Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
Game
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
Developer Gearbox Software
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2. It was ported to the Wii in 2008 as a part of the Brothers in Arms: Double Time compilation. Earned in Blood continues the Brothers In Arms saga as newly promoted Sergeant Joe "Red" Hartsock (Hartsock was the Corporal of Baker's Fire… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
224 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
135 positive · 34 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 135 | 34 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
521 of 614 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 136 yes, 34 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 170 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,016 of 1,169 positive).
Players praise the game's improved AI and tactical depth over its predecessor. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game dated with poor controls and level design. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I grew up playing this game. I loved it on Play Station 2, and I played this game from beginning to end multiple times. I remember loving Skirmish mode and thinking the campaign was fun, I use to enjoy the story. So when I found it on steam with the two other games for $20 I thought "Hey a piece of my childhood!" I had fond memories of the game so I figured I'd get it and relive them. Good god do I wish I had left …
- [13]
Loved it as a teenager. Replayed it the whole way through during my deployment in Afghanistan back in 2014 when I was 19/20 years old. Slapped then, slaps now.
- [7]
Like its predecessor, this game is atmospheric, gripping, and highly polished but this time around, it does everything even better. While it follows a similar formula, the execution is sharper across the board. The story pulls you in right from the start, and it’s brilliant to follow the fate of the squad as events unfold. The gunplay stands out as well. Hitting your target actually requires effort and precision, …
- [3]
Earned in Blood is an excellent continuation of Road to Hill 30. Gearbox increased the difficulty for this one, so don't be surprised if you die often. This is not your typical Run and Gun shooter. You're going to need to start using squad strategies to your advantage. I also recommend installing Rendroc's WarZone mod, which adds new squad commands, improved AI, and a variety of other features. Overall, I think it's …
- [1]
It is as good as the previous game, and then some with the enhancements that were made. Most notably, in the computer AI that puts up so much more of a fight than most of the best FPS games. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3100997150
Summarised from 34 of the 212 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ sits at 80% positive across 169 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood received "generally favorable" for PC and Xbox, and "mixed or average" for PS2 reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic. During the 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Earned in Blood received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved it as a teenager. Replayed it the whole way through during my deployment in Afghanistan back in 2014 when I was 19/20 years old. Slapped then, slaps now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some people can't stand older graphics, but they are missing out on some great games. This is one of them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played a 2v2 game of Trench Crusade tonight. We played the multiplayer scenario Brothers In Arms. My trench pilgrims and ally’s Prussians vs two Court warbands: Envy and Gluttony. We all held our own home objectives and fought a bloodbath over uzi Jesus in the center of the map. #TrenchCrusade
neutral · AI labelView post →Like its predecessor, this game is atmospheric, gripping, and highly polished but this time around, it does everything even better. While it follows a similar formula, the execution is sharper across the board. The story pulls you in right from the start, and it’s brilliant to follow the fate of the squad as events unfold. The gunplay stands out as well. Hitting your target actually requires effort and precision, which makes every firefight feel tense and rewarding rather than mindless.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game today makes you really question the direction gaming has taken. This game has heart. It was made by people who love what they are doing , and it shows.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went crazy and added 1 + game to the list of now playing. It goes: Soul Reaver, Brothers in Arms 1, Lego City Undercover, and Pokémon Silver. A lot, and not healthy, but that's one solution I found for the overthinking. Working hard at night, and still figuring out a thing a guy😅. Be safe, guys.
