Strategy · August 11, 2017

Sudden Strike 4 (2017)

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Sudden Strike 4 sends you off on three extensive campaigns set amongst the battlefields of World War II . Commanding the Allied, German or Soviet troops , you will lead over 100 different units into battle; like the German bomber Heinkel He111 , the Russian T-34 tank, the British Hawker Typhoon fighter plane and the notorious German Panzerkampfwagen VI 'Tiger' . In a first for the Sudden Strike series, you can now choose from one of nine individual commanders , such as George Patton or Bernard Montgomery , who will each allow for different approaches to combat and boast unique abilities . Prove your strategic expertise in over 20 demanding singleplayer scenarios  and the challenge-focused skirmish mode . Exploit the weak spots of tanks, set up an ambush , occupy buildings with infantry, outmaneuver the enemy with clever positioning or unleash devastating air strikes – how you approach each mission is up to you! Modding support with Steam Workshop integration. Optional „Pause & Play“ for more tactical depth

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.8k Steam reviewsTop 52% in Strategy
Positive rating78% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 77%
Metacritic70/100Genre average 79 — top 92% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak144 playersTop 53% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 52% for session depth among Strategy

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

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  • Italian volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Polish
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

78%Mostly Positive · 7.8k reviews

6.1k positive · 1.7k negative

Metacritic

70/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

6.0k

Peak concurrent players

144

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 281
  • RTS · 165
  • World War II · 158
  • War · 129
  • Multiplayer · 82
  • Historical · 81
  • Real-Time · 75
  • Tanks · 75
  • Realistic · 72
  • Real Time Tactics · 54
  • Military · 51
  • Singleplayer · 49
  • Base-Building · 13

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Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Welcome back, Sudden Strike!” 83 / 100 – Gamestar “Through the simulation of historical battles, restoration of battlegrounds & units details, players will learn the brutal reality of wars in this fantastic real-time war game.” 8/10 – Play 163 / 爱玩网 “Sudden Strike returns to reunite World War II with real-time strategy” 8/10 – Cubed3

Strategy releases from 2017

6 Strategy titles launched in 2017 — top 5 by review volume.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

61

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 11, 2017
DeveloperKite Games
PublisherKalypso Media
Base price$3.99
DLC / Add-ons6 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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