About the Game
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles of World War II. Better quality of content, bigger scale, new physics, more realistic aerodynamics and new game elements set this title apart from all which came before. We have only one goal - To give you a New Higher Level of Immersion!
The new singleplayer Career mode takes a WWII combat pilot experience to the next level and works in any theatre of war you own - Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Moscow and Battle of Kuban. If you have all three, you can play through all of them with the same character, starting in the cold winter of 1941 and finishing in 1943 on the warm shores of the Black Sea.
Key Features:
PLAY:
FLY:
COMBAT:
LEARN:
The new singleplayer Career mode takes a WWII combat pilot experience to the next level and works in any theatre of war you own - Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Moscow and Battle of Kuban. If you have all three, you can play through all of them with the same character, starting in the cold winter of 1941 and finishing in 1943 on the warm shores of the Black Sea.
Key Features:
PLAY:
- Historically accurate Single-Player Career mode that features a challenging AI system. Serve in a fighter, attack or bomber squadron and make your way from a new pilot to the squadron commander. Choose your pilot's biography, read squadron histories and check the newspaper for info about the progression of the war delivered weekly to your squadron.
- Realistic graphics and unique visual effects: clouds, lightning, tracers, explosions and huge smoke plumes - all of them fully realized to recreate the aerial combat scenery of war.
- Flexible Quick Mission mode that allows you to create your own custom combat scenario in just a couple of minutes.
- Classic Multiplayer gameplay with dedicated player controlled servers with your favorite settings for team battles, dogfight duels and online Coop.
FLY:
- Realistic sounds and physics, detailed aircraft systems modeling, advanced aerodynamics and state-of-the-art flight modeling gives you a real sensation of flight.
- Become an ace fighter pilot or try your hand at flying attack planes and bombers where you can destroy tanks, trucks, AAA batteries, artillery units and even armoured trains.
- Control your plane with either joystick or mouse keeping the highest level of simulation fidelity and accuracy.
- For those that won’t make it back to base, each plane comes equipped with a handy parachute!
COMBAT:
- Hone your skills versus AI or join multiplayer where you can fight in the air or on the ground, manning T-34-76 or Pz III Ausf L tanks available to all owners of the game.
- Control a plane or tank all by yourself or have your friend aim a tank gun or a bomber turret.
- Unique and detailed damage model lets you use the pros and cons of various aircraft and tanks to your advantage.
- Adjust the tank aiming sights for distance and view the tank interior just as a plane cockpit!
LEARN:
- Action takes place on a 358 х 230 km map - The largest and most detailed recreation of the Battle of Stalingrad theatre ever modeled in a flight simulation with unique structures, buildings and landscapes.
- Single-Player Career scenario follows the real chronology of the battle starting with Germans crossing the Don river and starting their advance to the Volga on August 23rd, 1942 and continues to the complete liberation of the city on February 2nd, 1943. Learn about the real events of the war from the newspaper delivered weekly to your squadron.
- The legendary aircraft of the era have been thoroughly re-created using original drawings and blueprints from the Central Archive of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
- Precise simulation of the flight model allows everyone to learn the special character and limits of each and every plane in the game. Use each of their special abilities and performance characteristics to complete your mission and survive the brutal fight.
- Be promoted to higher ranks and receive historical medals and other awards.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 23655049
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Pilots and Crew Commanders!
After one of the previous updates, we received reports from players that the game had become more demanding in terms of internet connection, and that offline access for Steam users was no longer working as expected.
We carefully investigated the situation and identified the cause. The issue was related to a change in the Steam login logic, so in Update 7.008 we have restored the previous behavior of this part of the functionality.
If logging in through Steam in online mode fails, Steam users will see an additional screen for offline login. This will allow them to continue using the available offline modes.
In offline mode, Quick Mission, Campaign and Missions will once again be available.
We would also like to emphasize separately: in the game “Korea”, offline mode will be available to all users, regardless of whether they purchased the game on our website or on Steam.
In addition, Update 7.008 includes other changes:
* Updated the “Operation Munich”, “Under Siege” and “Overlord” campaigns.
* AI pilots will no longer try to return to base in Duel and Skirmish mission types.
Thank you to everyone who reported the issue and helped us understand the situation! Your feedback helped us identify the cause more quickly and prepare the fix.
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After one of the previous updates, we received reports from players that the game had become more demanding in terms of internet connection, and that offline access for Steam users was no longer working as expected.
