If you’ve been sitting on the tarmac, waiting for your clearance to fly in one of the best arcade combat flight sims of the last decade, you’ve likely looked at the file sizes and wondered if your hard drive (or data cap) could handle the turbulence.
Critics praised its weather effects (flying through a thunderstorm feels genuinely terrifying) and its return to the series’ operatic storytelling. However, the game’s size—clocking in at nearly 60 GB after patches—can be a hurdle. Ace Combat 7 - Skies Unknown -FitGirl Repack-
: The repack runs well on Steam Deck via Wine/Proton when launched from desktop mode, but it may require specific Proton GE versions to avoid crashes in Gaming Mode. If you’ve been sitting on the tarmac, waiting
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – A Deep Dive into the FitGirl Repack Experience : The repack runs well on Steam Deck
The repack works flawlessly with most flight sticks (HOTAS), though you may need to manually configure controls in the input.ini file. Keyboard and mouse support is functional but less immersive.
The game features:
This is a lifesaver for users with data caps.