

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
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01About IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Fly from the cockpit of a WWII aircraft through historically framed air battles, building a pilot’s career from newcomer to squadron commander. The Steam PC version also offers custom quick missions and multiplayer dogfights, team battles, and co-op. Steam player reviews: 79% positive from 8,786 reviews.
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$7.182026-07-30 · KinguinBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
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| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | — |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
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| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19
02Before you buy
Career and missions
Single-player Career mode follows a pilot’s progression, while Quick Mission lets you create custom combat scenarios.
Controls and language
The game description lists joystick or mouse aircraft control. Interface support includes English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
03Frequently asked questions
Can I fight on the ground as well as in the air?
Yes. The description includes multiplayer ground combat, with players able to operate T-34-76 or Pz III Ausf L tanks.
Can a friend help control a vehicle?
The description says one player can control a plane or tank while a friend aims a tank gun or bomber turret.
Does the campaign span multiple theatres?
The Career mode works in the theatres owned; the description names Stalingrad, Moscow, and Kuban.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
When War Thunder is too casual but can't play DCS because you still go outsideShow moreShow less
I cannot, in good faith, recommend this game to anyone. Not because the game is bad, it's actually a spectacular game. The issue lies with the company behind the game. In what I can only assume is an overzealous attempt at anti-piracy, they succeeded in locking me out of all of my DLC for 2 weeks while I struggled with their support team (even having to go so far as to send a video of me logging into the game via Steam), only to be followed by being unable to play any quick missions. When I contacted them again through the same support ticket to try to fix my quick mission issue, (after ~5 days of waiting) I was asked to send a screenshot of the main menu. After doing so, their advice was to erase the data\swf\il2\userdata folder, and verify the files, which resulted in the game asking me to link accounts... again... which failed... again (email/password incorrect after I JUST used the same email and password to login on their web page). At this point, I've lost most of my patience with the game. I understand wanting to avoid piracy, I really do, but shafting paying customers and making them wait up to a week for a support reply that may or may not leave them unable to play at all is unacceptable in my opinion. Instead of linking accounts, I'll just play through Steam, and if I can't access my DLC, I'll just stop playing the game. To be honest, this broke my heart, as I love the game, and was planning to get the rest of the DLC... But I just can't justify that now, as I don't know if I'd even be able to play the DLC after I buy it.Show moreShow less
60 year old man, this flight sim could possibly be the most fun I have had. How many fathers get to fly with their son? Truly a fun and educational experience. I rate this game a 10 out of 10Show moreShow less
Do you like spending 65 dollars on a game, and then finding out that you actually only bought a fraction of it and the rest needs to be purchased through DLCs? I don't! If I had known there were only 8 playable planes and 30 more that you have to pay hundreds of dollars to access all of, I wouldn't have bought this in the first place.Show moreShow less
Im 16 years old. My dad has been into aviation his entire life, he worked on Restoring P40 Warhawks at Curtis Hawk. I was raised of off the original IL2. Taught me the basics on how to fly and about different airplanes. I have always had a passion for Airplanes and the only reason I did not get this game sooner is because I was worried I would not be able to fly anything because of how advanced i thought this game was. So about 6 months ago during the summer sale I bought the basic Battle Of Stalingrad within 30 minutes of playing the game i saw there was a P40 and I bought it instantly I then got my dad and we played this game for hours. I learned about all sorts of things I never knew such as cowl flaps, gun convergence, and engine managment. after 6 months I have saved up with my own money and got every plane and expansion except Tank Crew and Flying Circus.. The one thing I want people to understand is that if the Developers made everything free but the base game they would not make any money, It takes months of Studying and flying and interviewing pilots and Modeling and sound mixing and hundreds of other factors to make a single plane, Let alone a map. This is a Expensive game, Not gonna lie, But if you really just want to fly a huge assortment of planes then get 1946. The developers have every right to make new planes cost money. It just is not possible for them to make a living expanding there game for free. After learning as much as i have from this sim my dad is taking me on my first real flight lesson. I Really enjoy this game and i highly recommend it. and i hope they will be expanding this sim for a long time as they will always have my support!Show moreShow less
