IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

Steam Deck · unrated

1C: Maddox Games · Simulation · Jul 19, 2011

It depends on what you're after.

You can't buy it on Steam right now.

67%
Mixed
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Extremely realistic dynamic lighting and shadows (especially in the cockpit) including sun glare.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
CloD (as Cliffs of Dover is usually called) is a fantastic WWII combat flight simulator.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
While single player is an option, and a necessity to develop skills, online multiplayer is so immersive.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
+ Great multiplayer netcode. 100 players online + a bunch of AI as well and the servers hardly break a sweat.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
in my opinion even far superior to warthunders realism gameplay, because the flightmodel doesnt feel odd - it feels just right!
15 of 300 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 love5 themes
Graphics49 reviews
Combat48 reviews
Multiplayer29 reviews
Servers and matchmaking20 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters18 reviews
78%
Interface13 reviews
46%
Performance7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes23 reviews
70%
Bugs22 reviews
55%
Optimization8 reviews
75%
Controls6 reviews
33%

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.

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
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