Sudden Strike 4
World War II real-time tactics with limited forces and commanders
Kite Games · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Aug 11, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 8,356
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 34 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 117
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 years ago
- Apr 3, 2019
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sudden Strike 4?
A World War II real-time tactics game built around three single-player campaigns for Allied, German, and Soviet forces. Across more than 20 scenarios, you choose a commander, position troops and vehicles, set ambushes, occupy buildings, target tank weak points, and call air strikes. A skirmish mode provides additional challenges.
For you if...
- +you prefer deliberate tactics without base building
- +you enjoy difficult single-player campaigns with limited forces
- +you like positioning, ambushes, and careful unit preservation
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced battles with constant unit production
- −you expect a detailed, realistic war simulation
- −you dislike trial-and-error in demanding campaign missions
What players say
78% of 8,356 reviews are positive · 73% of 34 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the campaigns' tactical depth, especially flanking, reconnaissance, and preserving a limited force. Common complaints concern unreliable unit AI and pathfinding, restrictive visibility, awkward controls, and scripted mission triggers that can block progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Sudden Strike 4 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- AMD or Intel, 3 GHz Dual-Core or 2.6 GHz Quad-Core
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7850, NVIDIA GeForce 660 series
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- AMD Quad-Core @ 3.8 GHz or Intel Quad-Core @ 3.2 GHz
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 470 or NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti series and above
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 61
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Polish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese.
Tags
- Strategy
- RTS
- Real Time Tactics
- World War II
- Action RTS
- Tactical
- War
- Historical
- Tanks
- Real-Time
- Realistic
- Multiplayer
- Military
- Singleplayer
- Wargame
- Action
Recent updates
- Apr 3, 2019 · Sudden Strike 4: Hotfix for version 1.15 has been released
- Feb 22, 2019 · The new free bonus missions update (version 1.15) has been released!
- Dec 14, 2018 · Free Update 1.14 has been applied for Sudden Strike 4!
6 DLC available.
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