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We filtered the 35 games similar to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 down to the 14 that fit the “Xbox” category. Battlefield 4, Golf With Your Friends and NBA 2K17 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

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Year 2006Dev 1C: Maddox Games

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is Battlefield 4 — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Golf With Your Friends and NBA 2K17 follow close behind.

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The best games like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 on Xbox

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Battlefield 4

71
NGL80
Battlefield 4
Closest overall match
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2013Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

The thread back to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 runs through deep simulation, tactical combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is melee combat.

Released 7 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Combat85Visuals80Game mode71
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Golf With Your Friends

65
NGL78
Golf With Your Friends
Closest on combat
SimulationJob Sim
MultiplayerSoloCo-opTacticalThird Person
Year 2016Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 runs through deep simulation, tactical combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 10 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals36
3

NBA 2K17

57
NGL70
NBA 2K17
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person
Year 2016Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

The thread back to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 runs through deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is sports simulation.

Released 10 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals46
4

NBA 2K16

57
NGL70
NBA 2K16
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person
Year 2015Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

It meets IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 on deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings sports simulation.

Released 9 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals46
5

NBA 2K18

57
NGL53
NBA 2K18
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonIsometric
Year 2017Dev Visual Concepts · 2K GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

Held in common with IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946: deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 11 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals36
6

Cricket 22

57
NGL81
Cricket 22
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2021Dev Big Ant Studios · NaconPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 for good reason: deep simulation, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and 3D presentation.

Released 15 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode81Visuals51Setting0
7

NBA 2K20

54
NGL62
NBA 2K20
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometric
Year 2019Dev 2K · 2K GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 runs through deep simulation and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Released 13 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
8

Football Manager 2023

54
NGL84
Football Manager 2023
Closest on visuals
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird Person2D
Year 2022Dev Sports Interactive · SEGAPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is deep simulation, single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: sports simulation and resource management.

Released 16 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Visuals89Game mode72
9

NBA 2K24

53
NGL51
NBA 2K24
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonPvP
Year 2023Dev Visual Concepts · 2K GamesPlaytime ~27hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Its point of contact with IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.

Released 17 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode70Visuals34
10

NBA 2K22

52
NGL58
NBA 2K22
SimulationJob Sim
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineOnline
Year 2021Dev Visual Concepts · 2K GamesPlaytime ~19hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

Released 15 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode78Visuals0
11

Football Manager 2022

51
NGL89
Football Manager 2022
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerThird Person2DSandbox World
Year 2021Dev Sports Interactive · SEGAPlaytime ~40hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

With IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 it shares deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

Released 15 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode72Visuals64
12

NBA 2K19

49
NGL60
NBA 2K19
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerThird Person
Year 2018Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

What carries over from IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is deep simulation, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings sports simulation.

Released 12 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode72Visuals46
13

Football Manager 2021

46
NGL88
Football Manager 2021
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerManagementIsometric
Year 2020Dev Sports Interactive · SEGAPlaytime ~49hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

On paper it is what IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is — deep simulation and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an isometric view.

Released 14 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode69Visuals0
14

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

46
NGL76
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
SimulationJob Sim
SoloMultiplayerFantasySci-FiIsometric
Year 2022Dev KonamiOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

The genre is the same as IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946’s, and with it deep simulation and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and an isometric view.

Released 16 years after IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Genre100Game mode71Setting0Visuals0

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