IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

World War II combat flight sim with hundreds of flyable aircraft

1C: Maddox Games · Published by Fulqrum Publishing · Released Jun 13, 2008

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 3,215
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 11; peak 24h 22
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 8 years ago; May 3, 2018

What is IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946?

A World War II combat flight simulator in which you fly fighters and bombers through mission-based campaigns. Some campaigns imagine the war continuing into 1946. You can play alone, cooperatively, or against other players.

For you if...

+you enjoy detailed aircraft handling and challenging dogfights
+you want cooperative or competitive flights with other players

Not for you if...

−you prefer simple, arcade-style controls for air combat
−you want contemporary graphics in a flight simulator

What players say

87% of 3,215 reviews are positive

Players praise the aircraft handling and the range of mods. The most common complaint is that the game fails to launch on some modern systems; some players say manually changing resolution settings gets it running.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® XP/2000 (only)
Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz recommended)
Graphics: DirectX® 9 compliant with 64 MB RAM (128 recommended)(see supported list*)
Memory: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
Storage: 1.1+ GB
DirectX: DirectX 9.0 or higher