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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Developer FOR-GAMES CR LTD
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. From the Steam store page
259 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
169 positive · 76 negative
95% range 63–74%
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| Steam reviews | 169 | 76 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
7,914 of 9,995 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 259 · most liked firstDevs have publically posted in support of the russian invasion of ukraine, additionaly it was revealed that they are atleast somewhat involved in making drone sims for russian operators. Cant recommend a game that directly funds the russian military or those that support it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only because of the price I will not reccomend anyone to play this game because base game provide you almost nothing and you have to pay for every plane. Crazy staff. I understand everything but the price for all DLCs is around 1k euro! For that price I can by an used car or pay for my house. Dear 1C Games - are you crazy? This price is very big. Despite that fact that I like your previous games but this is nonsense. Your previous game with all DLCs - Il-2 1946 was costing around 20 euro total.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game, but after a few hundred hours i realized its too empty and my autism was filling the gaps
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I must preface this by saying that I do enjoy Il-2 Sturmovik, I always have. My relatively low hours do not mean I am unfamiliar with flight simulators or the broader World War II wargaming experience. When I was getting further into gaming during the pandemic and, more specifically, got a machine that could run it, Il-2 was very high on my list of acquisitions. Unfortunately, I cannot currently recommend the game. Il-2 suffers from many problems, both inherent to the genre and unique to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY THIS FROM STEAM! BUY IT FROM IL2.COM! There is no offline mode in the Steam version- no internet, no game that you paid for. This is going to be unplayable 10 years from now just like Crysis 3 thanks to the defunct Origin servers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Base game only comes with generic quick play??? All story, campaigns, and missions are DLC. I feel like this entire Steam page is a lie. 100GB for nothing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a game it's just not very good. Career missions are autogenerated and suck so much. I can't imagine anyone playtested this. Like, you'll get a mission, intercept recon plane or some such. OK, great. The recon plane is flying at 5k and you start on the ground in a Lagg3 or Yak1. There ain't no way you are catching up to that plane, and will just be chasing it for an hour before you give up. It's just so frustrating, but hey, at least in this mission you had something to do. In other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Huh.. I am genuinely surprised that War Thunder is adding infantry. The end result kinda looks like serious milsim Battlefield? Wild considering that War Thunder started out as an IL-2 Sturmovik spinoff and was retrofit into a F2P game. You can still find some of the old campaign missions in there!
unlabelledView post →Devs forced me to create an account on their website in order to play the game. (Previously I never had to) After creating one and logged in, I no longer have access to any of my DLC's. Tried looking for help on reddit and the games forums and no luck. Contacted support and no luck. Utter waste of money and time. Cant even request a refund
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to write a positive review for this game, but I just can't. It's got great bones but it suffers from some pretty glaring problems. Firstly, the cost. It suffers from what some have called "DLC-itus". To play this game currently you'll have to shell out the same cost of about three AAA titles on top of the cost of controls. The second biggest problem is the actual "simulation" part. There's lots of little broken problems that stack to create an experience that will put off most casual…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truly a game of mystery. A simulation game with no tutorial nor any official documentation found in-game, on steam, or on the official website.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Russian company (official twitter said "defund ukraine) - Busted flight models for some russian planes - No important WW2 staples like drop tanks and heavy bombers (not even as AI only planes) - terrible AI, the only tactic the AI knows is to turn continuously. It's not the worst game ever but please only buy Il-2 and its DLC's on HEAVY discount, otherwise you're supporting some bad people AND getting ripped off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is good: the physics are solid, the graphics are great, and the VR performance is genuinely impressive. BUTTTTT, the quality of life is horrendous. It is honestly one of the worst disasters I have ever seen in a game. Device compatibility is a mess, there are constant bugs with bindings, settings, configuration, and so on. You may end up spending hours, or even days, troubleshooting and digging through forums just to fix one simple issue. Once you finally get everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No tutorial, unplayable, frustrating. No game should ever force a player to search on the internet how to even play it. Everything is locked, pay to play. Horrible game. I literally have no idea how to even take control of the plane, I tried everything and I can't figure it out. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but it's just unplayable for me. I wanted to play it in VR and then I tried normal mode as well, I tried multiple controllers, I tried everything, but nothing works. This is honestly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Planes miss proper manuals like they have in DCS. One of the games you have to google everything including settings on which you'll actually see anything. Spotting is ♥♥♥♥ because devs can't understand that a screen is not same as eyes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont know what I bought but definetly it is not a game. Well it is a game with everything lock out below multiple DLC. Pure Money grab
