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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

Realistic World War II combat flight simulation over Stalingrad

FOR-GAMES CR LTD · Released Oct 22, 2014

ActionSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 9,410
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 37 in 30 days
Players
261
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 10, 2026
Minimum PC
4GB VRAM
16 GB RAM · 95 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad?

A first-person World War II flight simulator centered on combat over Stalingrad. Fly fighters, attack planes, and bombers against aircraft and ground targets in a pilot career, custom missions, or online battles and co-op.

For you if...

  • +you want detailed flight physics and aircraft damage modeling
  • +you enjoy demanding, practice-heavy combat flight simulation
  • +you want solo careers, custom missions, and online battles

Not for you if...

  • −you want arcade-style flying with a shallow learning curve
  • −you mainly want varied, hand-built career missions
  • −you expect a broad base package without paid add-ons

What players say

77% of 9,410 reviews are positive · 81% of 37 in the last 30 days

Players praise the flight physics, damage modeling, and realistic controls. Common complaints focus on extensive paid DLC, repetitive career missions, and difficult control-binding and configuration setup.

Players over time

▲ +16% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 319 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad screenshot 1

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad system requirements

Minimum: 4GB VRAM, 16 GB RAM, 95 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows® 10/11
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5/i7 3+ GHz
Graphics
4GB VRAM or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
95 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
DirectX®-compatible flight stick recommended

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
Languages
Full audio: Russian, German. Text only: English, Polish, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese.

Does IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

57 DLC available.

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