Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
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Diary of Corporal Wilson, March 7th, 1945
Somewhere near Remagen, Germany
We’ve just taken the bridge at Remagen – made a breakthrough they never saw coming. Speed was our ally. The day was chill, no snow luckily, but nevertheless our breath was forming clouds in the crisp air. And yet, we took to action, flanked their Pak 40 positions with our Shermans, locked down the east bank with a barrage by 75mm M1 Howitzer and pushed forward before they could react.
The whole thing was wired to blow – but we moved too fast. They didn’t have time. This wasn’t about firepower, but timing. Planning. Discipline. Every move counted, and we made it to the other side! This could well be the beginning of the end for this gruesome war.
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Timing is key, seize opportunities like capturing strategic locations to gain access to reinforcements or destroying bridges to cut-off enemy movement. Outsmart your enemies while managing supplies, and make sure you are in the right place at the right time to turn the tide of battle.
Choose your tactics wisely – we’ll meet you in the trenches!
Sudden Strike 5 delivers a truly immersive strategy experience 25 missions across huge, diverse maps and the highest unit counts ever seen in the series, setting the stage for large-scale tactical warfare.
Command over 300 authentic units – including more than 190 vehicles and 110 infantry units – such as the Sherman tank for the Western Allies, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 for the German troops, and the T-34 for the Soviet troops.
Utilize unprecedented strategic freedom by choosing your own tactics, units, and objectives to complete the mission goals. Seize and defend key locations like Field HQs, Supply Depots, and Train Stations to gain critical advantages, while using recon, sabotage, alternative routing, and smart unit combinations to outmanoeuvre your enemies.
Choose the Commander that best fits your playstyle and tactics – whether offensive, defensive, or more tactical. Each brings unique skills that can turn the tide of battle, such as deploying smoke grenades to provide cover on the battlefield or boosting the accuracy of your artillery.
Extended camera options let you zoom out for full strategic oversight or zoom in for a closer look at the frontline action, giving you better control over every aspect of the battlefield.
Test your strategy against real opponents or AI enemies across multiple difficulty levels, offering competitive PvP challenges.
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $49.99 | 634reviews | 75% | — | $1.1M |
| $59.99 | 514ratings | 74% | — | not modelled | |
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Erstmal sehr nice... ! Mehr Karten für Einzelspieler und Scharmützel wäre fein. Karten Builder oder mittelfristig Workshops für DLCs wäre auch sehr fein!!
Better than 4. SS4 was a dissapointment. I have like 3k hours on Sudden Strike 1 and 2. For SS players, the jump from crazy amounts like 2000 soldiers in a Sudden Strike game to like 100 because of money was the saddest thing to see. There was D day and how many soldiers were there.. 150? sad. This game is also sad because 250 max is sh**, but.. the missions are kinda good. maps are better.. Playable.. If i could say something more, Id definetly mention the realism. The game lacks it. in SS2, soldier got hit 2 times, gone. now a submachine gunner has to empty 5 mags from point blank range to one soldier to take half of health away, soldier gets hit in the head with an artillery shell and just 10hp damage. If it only would be harder for both sides like: more damage, more soldiers, more deaths, more points, more rotations, like real war, we would accept it, now you lose few soldiers and the missions says failed.. like you have to preserve and cherish the 100 youre given. crazy, sorry. losing 500 in ss2 was okay. i think i speak for a majority of OG players.. The last thing is the game modes for early coop. If there could be one more simple mode that isnt time related, it would be great. both modes now end after time, If there could be full conquest to the last soldier with no timing, maps from campaign. Would bring a lot of people id say, now its not that good when games 1v1 end after 20 mins.. sorry and thanks
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14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.
14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask
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Languages: English*, German*, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian*languages with full audio support
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I became a fan of the Original Sudden Strike (2000) when it released. I am glad to say Sudden Strike 5 does not dissapoint. The missions are long, challenging but fair, and well thought out. The game mechanics of armour, supplies and repair work great and add depth to the gameplay. Each unit has its own place on the battlefield and not just cannon fodder. Would recommend to any RTS fans and WW2 fans. Bonus if you are both.
