# Games like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

> The closest matches to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946: Men of War: Assault Squad 2, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad, Wings of Prey: Special Edition, Steel Division: Normandy 44, and Hell Let Loose. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Men of War: Assault Squad 2](https://imho.run/games/244450/men-of-war-assault-squad-2) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 16,449 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244450/)
2. [IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad](https://imho.run/games/307960/il-2-sturmovik-battle-of-stalingrad) — Also TrackIR and World War II, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 5,292 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307960/)
3. [Wings of Prey: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/45300/wings-of-prey-special-edition) — A frequent pick in IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 players' libraries, and another Simulation. 416 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45300/)
4. [Steel Division: Normandy 44](https://imho.run/games/572410/steel-division-normandy-44) — A frequent pick in IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 players' libraries, and another Action. 2,612 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572410/)
5. [Hell Let Loose](https://imho.run/games/686810/hell-let-loose) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 61,435 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/686810/)
6. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — A frequent pick in IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
7. [Rise of Flight United](https://imho.run/games/244050/rise-of-flight-united) — Also World War II and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 1,664 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244050/)
8. [Day of Infamy](https://imho.run/games/447820/day-of-infamy) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 9,523 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447820/)
9. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
10. [Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm](https://imho.run/games/35450/red-orchestra-2-heroes-of-stalingrad-with-rising-storm) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 11,326 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35450/)
11. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
12. [Silent Hunter® III](https://imho.run/games/15210/silent-hunter-iii) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 1,464 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15210/)
13. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — A frequent pick in IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
14. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
15. [War Thunder](https://imho.run/games/236390/war-thunder) — Also World War II and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 308,911 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390/)
16. [Battlestations Pacific](https://imho.run/games/8170/battlestations-pacific) — Also World War II and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 1,212 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8170/)
17. [Call of Duty® (2003)](https://imho.run/games/2620/call-of-duty-2003) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 3,475 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620/)
18. [Bomber Crew](https://imho.run/games/537800/bomber-crew) — Also World War II and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 6,508 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537800/)
19. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)
20. [Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/1250410/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-40th-anniversary-edition) — Also TrackIR and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 73,114 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250410/)
21. [DCS World Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/223750/dcs-world-steam-edition) — Also TrackIR and Flight, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 22,692 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/)
22. [Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™](https://imho.run/games/15390/brothers-in-arms-hell-s-highway) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 1,212 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15390/)
23. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — Also Military and Historical, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
24. [World of Tanks](https://imho.run/games/1407200/world-of-tanks) — Also World War II and Military, like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. 24,498 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1407200/)

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## About 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!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 15280
- **Developer:** 1C: Maddox Games
- **Publisher:** Fulqrum Publishing
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Cloud, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 13, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows

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