IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
Historical flight sim with detailed aircraft systems and dogfights
Team Fusion Simulations, 1C: Maddox Games · Published by Fulqrum Publishing · Released Dec 14, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 1,781
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 12
- peak 24h 14
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 21, 2026
What is IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition?
Set during the Battle of Britain, this flight simulator puts you in the cockpit of British, German, and Italian fighters and bombers. You fly combat missions over southeast England and the English Channel in single-player campaigns, missions made with the mission builder, or multiplayer air battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy technical navigation and engine management
- +you want multiplayer air battles with many aircraft
Not for you if...
- −you prefer arcade flying to complex aircraft handling
- −you need VR support for your flight sims
What players say
71% of 1,781 reviews are positive
Players praise the aircraft selection, damage modeling, and sound. The most common complaint is that joystick and key bindings are difficult to set up or fail to stay saved; players also criticize the menus.
Screenshots and trailer
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core I5 6500 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Direct X 11.0 compliant 4 gb
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Joystick and keyboard
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core I7 6800k or equivalent
- Graphics
- Direct X 11.0 compliant 8 gb
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Joystick with twist handle rudder or Joystick with rudder pedals
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Czech, Italian, Polish.
Tags
- Simulation
- Flight
- World War II
- Singleplayer
- VR
- Multiplayer
- War
- Realistic
- Historical
- TrackIR
- Shooter
- FPS
- First-Person
- Controller
- Action
- Third Person
Recent updates
- Jul 21, 2026 · Update 5.049
- Jun 23, 2026 · Patch 5.048 is here!
- May 26, 2026 · Patch 5.047.1 is Out Now!
- Apr 3, 2025 · Patch 5.046 Is Out Now
- Mar 27, 2025 · Patch 5.045 Is Out Now
2 DLC available.
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