Complimenti agli sviluppatori di Sudden Strike 5, bello quanto il 4 ed anche di più.. adoro il suo carattere grafico ed il meccanismo di gioco, è stata una piacevole e inaspettata sorpresa la sua uscita. Unico difetto: manca la traduzione in italiano! :-(
Boring game, awful pathfinding and very slow paced.
Nach dem ich die deutsche Kampagne so gut wie beendet habe, kann ich das Spiel empfehlen. Sudden Strike 5 erfüllt, wie auch schon seine Vorgänger, dabei eine sehr wichtige Anforderung, die ich mittlerweile an RTS-Spiele stelle: die PAUSE-Funktion. Herrlich! Stressfrei überlegen, welchen Kniff ich als nächstes anwende und welche Taktik vielversprechend ist. Die Kampagnenmissionen sind dabei herausfordernd und abwechslungsreich. Auch wenn man hin und wieder mit der Artillerie oder den Scharfschützen schonmal gut "aussortieren" kann. Häufig genug hilft das alleine aber nicht. Highlight für mich wohl die Mission zur Eroberung der Rheinbrücke bei Remagen in der Alliiertenkampagne sein - da werde ich dann kritisch prüfen, ob die Map die Wirklichkeit richtig abbildet :-)
The game isn't bad and it's been very fun playing it so far for 17-18 hours but I find certain things really disappointing. 1. The lack of a map editor. 2. The lack of more maps for skirmish scenarios and, 3. The domination mode which sadly requires one to capture some flags to unlock really good units. There should be an option to allow all units to be available at the start of the game, have higher starting or higher per minute resources allocation to enable more massive battles. 4. There's a bug or glitch where tank crew inside vehicles appear in some campaign maps sitting or standing and stationery in one spot while the vehicle moves in some direction, leaving behind images of their tank crew in some spot. Not good. Please fix this. 5. There should be more scenarios and maps available in the campaign modes of each of the three factions. Where is the battle of stalingrad, leningrad, and battle for moscow, from both the Axis and Soviet sides. Where is the famous battle of El-Alamein. 6. Also, there's something thats sudden strike 4 got right that sudden strike 5 is lacking and that is the planes bombs which are dropped aren't as effective in Sudden Strike 5 as they are in Sudden Strike 4. In Sudden Strike 5, oddly the enemy planes and artillery seem to he lethal and dangerous whereas whenever you play as any faction, your own artillery isn't as effective even if it hits an enemy vehicle dead centre. 7. The fuel and ammo mechanics should also have an option to be put off so that one can focus purely on combat and not worry too much about logistics, during the skirmish mode at least, if not for both the campaign and skirmish mode. The most glaring disappointments would have to be the lack of enough maps in the skirmish mode, the lack of more famous battles in the campaign mode for each faction, etc. This game can be made replayable endlessly if it had a map editor or scenarior or allowed the modding community to make maps and upload it on the workshop of steam for players to play.
Very solid WW2 RTS. As a solo player, there is a lot of content, the campaign seems beefy and you have the main WW2 culprit you can play with. The missions (quite long so it is a plus) are well designed and you are managing quite a lot of units, also a bit of supply management that is a nice addition to add more deepness. I was on the fence as it was not really many information available but i have no regret regarding my purchase. Not sure why so many people complained about the difficulty, i had no knowledge about sudden strike and it is quite accessible if you have played any WW2 RTS. It is a nice balance in terms of accessibility between a pure arcade RTS and some more challenging like Steel Division or combat mission. It is running very well in 4K and it is quite beautiful. Little issue is with UI visibility and maybe a basic tutorial would be appreciated, anyway it is manageable. If you are a looking for an engaging WW2 RTS with beefy content, i would recommend it.
its hard but fun to play.
Hidden gem, I know its numbered sudden strike 5 but this is my first introduction to the series, if your into campaign focused RTS games you will love this, if you know an unhealthy amount of WW2 History you will enjoy this. it plays like somewhere in between Men of war and Steel division 2.
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