Realistic, tactical gunplay and ballistics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Run and gun rambos need not apply. Recoil and ballistics are realistic.”
Steam review · 40.8 h played ↗
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Tripwire Interactive2006FPS · Shooter · Action
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A pioneering, brutally realistic Eastern Front WW2 shooter with great gunplay and tanks, but vanilla multiplayer is nearly dead. Skip it unless you'll use the free Darkest Hour mod or bots.
Great for
Realism-minded WW2 fans who want the Darkest Hour mod cheaply, or enjoy slow tactical shooters and tank crews
Main risk
Vanilla multiplayer is nearly empty, leaving you with dumb bots and dated, clunky controls.
What players love
Darkest Hour mod included and active
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Tutorial for 2019: 1. Buy Red Orchestra 2. Install Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 mod 3. Be happy”
Steam review · 105.8 h played ↗
Great atmosphere and historical authenticity
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The developer care about the history of each map/battle.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗
Detailed tank and vehicle combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Also the tank combat is very intuitive for a game so old.”
Steam review · 112 h played ↗
Holds up well for its age; cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I bought it on sale like for 1.40€ And I really don’t regret it”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Fun offline practice mode with bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“it can be played completely offline (even if all the servers shut down and the community disappears) because it has a practice mode with bots”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Multiplayer is dead; servers full of bots
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I'm sure this game was great when everyone was playing it, but that's the problem; no one plays it anymore.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Dated, clunky controls and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“bad graphics, old game, bad controls, soldiers can only run for 10 seconds before stopping and trying to breath”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
Terrible bot AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“has the worst bot AI of all the games I have ever played.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Graphics settings and startup crashes or bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Game instantly crashes and hard locks when I try to change the resolution.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Steep learning curve with no tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“even in trainning mode you spawn in the fields with freindly bots roaming around and you have no clue what to do”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Slow, lots of walking and being sniped
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Also gets boring running miles on the map to get sniped.”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
Processor1.2 GHZ or Equivalent
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics64 MB DX9 Compliant
Storage2 GB free hard drive space
Recommended
OSWindows XP
Processor2.4 GHZ
Storage2 GB free hard drive space
OSWindows XP
Processor1.2 GHZ or Equivalent
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics64 MB DX9 Compliant
Storage2 GB free hard drive space
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