I am a solo player so this review is aimed to my peers. As a long time simmers (began with red baron on i386), i tried every single sims since then. I just love playing a carreer, following the life of my virtual air squad, be involved in tactical events... Il2 BOS does that, you get very nicely done carreer context, with nice war map, briefings... BUT You also get one of the worse AI i ever seen : - wingmate will seldomly follow order - will never help you - will crash into the ground (whole squad) for no reason - will not attack ground target AND air target (ending an intercept mission with 6 personnal kills while my AI teamates ends with 0???? yeah they were too busy circling around!) - will circle around while you are left alone to deal with the whole enemy squads - will fire thru you if you had the bad idea to attack the same target as your wingmen (seen 3 AI attacking the SAME target while others enemy AI were freely aiming at me) - enemy AI will just circle right or left while under attack while seldomy trying others tactics (bad for energy fighters) - bombers or attack planes carreer are not playable : AI wont drop bombs, you get no fighter cover, no more than x2 time compression while having to travel 120km => sorry i have a life and have other better thing to do than to wait before my screen. While the flights models, the damage models, the graphics are very convincing, the AI issues just break the game. For solo players, it's a very frustrating game and i don't recommand it. Don't get me wrong, there is a colossal work put into this sim but unless developpers gave top priority to AI and you are a solo player don't buy this game. As it stands now, it's a multiplayer focused game. While there are moves to enhance the single player experience, there are, at the moment too timid/not enough. 28/12/19 update : To update my review... A big work has been done on the enemy AI. Now they are quite capable and will give you a very decent fight, in veteran and ace AI. This is a very good step in the right direction and deserve to be pointed. But Friendy AI aka wingman are just totally useless. They won't cover you, will sedomly engage enemy, turn around endlessly, won't drop their bombs just turning around the target... It is unbevilable as the enemy is quite agressive so why friendly AI are so incompetent? It just break immersion and is unacceptable in a 2019 simulation. Again, there is a colossal work on AI, but it is still lacking on the friendly side. AI should priority numberone, forget about air marshall and other multiplayer features, next to noboby uses it (reminder : 95% of users are solo only) and focus all ressources on single player. Then this game will be the ultimate WWII air sim. 04/11/20 update : another update... Nearly a year since my last update, nothing as changed about wingman AI!!! They are still uterly useless when they simply don't shoot you down if you chase the same plane as them : they will fire true you! How can it be possible in 2020? Simply put : i have had several flight in quick mission builder; EVERY time ALL my wingman (in ace as the enemy) get shoot down in less thant 30 seconds! Why? because they screwed up? beause bad luck? NO, because, they just keep flying in straight line ignoring the enemy and my order to engage. And so whatever the plane they are in. It is just unbeliable to see such a gap between friendly AI and enemy one (wich is good and fun to fight with). AI gunners (AAA or bomber gunner) are still completely broken. They are able to put extremely accurate fire at extreme range and with nearly no aiming time. Usually the first bullet/shell will hit you just like if they had some kind of precognitive device coupled with laser rangefinder and radar directed fire... All of this just break the realism and fun if you are a solo player like me and it's sad as again, the rest of the game is quite good. I just don't understand why devs don't fix those issues just like they did with enemy AI?Show moreShow less
Easier than DCS, better than War Thunder.Show moreShow less
Good, now defund 1C Game StudiosShow moreShow less
"hmm... lets see what this button does" *Turns off breathing apparatus* *Plane noses down* *Controls don't work* *Goes from a nosedive to a flatspin* *Radio switches to an Argentinian music station* *The sun turns black and the moon cracks open* *The earth itself starts rotating in the opposite direction* *I can hear the voice of stalin himself screaming as I beg for mercy before my plane smashes into an open field*Show moreShow less
Devs 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 itShow moreShow less
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.