Steam Il2:COD Pre-order now available

[Space Communist]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

i am going to guess that the steam program will have tobe installed ...if for nothing else so you can get updates/patches, i think it maybe a forgone conclusion that Steam/Steamworks are involved box or no box.

Yes Steam is required to play any version of the game, at least in Multiplayer. You might be able to play it single player without, since it does not use steam DRM, sadly.