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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

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 works

  • Highly realistic flight and damage models
  • Immersive vr support
  • Active multiplayer community
  • Detailed career and campaign modes
  • Frequent updates and expansions

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Expensive dlc pricing
  • Lack of clickable cockpits
  • Long mission durations with limited time acceleration
  • Some ai limitations in singleplayer

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Wargame: Airland Battle

  • Battlefield 3™

  • Falcon 4.0

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition

  • Battlestations Pacific

More fantastical

Games that feels like IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad but with more imaginative fiction

  • AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

  • STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™

  • ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

  • Project Wingman

  • BattleGroupVR

  • Freespace 2

Less story-driven

Games that feels like IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad but with less narrative immersion

  • Flyout

  • SimplePlanes 2

  • Forefront

  • DCS World Steam Edition

  • Heliborne Collection

  • War Thunder

Less social

Games that feels like IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

  • Battlestations: Midway

  • Combat Wings: Battle of Britain

  • War on the Sea

  • Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

  • Fleet Command

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Last update: 04/08/2026