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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

Should you play it?

Il-2 1946 includes all of the original IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters™ and alternate histry campaigns of year 1946. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!

What works

  • Extensive aircraft and mission variety
  • Robust modding community
  • Realistic flight and damage models
  • Mission and campaign editors
  • Strong replayability and longevity

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and sound
  • Steep learning curve
  • Complex multiplayer setup and small community
  • Limited official tutorials
  • Some installation and compatibility issues on modern systems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Nuclear Option

  • Falcon 4.0

  • VTOL VR

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • Delta Force 2

  • Arma 3

Less social

Games that feels like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Battlestations: Midway

  • Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

  • War on the Sea

  • Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions

  • Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

  • ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026