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>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.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The lack of content provided for a game this expensive is absolutely criminal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**The following content has been flagged as misinformation** The base game is a premium demo with almost no content **end misinformation** To give my opinion instead with no misinfo: the price is absolutely shameful with all of the dlc, the forums and modding forums shrug and say just buy it all on sale. The game flat out sucks. It was outdated when it released, and was just a slap to the idiots like me who bought cliffs of dover originally, only uncs understand. They let their devs work on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cash grab garbage. If you feel it's worth hundreds of dollars, as you get little access to the game without grabbing up a ton of DLC's, go hard I guess lol.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a person new to these kind of games I couldn't find any tutorial and everything is locked behind DLC. Not worth it if you are a casual gamer. The flying, visually, is pretty cool in VR.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now that the developers have listened to the players and reversed their decision to make the game online only I can leave a positive review without any qualms. It's a great game and if you're into planes, sims, WW2 and/or history you will sink many hours into this one. The monetization scheme is a nightmare at first sight, but considering how steep the learning curve is, the base game alone will provide many hours of fun. Additionally, the game gets periodically discounted up to 85% so it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's hard to care about the loss of my squadmates when the portrait generator insists on constructing literal abominations/people as they appear in dreams. RIP squadmate Spanke, who resembled what I can only describe as a wax sculpture of Joe Rogan left in a hot car.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best flight sim and flying game I've ever played! And I am still playing it! WW2 aviation combat with historical and high quality planes is there! It's peak!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not enough content for its huge price tag, the ai is booty crap, and you are limited to very few planes. On the other side, the graphics are almost perfect, the flight mechanics beat most modern flight sims, the planes have detailed interiors, and the damage model is crazy. I could go on about the explosions or the voicelines, but i dont think this is worth the price. I love almost everything but its absurd price. Not the best place to spend your 100$ steam gift card; go buy ten other games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is a visually stunning flight simulator with incredible physics, but it ultimately fails to capture the sheer scale, freedom, and endless replayability that made IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 the undisputed king of the series. What It Gets Right: The Modern Upgrades Phenomenal Flight Models: The physics, aerodynamic feedback, and engine management feel vastly more sophisticated and realistic than the 2006 engine of 1946. Gorgeous Visuals & VR: The graphics,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The price is so stupid the game doesn’t offer much you only get two tanks that aren’t even modeled and 10 planes that aren’t even that good or cool and some DLC’s are only available if you buy the other packs first it’s stupid please add more free planes this game is mid I mean I like it but the prices are way to high I know simulators better than this game with more free planes IL-2 1946 was better you had more planes please guys add more free planes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a game, it is definitley not worth the price at full price. And the DLCs DEFINITLEY not. As a game it's subpar. The missions are terrible without the PWCG, timescale only goes up to 8x instead of 16x like in RoF and the career mode is mid at best. This game might surpass war thunder in how touchy the planes are. You can touch the ground for a zeptosecond and your plane explodes for no reason However, as a tech demo kind of person, I love the flight physics and damage model. The damage…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →probably the best combat flight sim available in the market as of right now, but it suffers from the outdated graphics engine, especially when it comes to rendering aircraft against the ground or at a distance there's instances where an aircraft will render out of view unless you zoom in due to some weird LOD shenanigans, and although i like the game, it's not enjoyable being in the middle of a fight and suddendly losing track of the target because they went over a city or trees, making their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DONT get this game if you have more than 3 controllers. It's a janky ass, aged, simulator that does not cope with the modern standards in periphirals. Big NO from someone who is used to MFS and DCS and expect my rudder pedals to work without having to google for an hour. Waste of money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great flight model, nice controls, awesome feeling. Buuuuut you have to pay for DLC, otherwise your experience will be really poor.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#5: License key not activated. I literally can't even play the game, even offline mode isn't available. I literally bought the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game recognizes my x56 stick and throttle but will not accept settings for axis. The 17 hours I spent on this sim was all used trying to get a stick and throttle to work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game in vr is insane your there your actually back in the 1940s its so cool and tank crewe thats even better in vr riding out of the hatch in vr and looking down bro im riding ona tank this game is the best even better than msfs2024
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game easy or as hard as u want but the coop is stupid hard to play all these dlc and no coop missions ? i have to port forward do all kind of crazy things just to play with friends like why cant i just host missons with freinds after paying all this money and dlc ?!?!?! like this is legit the only thing that makes me really frustrated
