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Also World War II and RTS, like Sudden Strike 3.
- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2017
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The closest matches to Sudden Strike 3: Sudden Strike 2 Gold, Sudden Strike 4, Company of Heroes, Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943, and Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Fireglow
- Price: $5.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 71% of 72 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Massive unit counts create cinematic scale battles
- Pause and plan gameplay rewards tactical thinking
- Rare vehicle variety across theaters
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Stressful
About Sudden Strike 3
The closest matches to Sudden Strike 3: Sudden Strike 2 Gold, Sudden Strike 4, Company of Heroes, Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943, and Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sudden Strike 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sudden Strike 2 Gold, Sudden Strike 4 and Company of Heroes — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, immersive and stressful, and single out its artillery support. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Sudden Strike 3: Experience the hit World War 2 real-time strategy game for the first time in full 3D glory, expanding on all strategic and tactical options. Command joint operations of naval, land-based and airborne units on the largest maps in the series.
Is Sudden Strike 3 worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 72 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Massive unit counts create cinematic scale battles
- Pause and plan gameplay rewards tactical thinking
- Rare vehicle variety across theaters
- Scouting and sniping are essential for survival
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The scale of the battles and intense firefights make it a marked improvement over the first two titles. However, as with the predecessors due to control problems and pathfinding issues, controlling the units in Sudden Strike 3 is a…”
“Meh. Bought it for six bucks, got six hours of play, so eh. Its WWII, its RTS without any control which units you recieve, how many, when, from where. Oh, reinforcements have arived? Where are they? What are they? Let me scan the entire…”
People who play it also play: Sudden Strike 2 Gold, Sudden Strike 4, Company of Heroes
Frequently asked about Sudden Strike 3
Can I run it?
Does Sudden Strike 3 run on Steam Deck?
Sudden Strike 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sudden Strike 3 cost?
Sudden Strike 3 is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sudden Strike 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sudden Strike 3 are Sudden Strike 2 Gold, Sudden Strike 4, Company of Heroes.
Who developed Sudden Strike 3?
Sudden Strike 3 was developed by Fireglow and published by Kalypso Media Digital.