Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.
- Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
There are so many flyables you're gonna think you found yourself in aviation heaven, from the turbo-dated early days models of the original IL-2 mod. 1943 to the latest expansion of the eponymous '1946' title, which features smooth, polished cockpit surfaces and even bump lighting.
It's dirt cheap, it'll run on your PC, whichever one you have, it still has a very alive and well multiplayer scene, and CUP and assorted mods extend its lifespan into infinity and beyond.
Campaign missions are fun, and there's also a dynamic campaign in which you can fly as bomber pilots, fighter pilots, and the likes.
For coming out long ago it still holds up with very solid gameplay and lots of planes and factions and endless scenarios, pack full of content is what I'm trying to say.
A heads up is that there is no mouse joy (you can't use a mouse to fly), that's fine for me because I have a joystick but you will need either that or a controller (if supported).
Since the original servers are long gone, you will have to install third party software, personally I don't play multiplayer, but it is an option.
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Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.
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