303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
Skip · Shooter · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 11, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 6h 10h to 100%
- Value
- $1.67/hr
- Reviews
- 63% of 451 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 37 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R9 270X with 2GB VRAM or more, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 68 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 85 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 5 weeks ago.
It is less well reviewed than 84 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Easy Red 2 ($8.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Plane Mechanic Simulator ($0.95, scores 2).
More about 303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
Steam's global achievement data puts about 5 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 6-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. Inside the two-hour refund window, 47 percent of the 148 reviews written there were positive, against 63 percent overall, and those are 42 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
63% start to 5% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements
What players say
303 Squadron: Battle of Britain, developed by Atomic Jelly and published by Movie Games S.A., is an ambitious fusion of flight simulation, open-world storytelling, and historical tribute. It aims to immerse players in the lives of the legendary Polish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II. Rather than focusing solely on air combat, the game seeks to portray the full experience of a pilot's...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The game is not as polished as a triple A title, but for the sale price, it is okay. What is infuriating though is the poor controller support - I use a genuine Microsoft Xbox Controller for Windows (the latest layout/"version"), and it's unplayable with a controller, which is a massive shame as the keyboard controls are quite clunky. What I really like is the ability to disassemble & upgrade the engine & guns on...
For a simulator, the controls are simply terrible; even in GTA, the plane is easier to control.
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Cite this score
303 Squadron: Battle of Britain scores 11/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/675170/303-squadron-battle-of-britainReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.