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hell yeah simulator, If you're out of war thunder and want to play something which is more realistic but not punishing, this is a good way to go. I hope the devs make the missions editor a bit less complex tho :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Screw you 1C Game Studios. Screw you vigorously and without mercy. Do NOT waste your money on these GREEDY morons. If you purchase any base version you will immediately be disappointed to learn you can't play all of the content. That's right, you cannot play the entire game unless you also purchase ALL of the DLC's. The game actively tells you "you can't fly this mission because you don't have the plane". Guess where the plane is, it's in a DLC you don't have. For most games, DLC is an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Arguably the best WWII flight sim available right now. Detailed damage models, realistic flight controls and a dynamic career mode that can be a lot of fun. Yes, they're going to nickel and dime you on every DLC, and the campaigns being an additional ten bucks is super annoying. But IL-2's main competitors are DCS and War Thunder, and even after you buy a DLC or two, IL-2 is still just a better value. Also, the sales on steam bring that cost down a lot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An updated version of the original IL2 with smooth graphics response and decent AI. Not a "video game" but a simulation that is very immersive. Huge learning curve to be sure, but worth the effort.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →needs better user interface and the AI planes are not smart at all. wish we had better ai and 4 engine bombers. VERY LOW player count. Awsome to play with friends, epic casual sim gameplay, AA is deadly. the other day I rode in the back seat of a Ju 87 and we dive bombed a sub pen and the subs torpedos exploded damaging us and we had to fight all the way home. EPIC
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edited; after playing more I say its the best ww2/ww1 air combat simulator ever. ;the graphics are good ; Crash physics are good ; I love the variety of skins for aircraft I say this game is 100% worth it after playing it for a while and I am thinking of getting a joystick for this game Plus I am excited for il2 Korea and future updates And one more its impressive how they are making updates for this game and making Korea at the same time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite all time combat aviation simulation games. Tons of DLC to suit whatever you're into.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AI in this game is absolutely rubbish. Playing career and half of the time my AI wing-mates get confused and just circle a waypoint till they run our of fuel, especially on free hunt missions. I flew a balloon hunt mission where my flight stayed in formation, tootling around the AO while I got attacked by 4 enemy AC, even when they themselves were attacked they refused to break formation and engage. I so badly want a refund, unfortunately I spent too long trying to get this pile of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of if not THE best flight simulator I've ever played... my only complaint is that the Pilot Career missions of the base game can get very boring and very repetitive fast. Infinitely better with mods.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It takes 20 minutes to take off and go to the target area only to either shoot your guns for a few seconds, get shredded by the enemy or crash against a tree. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →November 19, 2022 is when I stopped playing this after 350+ hours. It wasn't bad in the beginning. You longed for the next set of planes and maps. You wanted them to build what IL2 1946 had, but better. It's beautiful but their pricing practices makes continuing this ridiculous. Their single player is neglected and they favor only fighters. I'm told they are making another DLC for bombers, finally. It'll probably only have 6 planes, 4 of which are variations of those already in game and it will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100GB download that offers almost nothing in return. The base game is essentially just a generic quick play mode; every actual story, campaign, and mission is locked behind a DLC paywall. On top of the greedy monetization, the game is incredibly slow to load. It’s a bloated, overpriced experience from a company that seems more interested in enforcing copyrights and selling DLC than supporting its players. Avoid this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i wont disagree things are paywalled but there isnt much we can do im gonna look at the base game and say yes its a damn good game. but it is heavily paywalled beware.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great experience in VR in a single player But where are multiplayer missions........... Annnnnd mirroring the other eye to the screen must be changed in the notepad, like wtf. And no tutorials????? But still good game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good flight and damage models, with great graphics. The NPC planes could use a bit more smarts.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →when u buy the base game thats all u get then in order to play anything else within the game u haft to pay extra for everything not worth the money when u have to buy every mission and every plane and tank
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a bit harsh to learn all in game features and that stuff, but, once you start to get it, this right here, lads, is a masterpiece. I am brazilian, and just to see the Senta a Pua livery, from the 1st Brazilian fighter group of the expeditionary forces sent to Italy, is just beyond awesome for me. Congratulations for all the team behind this incredible sim. Looking forward to IL2 Korean War!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming from IL-2 1946 I find the FM in Great Battles to be more forgiving, contrary to what I've read. I'm not sure it is because GB is more arcady or because it's control is smoother and more responsive, I find it easier to land and less likely to stall in. Perhaps 1946 simply has poor controls? Never flew in real life so I can't tell. I get it that Difficulty =/= Realism, or Ghost 'n Ghoul would be the most realistic game ever. Sometimes it just bad controls. As to the AI, yeah I think it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game although expensive for planes and can be difficult to get multiplayer running when wanting to just play yourself and a friend. However the game itself and the VR is an amazing experience. Many other players along with myself wish the "making a server for 1v1" was as easy to do as it is in DCS. Lesson to be learned here for the Developers of BOS. You make an amazing game but cannot make the setup simplified and easy to play alone with a friend. Come on man.....!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a good game, and quite fun to play and fly about in. Still, can't shake the feeling that it doesn't quite beat out 1946 in the long run. Oh well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a $50, 90 GB video game that offers you, the new player, what I can only estimate is about 5 hours worth of content with terrible controls, poor visuals, incompetently programmed AI, and no options to improve this situation but to go the devs' way or the highway by spending $1500 on DLC older games give you for free. In fact, saying that paying the toll gives you what other games do is dishonest; there's no Pacific theater here, and I doubt there ever will be one, but that's ok because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't play at all because "invalid license key" even though this was purchased through Steam and my account is linked through Steam. Waste of money.
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