhaps unfair to draw direct comparisons, considering one was made by an indie dev team backed through Kickstarter, while the other... well, you know. Reused backgrounds are my biggest issue with this VN. It's one of the few things that truly pulls me out of being immersed in a VN. I usually imagine entire worlds around the backgrounds and location descriptions, but it gets completely thrown off by reusing them. I'd honestly prefer they simply showed me the sky than reuse backgrounds. Another issue is the seemingly odd choice of story placement. Throughout the entire game, you get to pick who you want to have interactions with. I'd been avoiding picking Mayu the entire time until I couldn't anymore. An entire backstory of how the MC and Mayu started a band and were looking for a singer. I'm sorry, what? This is the first I've heard of this, and it's never brought up again either. Perhaps it's featured in the Mayu route, but I can't be bothered to read her route, to be honest. This is something that the game does quite a bit where it springs onto you little bits of story that don't really quite make sense. I'm not a writer so I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but for some of them, something just felt off every so often. Now that I've got my peeves out of the way, I want to say something positive. I can tell there was a lot of passion behind this project; I actually burst out into a full-on laugh several times, and not many games can do that. The voice actors did a great job, and it was nice listening to English voices for once. The art has its charm to it, and I think it works rather well. While the story isn't the best thing I've read, it's nicely executed and wraps up alright. While I would've liked to see it fleshed out more, the devs simply didn't have that privilege with the funds. So in short, I didn't love ACE Academy, but I had fun. There are improvements to be made. I look forward to playing what they've brought out since they released this.

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19.50€

9.0

1,387

Online players

Developer

PixelFade

Publisher

PixelFade

Release 22 Aug 2016

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