Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Tripwire Interactive · 2011 · World War II, Realistic, Multiplayer, FPS, Wargame
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About Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
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Experience the brutal Battle of Stalingrad in intense multiplayer combat with historically accurate weapons, immersive first-person tank warfare, and dynamic cover-based firefights. Red Orchestra 2 sets itself apart with its gritty attention to detail, morale and suppression mechanics, persistent progression system, and focus on an underexplored theater of WWII rather than the typical Normandy setting.
Red Orchestra 2 focuses on the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to February 1943. The game allows the player to experience one of the most brutal battles in all of human history. Delivering unrivalled accuracy and attention to detail, along with gritty, vicious combat in multiplayer modes the game will feature everything from quick, brutal firefights to more intricate and challenging tactical modes.
Red Orchestra multiplayer taken to new heights
- The brutal, gritty Red Orchestra gameplay has been enhanced, expanded and made more accessible.
- Gameplay modes as instantly recognizable as Firefight (Tripwire's take on Team Death Match), single-life gaming redefined in Countdown mode - and the Territory mode already beloved by the hundreds of thousands of Red Orchestra players worldwide.
Immersive First Person Tank Warfare
- Experience what it was like to fight inside one of these metal beasts in WWII with the most immersive first person tank warfare ever created.
- Fully modeled 3d interiors, a full AI crew, and advanced armor and damage systems create a unique tanking experience.
Persistent Stats Tracking and Player Progression
- Persistence constantly gives the gamer something to strive for and keeps them playing.
- Grow in rank, earn achievements, improve your abilities, and become a Hero!
First person cover system
- Experience the ultimate firefights that a cover system allows, from the immersion of a first person view.
- Peek or blind fire over and around cover and more.
Unique Focus – the Battle of Stalingrad in depth
- Red Orchestra 2 takes the familiar WWII genre into a unique direction. Far removed from the well-trodden Normandy setting, gameplay is based on fresh scenarios and actions the player has never experienced before.
- Follow the German army as they assault the city of Stalingrad, to the banks of the Volga. Follow the Soviet army as it holds the city against all the odds then destroys the Axis forces.
WWII weaponry redefined
- True to life ballistics, bullet penetration, breathing, adjustable sights, free aim, weapon bracing, photo-real graphics and more, create WWII weaponry that has no equal.
Heroes
- Achieve the ultimate goal and become a Hero online. Players with hero status inspire troops around them and cause fear in their enemies.
- Heroes have access to the best and rarest weapons and will stand out visually from the rest of the soldiers.
Morale
- Experience what it is like to be a soldier in one of the bloodiest conflicts in history and the importance of a soldier’s state of mind and how it can turn the tide of battle.
- Suppress your enemies and gain the advantage in combat!
Enhanced Unreal® Engine™ 3
- Built on an enhanced version of Unreal Engine 3 the game features cutting edge visuals and features.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Red Orchestra 2 is praised as an exceptionally immersive and unforgiving WW2 shooter with outstanding atmosphere, realistic mechanics like ammo checks and staged reloads, and genuinely tense gameplay where teamwork and positioning matter. The main complaint is that the player base has declined significantly, making it harder to find active servers, particularly outside major regions.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad remains one of the most immersive and unforgiving World War II shooters ever made. There are no glowing outlines, no generous hit markers, and absolutely no concern for your emotional wellbeing. Combat is brutal. Crossing a street in Stalingrad feels less like moving between objectives and more like volunteering to become part of the scenery. Every ruined building hides potential danger, every machine gun nest controls entire sections of the map, and every push forward feels earned through patience, teamwork and sheer stubbornness. The atmosphere is exceptional. Artillery shakes the battlefield, bullets crack overhead, and the devastated streets of Stalingrad create a sense of tension few shooters have managed to replicate since. Victory isn't measured by killstreaks or flashy highlight clips. It's measured by surviving long enough to capture a building, hold an objective and avoid becoming another cautionary tale for the next wave of reinforcements. Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad doesn't care about battle passes, skins or engagement metrics. It simply throws you into one of history's most brutal battles and quietly asks, "Are y…1 found this helpful
Absolute steal if it's on sale !
Peak WW2. About all there needs to be said about it.
This is the best FPS I have ever played. No other FPS has the gameplay mechanics this has, the ones that try to copy it don't make it as fluid (ammo checks, cover system, staged reloads, omni directional sprinting, first person tank combat). I wish for RO3 and hope it is not COD'fied like so many FPS are now. Shame that it has so little players nowadays. Specially in Brazil servers.
Good
Very immersive.
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