B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th overview

Overview

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th comes from Wayward Design and is published by MicroProse Software. It arrived on Steam on Oct 30, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 20:24:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 90 reviews.

Language and system requirements

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is available in 3 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th has sold up to 4,374 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $21,181. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th overview details

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The missions undertaken by the crews of B-17 bombers during World War II are the stuff of legend. What was it to fly through relentless anti-aircraft fire over Nazi-occupied Europe? What was it to have a thin layer of steel between life and death at 15,000 feet? Furiously fend off enemy fighters zipping around your plane and then precisely deliver your cargo of bombs over enemy targets? Find out for yourself as you lead a 10-men crew to victory... or defeat... against squadrons of Nazi warplanes in the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress! A WWII Campaign to fight and survive through Carry out a realistic 25-missions tour of duty based on historically accurate scenarios and targets, or Take to the skies in "Quick Start" assignments with available Instant Action mode. Plan real missions, select authentic flying formations, and manage both crews and bombers. Assess your crew's strengths and skills to effectively re-position members and cope with wounded personnel and casualties. It’s a 10-men job Take to the skies in any one of ten B-17 Flying fortress crew positions: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombadier/Chin Turret Gunner, Radio Operator, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Port Waist Gunner, Starboard Waist Gunner, Ball Gunner, and Tail Gunner! Take total control: Take-off, land, shoot from various crew positions, navigate across a realistically mapped Europe, operate the radio, line up the bomb run, release the bombs and bail out if necessary. Choose your plane, choose your allegiance Fly a variety of aircraft from the legendary B-17 to the rugged escort fighters - Choose between th…

SteamPulse editorial summary

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 20:24:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SimulationFlightWorld War IISingleplayerStrategy1990'sWarChoices MatterCombatNonlinearHistoricalRealisticActionRetroOpen World

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