Sudden Strike 5

Sudden Strike 5

Steam Deck Verified

Kite Games · Strategy · Apr 23, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $42.49.

75%
Mostly Positive
735 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 735 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 243 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There is also hardly any defence missions, SS4 made it feel like a story but this just feels like a skirmish.
40 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I'm not the one to read reviews but i was a little standoffish when seeing people say it's just like SS4, graphics are the same, super buggy etc.
33 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Multiplayer needs way more maps though, more than 2v2 and probably some unit balancing/AI improvement and a good server lobby.
18 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
They’ve reused assets from SS4 for example voice acting, so nothing feels new and I’m only part way through one of the campaigns.
6 of 243 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters40 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay31 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs22 reviews
55%
Difficulty14 reviews
79%
Combat13 reviews
85%
Crashes11 reviews
55%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $42.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.