When did Ace Ventura come out?

Ace Ventura was released on 31 October 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Ace Ventura (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ace Ventura

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a world where people actually paid you to hang out with beautiful women and rescue kidnapped animals? Where ugly tropical shirts were still in fashion? Where obnoxious behavior…

31 October 1996

What Ace Ventura is

Ace Ventura is an adventure game developed by 7th Level and released in 1996. It was published by Amber Company. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a world where people actually paid you to hang out with beautiful women and rescue kidnapped animals? Where ugly tropical shirts were still in fashion? Where obnoxious behavior was admired and even rewarded? Well, my jungle friends, there is. It’s the word of Ace Ventura, and only a loo-OOO-ooo-ooo-ser would NOT go in there.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ace Ventura series

Ace Ventura is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Ace Ventura series. The next entry was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Case of the Serial Shaver in 1998.

See all 2 Ace Ventura games in release order →

What it launched against

Ace Ventura launched on 31 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

Official trailer