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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
58 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Pro: flight model and weapon physics is good if you are looking for realism. Con: not a clickable cockpit, and my biggest issue is that it will no longer play offline - it has in the past - but now requires you to…”
“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…”
“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.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This sim is fantastic... Endlessly challenging to master the different aircraft, but wonderful at this same time. I thoroughly recommend this game.”
“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…”
“I played this game back in the day and found this version ( an update if you like ) is like, wow, what an improvement. It's up there with another game like DCS world, ( if i'm allowed to reference another game ) I use a…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“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…”
“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…”
“Awesome WW2 flight sim. Highly recommend this game as its a bargain and plenty of stuff to do”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Excellent sim, spanning along several battles and theathers with career mode (in which you can rank up, get captured, etc), campaigns (official and community made), mission editor, dynamic campain mod (pwcg), quick…”
“I played this game back in the day and found this version ( an update if you like ) is like, wow, what an improvement. It's up there with another game like DCS world, ( if i'm allowed to reference another game ) I use a…”
“Just a beautiful and fun flight sim. Buy it without hesitation. Love the level of realism controls and attention to detail, you can really tweak almost every aspect. Been playing for years prior, can't wait for…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Great flight model, nice controls, awesome feeling. Buuuuut you have to pay for DLC, otherwise your experience will be really poor.”
“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…”
“I played this game back in the day and found this version ( an update if you like ) is like, wow, what an improvement. It's up there with another game like DCS world, ( if i'm allowed to reference another game ) I use a…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“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…”
“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.”
“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…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Pro: flight model and weapon physics is good if you are looking for realism. Con: not a clickable cockpit, and my biggest issue is that it will no longer play offline - it has in the past - but now requires you to…”
“I spent more time figuring out the controls than actually playing the game. Nowhere does it say that this is a game that REQUIRES a flight stick. Playing with your mouse feels like trying to lift an icecube out of water…”
“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”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I spent more time figuring out the controls than actually playing the game. Nowhere does it say that this is a game that REQUIRES a flight stick. Playing with your mouse feels like trying to lift an icecube out of water…”
“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…”
“I love the tank battles, unfortunately I could not care about aircraft. Really looking forward to more tanks. In the begining of playing I was very confused about the controls, though you can just look up a youtube…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“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…”
“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.”
“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.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“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…”
“- 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…”
“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”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Dev blog #377
Hello, friends! We recently told you about the progress on the Bombers expansion for Great Battles. Today, we would like to share an update on another area of work connected to the same project. We pr
Dev Blog #86
Greetings, comrades! As promised earlier, today we have a substantial dev diary dedicated to our plans for the coming year across the entire IL-2 series. To provide a clearer overview, we have prepare
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
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| 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 * |
| 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