IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is a flight, realistic and simulation game
developed by 1C Game Studios
and published by FOR-GAMES CR LTD.
Released on October 22nd 2014 is available only on Windows
in 7 languages: English, Russian, German, Polish, French, Spanish - Spain and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 9,030 reviews of which 7,142 were positive and 1,888 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 48.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.19€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows® 10/11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5/i7 3+ GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB VRAM or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 85 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard and mouse required
- Additional Notes: DirectX®-compatible flight stick recommended
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Fantastic game, I bought a few years ago and each year I would save up some money and wait for sales, which were very helpful both via Steam and the Il2 website. There developers were pretty helpful at responding to to any issues I had setting up a DServer so i could play Coop via Pat Wilsons Campaign Generator (Highley Recommended). Now the base itself is okay but if you wait for sales and get DLC like Moscow, Bodenplatte, Kuban, Normandy and Leningrad and Odessa it is very much worth it as you can fly from 1941 to 1945 via Germany mainly. For Soviets your don't get 1944-45 experience but online servers do simulate late war air battles in Germany for Soviets. Overall the planes are very detailed, they have character and pros and cons. Some planes (Bf-109) you'll come to master quick and others may take a bit longer but thats what makes it fun. You can fly with limited assists or no assists, i prefer to fly with auto mix but everything is under my control, its fun tbh managing your temps and speed is rather fun and flying with no HUD is highly recommended as it makes you feel as a pilot should. Now the career mode is my favorite, it allows you to fly as a new pilot with a Squadron/Staffel/Эскадрилья. Its immersive, you get to fly along side pilots who have a record also. You have to move airfield also following the battle, its very fun. Playing a German campaign in Unternehmen Taifun is brilliant. You see smoke, panzers and battles raging below. Its makes your see that your in a very large battle and your just a small cog in a huge machine. I have 3 careers at the moment all are rather fun, a German one with LG 2 in Unternehmen Taifun, a Canadian one and a Polish one in 308 "City of Krakow" Sqn prior to Normandy invasion. It simulates the build up very well in Circus, Rodeo, Rhubarb and Ramrod missions for the Operation Overlord build up. details like this matter to me and many history fans will be impressed by this. I have one draw back for career it would be good to see squadron pilot names to be accurate, for example. Polish/Czechslovak Squadrons should have pilot names of that countries origin, it would be a good touch. The history of each unit could be more expansive as there are a few units in game with no history description's, listing famous pilots also of that unit would be a great touch. Now plane models seem very good imo, compared to other so called simulator's plane act as they should in damage models. Il2 formation flying towards your frontlines? should be simple interception right? most of the time it ain't. Luftwaffe nicknamed the Il2 "Betonflugzeug" meaning concrete plane, many pilots spoke how hard it was to shoot down, there were certain areas to strike on the aircraft like the oil radiator on the underbelly. Accuracy like this is done well, Il2's fly in the formations they were taught too very well in game. Damage model's on many bomber aircraft is done well, they don't just break up they most of the time can take damage, so you need to be accurate. Overall not to many issues with the damage model. Issues I do have with the game is it should be easier to play with friends in Coop. I had to do some magic with ports but i got there in the end thanks to very helpful guides on the Il2 forum, the community seems very helpful. I'm not sure if this will be easier in Il2 Korea but i'm very hopeful for this, the guides also for the planes via cockpit viewer look great. This is one think this game could updated with but my learning side enjoys picking up a book on Bf 109 or Spitfire Mk. IX and learning from accounts of pilots who flew them, its fun but a book list is needed if you want to understand some of these aircraft i'm yet to fly them all but overall Im in love with the P-51, a beast to fly and very well done, the sound of the Packard V-1650 Merlin engine is a nice feeling added with the flames coming out of her when at full WEP. Overall is great detail so far. AI i have had not too many issues with but i know some player have seen odd things, for me no issues. Now i flew Flying Circus briefly but i'm not that clued up on The Great War but its very expensive however there was a sale on there website, it look like it has the same detail with a huge map thats a work of art in