We carefully investigated the situation and identified the cause. The issue was related to a change in the Steam login logic, so in Update 7.008 we have restored the previous behavior of this part of the functionality.
If logging in through Steam in online mode fails, Steam users will see an additional screen for offline login. This will allow them to continue using the available offline modes.
In offline mode, Quick Mission, Campaign and Missions will once again be available.
We would also like to emphasize separately: in the game “Korea”, offline mode will be available to all users, regardless of whether they purchased the game on our website or on Steam.
In addition, Update 7.008 includes other changes:
* Updated the “Operation Munich”, “Under Siege” and “Overlord” campaigns.
* AI pilots will no longer try to return to base in Duel and Skirmish mission types.
Thank you to everyone who reported the issue and helped us understand the situation! Your feedback helped us identify the cause more quickly and prepare the fix.
The new version includes fixes for the Odessa map, aircraft, careers, and campaigns, along with several other improvements.
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- Fixed FFB behavior on the La-7.
- Fixed inverted trim controls on MOZA devices.
- Fixed a freeze that could occur when loading escort missions in the Odessa and Leningrad careers.
- Fixed the forest near Odessa-3 airfield.
- Fixed the airfield at 5th Fontana Station and removed objects that interfered with takeoff.
- The Ju 87 D-3 and D-5 “Stukas” no longer appear white at long distances.
- Fixed the link to the late La-5 Series 8 paint scheme in Career mode.
- Fixed an issue with the Knight’s Cross in Eastern Front careers.
- Updated the Operation Munchen and Under Siege campaigns on the Odessa map.
- Removed the tailwheel locking lever sound from the Yak-3 and P-51D-15.
- Restored paint schemes for the Arado 234 and Mosquito F.B. Mk.VI.
- Updated the Kerch-Eltigen campaign and three campaigns about Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey.
- Added missing effects for crashes into water and the ground.
- Made various text corrections.
Maintenance has been completed.
Changes have been implemented to improve the stability of the game client.
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Changes have been implemented to improve the stability of the game client.
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Dear friends,
This minor update addresses the following issues:
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Dear friends,
This minor update addresses the following issues:
- Corrected aerodynamics of the La-7 rudder
- Updated the “Operation Munchen” and “Under Siege” campaigns
- Corrected the end date of one of the chapters in the 1944 Odessa liberation Career
- Updated the Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey campaigns for the Ju 87 D-5 and the Fw 190 A-5
- Added a French translation of the “Ram Squadron” campaign.
Small update 7.003 is now available!
New scenarios await you for the La-7, the 1944 model IL-2, and the Yak-3, along with two new campaigns set in the Odessa Theater of Operations.
Two new payware campaigns let you take part in the events of the 1941 Siege of Odessa, both from the perspective of the Soviet Union and the Axis powers.
24 closely interconnected combat sorties: at times, you will need to defend the same targets that your alter ego attacked in the other campaign, and vice versa.
Get the bundle:
Official website - https://il2-series.com/en/store/item/odessa1941/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4513110/
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New scenarios await you for the La-7, the 1944 model IL-2, and the Yak-3, along with two new campaigns set in the Odessa Theater of Operations.
Two new payware campaigns let you take part in the events of the 1941 Siege of Odessa, both from the perspective of the Soviet Union and the Axis powers.
24 closely interconnected combat sorties: at times, you will need to defend the same targets that your alter ego attacked in the other campaign, and vice versa.
Get the bundle:
Official website - https://il2-series.com/en/store/item/odessa1941/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4513110/
You can now create Zeppelin Intercept mission in Advanced Quick Mission mode on the Western Front WWI map
A scenario mission where you as a Nieuport 17 pilot has to force a Zeppelin to land is also added (it shows up in Single Missions > Flying Circus Scenarios if you have a Nieuport 17)
AI pilots better engage a large target such as a Zeppelin
Various fixes for Zeppelins and their hangars
Fw 190 A-8 has correct looking skins in the Career mode on Rhineland the map
Dear friends,
We have just released update 5.507, which improves and fixes the following:
1. Stalingrad, Normandy and Rhineland maps texturing optimized for better video memory usage, texture mapping errors fixed;
2. Flying Circus Career: German pilots are issued parachutes since January 1918;
3. Career: fixed a bug in Armed Reconnaissance missions where the pilots from the player's group were not defending against enemy attacks;
4. Career: fixed a bug in transport escort missions when transport planes were far away from the player's airfield (runway start mission option);
