Simulation · June 13, 2008
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (2008)
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! The game has been updated to the latest version 4.12.2. This community made update includes widescreen support with correct FOV, many new planes, maps and scenarios. New Aircraft: 32 new flyable fighters and bombers, and four new AI aircraft! New Maps: Large new historical maps of the Kiev region; a map of Manchuria focusing on a border region between USSR, China and Japanese-occupied Korea; a large bonus Burma map; and an online Khalkin Gol / Nomonhan map. New Campaigns: Nine new campaigns with nearly 200 missions add incredible realism and attention to detail. There are detailed careers for fighter and bomber pilots, for the German, Soviet, and Japanese air forces, offering such varied objectives as flying jet bombers over occupied Europe, to intercepting American B-29 Super fortresses over Iwo Jima and Japanese home islands! Alternate History: Three of the nine campaigns are a departure into alternate history, focusing on hypothetical battles between the Soviet Union and Germany in the year 1946, while WWII still rages on. Nearly 1,000 new Paint schemes: The new planes, as well as many of the other ones in the series, come with a host of historical paint schemes, showing many of the individual aircraft or squadrons that served in WWII.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Simulation · 200
- Flight · 162
- World War II · 115
- Military · 70
- Historical · 58
- Realistic · 53
- Multiplayer · 46
- TrackIR · 41
- Action · 29
- Classic · 25
- Singleplayer · 23
- War · 15
- Jet · 15
- Moddable · 13
- VR · 11
Position in Simulation
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 3.0k Steam reviews | Top 75% in Simulation |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 79% — this title sits in top 32% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 | Genre average 75 — top 12% of Simulation titles |
| Engagement hours | 10 h average | Top 82% for session depth among Simulation |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 3.0k reviews
2.6k positive · 361 negative
Metacritic
86/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.7/10
Curator recommendations
2.6k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 13, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | 1C: Maddox Games |
| Publisher | Fulqrum Publishing |
| Base price | $1.99 -80% |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
10h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
Community
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Includes level editor
- Family Sharing
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (2)
- English
- Russian
Editions & Packages
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