itself. I may get this again in the future when i have more time and understand air warfare in The Great War better. Only take this review for my perception of IL2 Great Battle's WW2/Great Patriotic War battle's. Im a huge fan of this game and since i play far more with friends via Coop on PWCG is been a blast. Pro's: Detailed Career mode Detailed planes models Detailed Map's (very big, I did a 70 minute flight from England (RAF Deanland) to France (Isigny, Normandy) Customer Service are quick to respond via there website, all round good people. Con's: If game is not on sale it can be pricey (Wait for sales, dont rush into buying and watch Youtuber's like Wolfpack he helped showing off some of the DLC) Coop (not easy to set Coop up and no 2 individual server's for just you and a friend to play together but plenty of servers to join via Dogfight, I play Coop now via Port Forwarding and use PWCG) What I hope for: Drop tank's (they are in game but only via fuel not seen as a actual add on) More Detailed Unit Histories including famous pilot's Cockpit viewer to help newer player's Late war Poland or Hungary maps for Great Patriotic War Accurate Squadron Pilot names (Polish/Czechslovak/Italian/Finnish/Spainish/French)
Il2 is one of those games that you need to practice. Practice, Practice, Practice. And just when you think you may just be ok, the AI, or a teammate, will RAM into you, or pop a 20mm through your head and make you cry. It is an awesome game. Do yourself a favour, save some moola and get a HOTAS and at least TrackIR. the difference will blow your mind
This is the preeminent WW2 combat flight simulator. If coming from War Thunder, and you’re considering this, this is what you have been missing out on in terms of fidelity. This title, ‘Battle of Stalingrad,’ is the foundational game in the Great Battles series. Access to other campaigns, such as ‘Battle of Normandy,’ is locked unless you have this base game. The maps are hugely expansive and there are a variety of campaigns/scenarios to choose from if you purchase those separately. The in-built career mode is excellent (although sometimes quite repetitive) and allows you to choose from a variety of historical Allied and Axis squadrons across different theatres (though only Stalingrad in this game alone). Pacing is optional - you can choose to fly every day of the campaign or jump between intermittent periods. One appalling oversight, however, is that if you die and accidentally choose to leave the mission instead of replaying it, the career mode for that profile/pilot ends and everything you’ve done is for nothing. It’s a serious issue that needs to be corrected, and in the meantime, vigilance of this issue is required on mission end menus. The AI is superb and makes use of the characteristics of their aircraft accurately, the flight modelling is very well done. I would say, however, that the AI does not trim for level flight and instead ‘throttle-jockeys’ which is a major thumbs down on the AI side of things. Overall, this game is great in single player. Multiplayer does exist, but servers are mostly joined on the weekends/during holiday seasons. Buy this game (and all its DLC) on sale. During the seasonal sales you can get everything for around £250 - £300. This game is a blast to play. However, there is a steep learning curve and every aircraft has its own flight modelling that you must be attentive to. If you want WW2 combat flight sim done properly, accurately, and realistically, then you have come to the right place.
>be me with little flight experience >make this your first flight sim in ~2 decades because you played a demo of the original game back then >fly a bomber mission for the russians >get both engines damaged >have the 1st engine fail on your way back home >nurse your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ home with one damaged engine for over 30 minutes >screw up your landing approach 2 times >somehow not crash the plane >finally make a safe landing This one mission had more thrill and unexpected turns than some entire games.
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Frequently Asked Questions
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is currently priced at 48.99€ on Steam.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 48.99€ on Steam.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad received 7,142 positive votes out of a total of 9,030 achieving a rating of 7.72.
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad was developed by 1C Game Studios and published by FOR-GAMES CR LTD.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is not playable on MacOS.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is not playable on Linux.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there are 57 DLCs available for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad. Explore additional content available for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad on Steam.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
206
Developer
1C Game Studios
Publisher
FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Release
22 Oct 2014
VR
VR Supported
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