5. Career: corrected II/KG.51 progression in the third phase of the Bodenplatte module career;
6. Career: corrected taxiing routes of Deanland and Chailey airfields (Normandy map);
7. Career: fixed a bug with dropping wing bombs on Mosquito bombers in Intruder missions;.
8. Career: fixed bug in transport missions in Bodenplatte module career from December 26, 1944, when the mission point was placed outside the map;
9. Career: corrected conditions for getting British awards (Distinguished Flying Medal, Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal, Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross, Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross);
10. Updated the historical campaigns “Hawks over the Bulge” (16th mission) and “Lightning Strikes” (22nd mission);
11. Sopwith Strutter and Sopwith Strutter B: fixed cockpit compass animations;
12. Sopwith Strutter: animated bomb release handles in the cockpit;
13. Albatros D.Va: added missing trigger for the second machine gun;
14. Fokker D.VIIF: fixed a bug with the visual disappearance of the right stabilizer strut;
15. P-39L-1: fixed cracked windshield texture bug;
16. Ju-88C-6: altimeter corrected;
17. Fixed physical models of coastal batteries bf_n_batterybig_block and bf_n_batterymid_block;
18. Tournament liveries in red, blue, green and yellow colors are available for P-38J-25, Spitfire Mk.XIVe and Bf 109G6AS (they are in the Custom Paint Schemes section);
19. Added new visual pointer objects (animated ring and arrow) for air races.
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We have just released update 5.507, which improves and fixes the following:
1. Stalingrad, Normandy and Rhineland maps texturing optimized for better video memory usage, texture mapping errors fixed;
2. Flying Circus Career: German pilots are issued parachutes since January 1918;
3. Career: fixed a bug in Armed Reconnaissance missions where the pilots from the player's group were not defending against enemy attacks;
4. Career: fixed a bug in transport escort missions when transport planes were far away from the player's airfield (runway start mission option);
5. Career: corrected II/KG.51 progression in the third phase of the Bodenplatte module career;
6. Career: corrected taxiing routes of Deanland and Chailey airfields (Normandy map);
7. Career: fixed a bug with dropping wing bombs on Mosquito bombers in Intruder missions;.
8. Career: fixed bug in transport missions in Bodenplatte module career from December 26, 1944, when the mission point was placed outside the map;
9. Career: corrected conditions for getting British awards (Distinguished Flying Medal, Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal, Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross, Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross);
10. Updated the historical campaigns “Hawks over the Bulge” (16th mission) and “Lightning Strikes” (22nd mission);
11. Sopwith Strutter and Sopwith Strutter B: fixed cockpit compass animations;
12. Sopwith Strutter: animated bomb release handles in the cockpit;
13. Albatros D.Va: added missing trigger for the second machine gun;
14. Fokker D.VIIF: fixed a bug with the visual disappearance of the right stabilizer strut;
15. P-39L-1: fixed cracked windshield texture bug;
16. Ju-88C-6: altimeter corrected;
17. Fixed physical models of coastal batteries bf_n_batterybig_block and bf_n_batterymid_block;
18. Tournament liveries in red, blue, green and yellow colors are available for P-38J-25, Spitfire Mk.XIVe and Bf 109G6AS (they are in the Custom Paint Schemes section);
19. Added new visual pointer objects (animated ring and arrow) for air races.
This patch fixes the custom difficulty option Allow Spectators in multiplayer servers created from within the game and singleplayer, and also corrects minor text issues.
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- An air drag calculation error of damaged aerodynamic elements of WWI airplanes has been fixed (it made the airplanes with damaged surfaces fly faster instead of slower);
- There were some reports that improved AAA gunners skill sometimes resulted in killing players in one shot so this change was toned down (AAA skill is low on Enemy Inferiority career setting as it was before the 5.504 update, low or medium on Parity setting and medium on Enemy Superiority setting).
- Parts of the both Strutters and Nieuport 11 no longer should disappear at a distance when damaged;
- Fokker EIII motor canopy has polishing effect, cockpit clock is working;
- Halberstadt D.II anemometer corrected;
- Racing multiplayer mission on Yak-9s added to Multiplayer\Cooperative folder (you can create a server with this mission in the game, Multiplayer - Create Server - Cooperative - select the mission);
- Minor text corrections.
