Sudden Strike 4
Sudden Strike 4 sends you off on three extensive campaigns set amongst the battlefields of World War II. Commanding the Allied, German or Soviet troops, you will lead over 100 different units into battle; like the German bomber Heinkel He111, the Russian T-34 tank, the British Hawker Typhoon fighter plane and the notorious German Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger". In a first for the Sudden Strike series, you can now choose from one of nine individual commanders, such as George Patton or Bernard Montgomery, who will each allow for different approaches to combat and boast unique abilities. Prove your strategic expertise in over 20 demanding singleplayer scenarios, the challenge-focused skirmish mode and the ultra-competitive multiplayer mode via Internet. Exploit the weak spots of tanks, set up an ambush, occupy buildings with infantry, outmaneuver the enemy with clever positioning or unleash devastating air strikes – how you approach each mission is up to you!
Game Discussion
Steam User 11
I picked this up for £14 with all the DLC in the Steam winter sale, and I'd happily have paid double.
I've been holding off buying COH3 until I buy my new rig and play it in all its glory (which I was supposed to have done 6 months ago....) but I think SS4 will be the one I end up playing for longer.
The big downside, if you care about these things, is the lack of cinematics (the graphics are perfectly pretty on an RTX 1070), which means the story is told through voiced written interludes, and they're good enough but could be better (ancient gamers - think Wings!).
Other than that, be aware that whilst SS4 is technically an RTS it often feels more like a turn-based strategy, but if you like that (and I do), it's a great game. (Slightly less ancient gamers may remember the Panzer games - SS is their spiritual successor). Using pause and micro-managing is essential, carefully positioned troops and knowing when to use upgrades make big differences even in small skirmishes, and keeping your troops supplied with ammo and fuel is critical to many missions. Some gamers won't like this, but I think it feels more real than COH2, and it rewards clever thinking. It also manages to hit that sweet spot where no matter how badly you're struggling there always seems to be a route to victory, but some missions are long and hard so there's decent replay value.
I've just completed the campaign missions in the base game and they're suitably varied, with some nice takes on famous battles (I'm not a historian but there seems to be a lot of attention to detail), and looking forward to getting through all the DLC. And omg there's a lot of content!
If you're into this sort of thing then you'll love it, and if you're into mouse-mashing RTS's or 4X's then it's well worth a punt. My sleeper hit of 2023.
Steam User 4
great game, i've replayed numerous time's, great missions, great feel. can't fault it, hope they do a number 5 game, keep it the same, but better details, animations, more ship battles, maybe have both, ship battles whilst your on land fighting
Steam User 3
Nice game but I wish you would lower the price for us so I can buy it for my friends. Otherwise, I want to buy the full version with all the stories. I hope the price of the game and new modifications will be reduced
Steam User 5
this is the best dang WW2 strategy game ive ever played. the graphics are gorgeous, sound is excellent, effects are excellent, voices, missions, units etc etc. i bought 2 of the dlc but ill prolly end up getting the rest too
Steam User 1
Playing this always remind me of Blitzkrieg 2. Gameplay is more arcade, it's less realistic but better come with graphics.
Steam User 1
aside the fact you wont get to command army group size units like in ss1 and ss2, its pretty much the same core thing. its fun and entertaining. play it
Steam User 1
The game felt like a bigger scale CoH with a really fun campaigns, the units and the maps feel really good to play with and after learning the basics the game opened up a lot more than I expected. The commander skills you earn throughout the campaign add a good amount of replayability.
My only complaint is that there was pretty much no way to call units I need in the middle of a mission (Aside from paras in some missions), There have been many times where a single tank or even a supply truck could have been enough to win, even then this happened only once or twice and isn't anything problematic, just a nitpick.