Co-op games like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Below are 5 cooperative Steam games similar to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
LAN Co-op alternative to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 — playable with friends. Shares Simulation with IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.
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!
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Men of War™
LAN Co-op alternative to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 — playable with friends.
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
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A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
Online Co-op alternative to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 — playable with friends.
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
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Men of War: Red Tide
LAN Co-op alternative to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 — playable with friends.
Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.
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Faces of War
LAN Co-op alternative to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 — playable with friends. Shares Simulation with IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.