# Games like European Air War

> The closest matches to European Air War: IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, Wings of Prey: Special Edition, Aces of Thunder, B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th, and Battlestations Pacific. 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. [IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946](https://imho.run/games/15320/il-2-sturmovik-1946) — Shares damage modeling with European Air War. 1,658 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15320/)
2. [Wings of Prey: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/45300/wings-of-prey-special-edition) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 416 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45300/)
3. [Aces of Thunder](https://imho.run/games/2754090/aces-of-thunder) — A frequent pick in European Air War players' libraries, and another Action. 708 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754090/)
4. [B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th](https://imho.run/games/328900/b-17-flying-fortress-the-mighty-8th) — A frequent pick in European Air War players' libraries, and another Simulation. 69 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/328900/)
5. [Battlestations Pacific](https://imho.run/games/8170/battlestations-pacific) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 1,212 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8170/)
6. [ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN](https://imho.run/games/502500/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown) — Also Flight and War, like European Air War. 22,155 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/)
7. [F-22: Air Dominance Fighter](https://imho.run/games/3146140/f-22-air-dominance-fighter) — Also Flight, like European Air War. 77 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/)
8. [Battlestations: Midway](https://imho.run/games/6870/battlestations-midway) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 457 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6870/)
9. [Rise of Flight United](https://imho.run/games/244050/rise-of-flight-united) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 1,664 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244050/)
10. [Men of War™](https://imho.run/games/7830/men-of-war) — Also World War II, like European Air War. 1,240 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7830/)
11. [War Thunder](https://imho.run/games/236390/war-thunder) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 308,911 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390/)
12. [Faces of War](https://imho.run/games/289300/faces-of-war) — Also World War II, like European Air War. 207 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289300/)
13. [Altitude](https://imho.run/games/41300/altitude) — Shares tactical positioning with European Air War. 1,206 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41300/)
14. [Falcon 4.0](https://imho.run/games/429530/falcon-4-0) — Also Flight and War, like European Air War. 171 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/429530/)
15. [Codename: Panzers, Phase Two](https://imho.run/games/411320/codename-panzers-phase-two) — A frequent pick in European Air War players' libraries, and another Strategy. 66 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411320/)
16. [World of Warplanes](https://imho.run/games/790710/world-of-warplanes) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 2,436 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/790710/)
17. [Medal of Honor: Airborne](https://imho.run/games/24840/medal-of-honor-airborne) — Shares tactical positioning with European Air War. 1,786 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24840/)
18. [Theatre of War](https://imho.run/games/46290/theatre-of-war) — Also World War II, like European Air War. 116 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46290/)
19. [Combat Wings: Battle of Britain](https://imho.run/games/34820/combat-wings-battle-of-britain) — Also World War II and Flight, like European Air War. 212 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/34820/)
20. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — A frequent pick in European Air War players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
21. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also War, like European Air War. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
22. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares tactical positioning with European Air War. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
23. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — Also World War II, like European Air War. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
24. [Thunder Wolves](https://imho.run/games/232970/thunder-wolves) — Also Flight and War, like European Air War. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232970/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514130&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=514130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/514130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About European Air War

Take to the skies over Europe during the most dangerous days of World War II.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 514130
- **Developer:** MicroProse Software
- **Publisher:** MicroProse Software
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 16, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/514130/european-air-war)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514130/)
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