Healing the Heroes: Ground of Aces Major Update 2 Adds Health, Injuries, and the Women of the W.A.A.F.

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Healing the Heroes: Ground of Aces Major Update 2 Adds Health, Injuries, and the Women of the W.A.A.F.

Blindflug Studios introduces new health and medical systems, field hospitals, and female crew members in the latest update for the successful Early Access title Ground of Aces.

Zurich, Switzerland, October 29, 2025 – Swiss-Polish indie developer Blindflug Studios has released the second major update for its WWII base-building strategy game Ground of Aces, expanding the human stories at the heart of the airfield. Following an 85% positive rating on Steam, the studio continues to build on the game’s success with a deeper, more emotional experience. The new Health & Injury System introduces realistic challenges and adds a new level of immersion where every crew member’s well-being now matters more than ever.

Ground of Aces on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2308 ... d_of_Aces/

New in Major Update 2 “First Aid”

The Major Update 2 introduces significant new gameplay systems and marks an important milestone for Ground of Aces’ evolving simulation of life on a WWII airbase. These features not only make the game more engaging and fun, but also increase replayability, encouraging players to find new strategies for base management and crew survival.

Health & Injury for crew members: Personnel can now sustain injuries during missions or base attacks, adding new stakes to every attack and sortie.

Health recovery & aid: Doctors and nurses can aid injured crew and help them recover faster.

Field hospitals: Players can now build recovery facilities using new props, transforming parts of their base into functioning infirmaries.

Female crew members from the W.A.A.F.: The update also introduces the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, adding female staff and crew members to the airfield.

“This update makes planning and organizing your airfield in Ground of Aces even more exciting,” says Moritz Zumbühl, Executive Producer at Blindflug Studios. “War isn’t just about planes and missions; it’s about the men and women who kept those planes flying. With the addition of health, recovery, and the W.A.A.F. the stories you experience with your crew become that much more personal and compelling.”

By focusing on the human cost and resilience behind every mission, Ground of Aces continues to blend authenticity and emotion in its portrayal of life on a wartime airbase.

About Ground of Aces

Ground of Aces puts players in command of a WWII airbase, where they must build, manage, and lead through the challenges of war. Inspired by base-builders like RimWorld and Going Medieval, as well as historical strategy games like Hearts of Iron IV, the game combines freeform base construction with aviation history and personal stories. Its art style pays homage to Franco-Belgian comics such as Biggles and Buck Danny, with its distinctive ligne claire aesthetic.

The main pillars of Ground of Aces:

Engulf yourself in WWII: Lead a Royal Air Force airfield during the Battle of Britain, collect iconic aircraft, and defend your base from aerial threats.

A true base-builder at heart: Design and expand your airbase with complete freedom, ensuring every layout is unique.

A dream for aviation enthusiasts: Command historically significant aircraft, maintain your fleet, and prepare for missions.

Your crew’s personal stories: Every crew member is more than just a number. Witness their struggles, triumphs, and now, their recovery.

Ground of Aces Website: https://www.groundofaces.com/

About Blindflug Studios

We are an indie game studio founded in 2014 by Jeremy Spillmann and Moritz Zumbühl, based in Zürich, Switzerland, and Poznań, Poland. Our mission is simple: We want to create beautiful, imaginative, and fun games that center around real-world dilemmas. We believe that games are an incredible medium for allowing players to experience the most complex of problems while being hugely entertaining too! Our first title, First Strike, a nuclear war RTS game, has been played by more than eleven million players so far. It was followed up by the critically acclaimed Cloud Chasers that explores the topic of migration, the dieselpunk action game Airheart, and the Apple Arcade launch title Stellar Commanders. With over 50 nominations and prizes at international awards and festivals, like the Best GDC Pitch and German Developer Innovation Prize, Blindflug is one of the standout indie game studios in Europe.