IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition

There’s definitely a lot here to appreciate, and when everything clicks it can be a good experience, but I never quite really enjoyed it. I’d probably recommend grabbing it on sale if you want, but be cautious.

I've been coming back to this game occasionally since Jan 2026 and each and every time I have to spend hours using the awful control set up. nothing works. Total play time 9 hours 8 of which are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about in settings. Massive disappointment it's pathetic glad I only lost £2.17.

I finally got around to playing this. Not bad. It's a little rough on the menus and key bindings. the joystick wizard does not work at all. A menu to see the missions would be nice. map zoom would be cool, but it turns out the maps are super small. The AI is DEFINATELY better than il2 sturmovich ill give it that much. engine sounds are different too. It is a hardcore simulator so there are no map markers. You have to navigate yourself. I hope they fix the menus though. Make them widescreen compatible and more friendly.

takes time to get used to manual engine controls and the fact that bullet drop and flight is very realistic (seems anyway) but it sure is a neat game. I wish more people played online, there's servers and typically 1-5 people on them but thats it. They're setup with AI running around so there is plenty of targets but from the couple times i've intercepted bombers/fighters they lack the "skill" that the single player AI has. On single player the AI as mentioned does have tactics/skill unlike IL2 great battles (get on a bad guy AI in that and they almost always just do a circle). Its more like you're flying against people than other games i've played. I don't use VR and cant afford it. Also my PC is a hand me down so just a gtx 980TI graphics card and 16gb of ram with a 4ghz CPU. Nothing super amazing. Runs great graphics turned all the way up. Sure hope they come out with the fockwul DLC and that it revives the game being VR compatible. Taking their sweet time though.

great AI and missions but UI is kinda ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. would still suggest getting it if your interested in the battle of Britain and the north africa campaign.

Realistic settings. If you are a newbie it can be very frustrating getting the bindings correct. I tend to stick to one plane to try and master its technical aspects.It can be very satisfying to master the controls. A hotas set up is ideal for this game.