Dogfight 1942

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

City Interactive · Simulation · Sep 21, 2012

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Dogfight 1942?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics show their age but are perfectly adequate and the game played well on my mediocre gaming PC.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Little WW2 arcade sim... it runs quite smoothly, there's some mission variety to keep things from getting boring and it controls OK with a gamepad.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The lightweight structure and forgiving mechanics make it a great entry point for players curious about the genre but unwilling to commit to the daunting realism of something like IL-2 Sturmovik or Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is very fun not too in depth but a good balance to it.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The inclusion of cooperative play is a welcome feature—players can join forces in the campaign, face off in split-screen dogfights, or test endurance in a survival mode—but the lack of online multiplayer severely limits its longevity.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had no difficulty running it on the mouse and keyboard layout and the game has Achievements at least.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics47 reviews
Controls46 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Combat44 reviews
Co-op38 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Story27 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
56% still recommend
Multiplayer
86% still recommend
Bugs
89% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99