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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“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 :(”
— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Big IL-2 Series Sale is now live!
It’s the perfect time to expand your hangar, with discounts of up to 75% on IL-2 Series games. Steam —
Update 7.008
Pilots and Crew Commanders! After one of the previous updates, we received reports from players that the game had become more demanding in terms of internet connection, and that offline access for Ste
Update 7.007
The new version includes fixes for the Odessa map, aircraft, careers, and campaigns, along with several other improvements. Fixed FFB behavior on the La-7. Fixed inverted trim controls on MOZA devices
The Road of Life
Hello, comrades! On Victory Day, we would like to highlight an important topic that we are currently exploring as part of the project “Odessa and Leningrad - Siege and Liberation.” On the Gulf of Finl
Update 7.006
Maintenance has been completed. Changes have been implemented to improve the stability of the game client.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Simulation |
| Player tags | Flight · Realistic · Simulation · Jet · VR · World War II · War · Historical · First-Person · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, Russian * , German * , Polish, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://il2-series.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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