This small patch corrects Ta 152 attitude indicator (artificial horizon) and restores the advanced quick missions functionality for ground vehicles on Prokhorovka map.
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- Fixed missing roads on the Stalingrad map;
- Pilot Career mode: fixed bug in transport escort missions on the Moscow map;
- Pilot Career Mode: reduced the time required to cover transport planes during their landing at a forward airfield;
- Pilot Career mode: ground attack duration for AI pilots increased from 2-4 to 4-6 minutes (10-12 minutes on IL-2s due to their large payloads);
- Pilot Career mode: I-16 fighters will not be assigned to intercept missions and bomber escort missions because of their low maximum speed;
- Pilot Career Mode: Bofors anti-aircraft guns can no longer appear on German side in bomber escort missions;
- To reduce the time spent over the target, Il-2 AI pilots now fire all 82 mm rockets and up to four 132 mm rockets in one salvo, and use up to four FAB-50s and two FAB-100s in one bombing run;
- WWI AQM mode: enemy column attack scenario fixed;
- One of the Ar 234 bombs won't be dropped together with the launch boosters;
- Corrected IAR-80A propeller rotation direction;
- Corrected flap release angle in the basic IAR 80-B;
- FOCOASE lamp on IAR-80A and B won't light up when power is off;
- IAR 80-M and IAR 80/81-C canopy can be opened at up to 650 km/h speeds (it was pneumatically operated);
- Corrected the IAR engine modes naming in its description (combat corrected to nominal);
- Typhoon Mk.Ib is correctly counted in the statistics;
- Made minor improvements to the ground forces AQM mode;
- Corrected the place of spent casings ejection of Li-2 front ShKAS MG.
- Fixed a significant slowdown in multiplayer on the Western Front map;
- Fixed a CTD caused by Halberstadt D.II being destroyed in mid-air and its parts falling from a high altitude;
- Rheinland Career: fixed a bug in the mission of towing gliders to Bastogne (some gliders appeared well above the towing C-47s and weren't connected to them);
- All Flying Circus Vol.III aircraft have their own historical scenarios added;
- Reduced the cautiousness of AI WWI fighter pilots a bit (they will now be able to pull higher AoA closer to the stall limit);
- Pilot's Career: added new mission types "Ground Forces Request" and "Forward Control Post";
- German fighters and attack aircraft armament in Normandy and Rheinland Career mode made more historically accurate: underwing guns removed from the Bf 109 (their use was largely abandoned beginning in 1944), and the Fw 190 A-6 and A-8 carry a single 250kg bomb (the most common bomb load for this timeframe);
- Normandy Career: fixed a bug with V-1 missile strikes aimed at German held cities;
- I.A.R.80: inner and external texturing improved;
- I.A.R.80: fixed a bug with techno-chat message about landing light activation;
- I.A.R.80: increased the detail level of the canopy frame behind the pilot's seat;
- I.A.R.80 added to AQM mode on Stalingrad and Kuban maps;
- DFW C.V: fixed inability to start the engine in winter temperatures;
- R.E.8: corrected the bomb sight;
- R.E.8, F.E.2b, Halberstadt D.II: updated AI settings;
- R.E.8, F.E.2b: added missing illustrations to the seat selection dialog in the multicrew menu in multiplayer;
- Fixed the multicrew stations screen in multiplayer. Important: selecting a country in the multicrew station selection menu now also determines the player's coalition, which can lead to a penalty assigned on the server depending on its settings;
- Fixed the saving of customizable tactical codes in multiplayer;
- Career: Added "Select All/Deselect All" button to the regiment filter by aircraft;
- AI glider pilots maintain horizontal flight better;
- AI glider pilots utilize spoilers when landing;
- AI glider pilots won't follow orders from the forward observers on the ground;
- AI pilots of the towing aircraft will release the glider before landing;
- I.A.R.80: an external head armor part is affected by modifications correctly;
- To prevent problems with the glider attachment to the towing aircraft, the towing cable attaches at at least 92 meters distance;
- Fixed texture issues on the faces of British WWI pilots;
- Resaving the missions using the Resaver.exe utility won't cause the localization data to be lost.
Current Release
Build 23655049
Uploaded Oct 03, 2026
System Requirements
OS
64-bit Windows® 10/11
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5/i7 3+ GHz
RAM
16 GB RAM
GPU
4GB VRAM or better
How to Install
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2
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3
Run bin\game\Il-2.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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