Ludography
65/100
Players5 ratings
66/100
Critics4 reviews

Where to get it

Sudden Strike 4 cover

2017 · Kite Games · Real-time strategy · Real-time tactics

Sudden Strike 4

PlayStation console exclusive

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders with individual abilities – all of which makes Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Released
11 August 2017
Platforms
LinuxPlayStation 4WindowsmacOS
Genres
Real-time strategyReal-time tacticsSimulationStrategyWorld War II
Developers
Kite Games
Publishers
Kalypso Media Digital
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
HistoricalWarfare
Engine
Unity

About

Sudden Strike 4 is a real-time tactics video game set in World War II. It is the fifth game in the Sudden Strike series and the fourth standalone release. It is the first game developed by Kite Games, a collaboration of industry veteran game developers. Originally, it was scheduled to be released for PC and PlayStation 4 on June 27, 2017, but was delayed until August 11 for PC, and 15 for PlayStation 4.

Keywords

  • world war ii - ww2
  • pax west 2016

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The single-player mode features 3 campaigns (German, Allied or Soviet) with over 20 missions and modding support is planned. Each of the missions in the different campaigns are based on real life World War II battles/invasions. For example, in the German campaign the player commands the Wehrmacht in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of the Bulge. The Invasion of Poland is used as a tutorial for the game and also acts as a prelude to the German campaign. Post-release DLCs feature additional campaigns set in other theatres such as the North African campaign, the Winter and the Continuation War, the Battle of Dunkirk and the Pacific War.

The game’s strategy closely follows that of its predecessors, focusing on the unique characteristics and skills of limited units instead of resource gathering and base building. Reinforcements play a role in the game, but they are scripted and predictable. The game also introduces skill trees and commander roles with famous World War II generals such as George Patton, Heinz Guderian, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley and Georgy Zhukov.

Reception

Sudden Strike 4 received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the PC version of the game holds a score of 70/100 based on 16 reviews and the PlayStation 4 version holds a score of 63/100 based on 12 reviews.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Linux11 August 2017Worldwide
macOS11 August 2017Worldwide
PlayStation 411 August 2017Europe · North America 15 August 2017
Windows11 August 2017Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Sudden Strike 4: Complete Collection
Downloadable content
Sudden Strike 4: Finland - Winter StormSudden Strike 4: Africa-Desert WarSudden Strike 4: The Pacific War
Expansions
Sudden Strike 4: Road to Dunkirk

Games like this

Collections6 collections

Platform libraries

Years

Genres

Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.