IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

Very good but would have loved a flyable B17 and Lancaster

I have been playing this game since its inception. Forgotton Battles, Pacific Fighters, Ace Expansion, Pe-2. Back in the Days of Hyper-lobby. This will always be the game that set the standard for future flight sims. Way ahead of its time when UBI first released it. My favorite game ever.

;3

no dont get it, its a money grabber

no longer runs without a lot of work on windows 11. Answer from devs is to re-buy the game on their launcher

excellent dogfight simulators. i know it got no good graphics (its from 2006), but the experience playing it is miles better

bro y TF wont game start

flight model is engaging and reactive
best prop-plane game i can remember
tons of base content, with dynamic campaigns
i don't think i'll touch the huge number of mods unless im in retirement lol

cant play this game , cannot be launched

its an older flight sim but still holds up very well, the low price point makes this an easy recommendation to any flight sim enjoyers

Though not as "shiny" as the more modern titles in the series this is still a lot of fun. Very grateful for the ability to speed up time for those long bomber flights and for the inclusion of a few of the early jets.

Game is great, but of course has outdated things (It's almost 19 years old as I'm writing this). The worst thing is I'd say crashes and performance issues on vanilla, I'm still trying to fix them. Having a great run only to crash just before landing has really made me feel mad but oh well. The modding scene is pretty huge, and overall the freedom this game gives is immaculate. It's the fraction of the price what the new IL2 is (considering DLC's) and I'd say is a great entry for those with low-end pc's. A flight joystick is a must I'd say but you don't need anything fancy. If you can get the game running smoothly, I'd say it's a pretty worthy investment.

Do you like war thunder but hate the grinding? Escape the snail and this is the game for you. With having mod content added from a third party website it opens up a lot of variety of options for this game. Whats even great that there is a custom editor mode for a campgain so with some knowledge it can be a like sandbox game, plus some MAPs are bigger than the DCS slop. I'd recommend 10/10 despite the game from 2007.

Realism is very good

Used to work in summer of 2024, no longer launches.

Game does not work after i got my new PC, sad because i wanted to play it again

Amazing game for me, Personally I love the old graphics, and the physics.

G[old] Game , but some aircraft not playable

This is probably the highest quality simulation for its price point. Maddox uses community drive to keep their simulation at a near 1:1 historical experience. My first dynamic campaign is Stuka dive bombing Leningrad, as a long time history enthusiast, i was ecstatic when i learned about the Stukas automatic bomb release and recovery feature. So simple a child could use it, with little to no training. That's only one aircraft, every aircraft gets this treatment. Manuals and operation guides of the time are very valuable when playing this sim. I strongly recommend to anyone that calls themselves a history buff.

fun game like warthunder you will die its the og though

whoever gives this game a negative review will get The Curse of Ra. I cast 1 million bees in your car.

If you buy this game, it gives you immediate access to IL-2 BAT mod from the SAS website, which gives you like well over 2 thousand aircraft across decades of aviation history, and hundreds of maps plus so many other things including incredible campaigns. Somehow after 20 years it is still actively updated.

1946 my beloved, you truly are the greatest there ever was, and possibly ever will be...

Oh Yes.

Oldie but a Goldie
would recommend

This game is so good
balanced between graphics and performance, run in budget pcs and have nice graphics
the AI is boring but is nice in the same time
this game have infinite content, mods and a honored community.
such a great game. I recommend.

great game

very good but the joystick throttle is in reverse!

For an older title, this sim is still very playable and has good flight models.

Worth having in your wwII/flight sim library.

Greatest game ever made

Tragic that the game doesn't run on windows 11

great combat sim

yes

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Летели мы по морю, ветер крылья рвал
Капитан залупа с корабля сбежал
Я стоял на вахте и держал весло
Чем-то уебало и меня снесло

very good better than warthunder

Excellent combat sim, can't recommend it enough! For an older game it holds up well with a huge modding community for thousands of more objects and aircraft

This game is really really good, and is kinda reminds me of Tiny Combat Arena, also the damage system in this game feels far less broken than in IL-2 Sturmovik.
The missions & customisability is really good too.
But holy shit it is a a hassle to get this game to first work, took i think almost an hour just to get the first mission loaded & game running.

Love the game but it can be a little bit buggy at time on the account that's it's from early 2000's.

bought it, played for 30 seconds, and now it wont launch no matter what i try. this game does not work on windows 10 and it either needs to be fixed or removed from the steam store.

really good! holds up well

Brilliant

Between having to disable security features of Windows 10 to start, having to edit .ini file to be able to get through the into cutscene, and fact it does not seem to recognise inputs from any keyboard+mouse I own I am giving up on this. Might be a good game, I will never know.

not working on windowss 10

balls, but plane and realistic, same cant be said about the crash physics tho

It's a fun, classic dogfight sim. Runs well on modern PCs. Can't ask for more than that.

Used to love playing this, even still have a physical copy. Unfortunately after some windows update for 10 and 11, I can no longer get any version of this I own to launch.
Had many years of game play for this title under my belt, now unfortunately unless a fix comes out I'll never be able to play this gem again.

gold

Don't give up on the takeoff's, you will get it!

This game is incredibly realistic. I've only played 13 hours of it and it is the best combat simulator I have ever purchased. I tried out War Thunder, and it wasn't that great. Sure it was fun, but the grind was long and boring. The mouse control completely eliminates the need for skill. This game is way different. It is realistic because of how hard it is. If you pull up too much (at least in normal and realistic modes) you will stall and spin to your death. Pulling deflection takes practice, which War Thunder completely eliminates. I had to practice for at least 5 hours before I could shoot down an average 109 in my Yak3. The career modes are fun too. You can put at least 500 hours into that alone. Overall this is a great game, I 100% recommend it.

Does not work :/