neutral · AI labelView post →Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 was a masterpiece. It introduced console players to real-time tactics through a story lovingly inspired by HBO's Band of Brothers. It was not flawless. Enemy AI was static and enemy soldiers rarely moved from their fixed positions except during scripted sequences. Friendly AI could be janky and stupid. Grenade throwing was inaccurate and difficult to master. The cover system was so convenient that in many levels it strained believabilty that there were this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is as good as the previous game, and then some with the enhancements that were made. Most notably, in the computer AI that puts up so much more of a fight than most of the best FPS games. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3100997150
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The hunt for PS1 games is largely over, so other consoles get the #PhysicalMedia collection expanded. I can now see where the SSX series ended up after 6th gen and try out my first Brothers In Arms game. But first thing after I finish Okami, I can finally experience Enslaved: Journey to the West.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Game for anyone who grew up in the early 2000's
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall grade: C Enjoyable? Sure Recommended? Not a game I’ll recommend outright; only if you’re interested in this niche game Replayability: I probably won’t revisit this but am excited to try Hell’s Highway +story presentation—Sgt. Joe “Red” Hartsock’s recollections during an interview with Army historian Col. Marshall +slightly better story, banter, voice acting and character development compared to its predecessor, Road to Hill 30 +some gut-wrenching moments; I wasn’t expecting to “feel”…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Larry Jackson (Brothers in Arms)
neutral · AI labelView post →Taking Command isn't Easy. Taking Consequences is Even Harder. Story 9 In Earned in Blood, the main character's perspective shifts to newly promoted Sergeant Joe 'Red' Hartsock, who was previously a corporal in Baker's fire team in the previous game. Red's story is told through his interview with S.L.A. Marshall, a real-life military historian and journalist who has interviewed hundreds of WW2 soldiers. The narrative recounts Red's war experiences during Operation Overlord, from the chapter…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is as good as the previous game, and then some with the enhancements that were made. Most notably, in the computer AI that puts up so much more of a fight than most of the best FPS games. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3101966823 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3101964989 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3101965819
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a first person shooter. Gearbox did a great job with this sequel to Hill 30. Gameplay is improved and the graphics are also more refined. The Brothers in Arms trilogy are all World War II action shooters. Played this on my Dell Precision 3480 with Arc Xe graphics and RTX A500 discrete graphics. Game is very playable. The easy system requirements suggest Arc Xe graphics can play this at 1920x1080 easily.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up playing this game. I loved it on Play Station 2, and I played this game from beginning to end multiple times. I remember loving Skirmish mode and thinking the campaign was fun, I use to enjoy the story. So when I found it on steam with the two other games for $20 I thought "Hey a piece of my childhood!" I had fond memories of the game so I figured I'd get it and relive them. Good god do I wish I had left this game as a memory. I understand the game is very outdated in terms of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play with the Renfroc Mod and enjoy the somewhat modernization of the game. Really enhances the experience .
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earned in Blood shows a slightly more promising start than Hill 30. And by Mission 5 it devolves into all the same crap as the first game. Regular crashing. Opaque game elements where the 'behind the scenes' math of flanking and shooting feels disconnected from what you're doing in first person. Level design that often funnels you into killzones with no clear options and seem to rely on sheer luck to get through. Teammates parked in supposedly safe locations and then 3 of them die from an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just wanted to write a comment for the game after buying it:)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doing some Low Energy stuff, First some Brothers in Arms(WW2 Game). Then Warhammer Mark of Chaos. #envtuber #vtuber #smallstreamer #eepybean www.twitch.tv/sorceress_no...
neutral · AI labelView post →Never understood why people rate these games so highly. Yes, the story is obviously miles better than most fps games, but it's hard to enjoy when you have awful AI, repetitive level design, no quicksaving and no way of healing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the first novel in the series to start with is Shards of Honor - which is also the first one the author wrote. Then Barryar, then Warrior's Apprentice, then Vor's Game, then Cetaganda, then Border's of Infinity, then Brothers in Arms, then MIrror Dance, Memory, Komarr, A Civil Campaign...
neutral · AI labelView post →Peak forgotten gem
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I worked factory jobs in the summers in high school, and I used to play a game where I'd go through an album in my head beginning to end before looking at the clock to alleviate boredom. Brothers in Arms was my go-to.
neutral · AI labelView post →Horrible level design, (every level is a variant of a main path filled with "cover positions", and a "flanking path" and/or an MG placement.), consoley controls, aiming feels like you're trying to aim while ice skating, shots absolutely refuse to go where the sight is pointing, rifle scopes are literally, visually, not zeroed (the developers seem to think shots are supposed to be zeroed *between* the crosshairs in a WW2 German scope, for some reason??) unskippable and boring cutscenes, generic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished a playthrough of BIA: Earned in Blood and thought it was excellent. I am an older gamer now, I played through this game on the Xbox original way back when and was engrossed by it then and still am today. Unlike Road to Hill 30 I had no issues here with any bugs. The combat, story, and animations still hold up and are frenetic, fun, and engaging. The game is challenging at times but rewarding in that as you learn to adapt to the battlefield and puzzles it presents you can solve…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not playable on modern hardware without messing with files, should not be sold if its broken
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Earned in Blood is an excellent continuation of Road to Hill 30. Gearbox increased the difficulty for this one, so don't be surprised if you die often. This is not your typical Run and Gun shooter. You're going to need to start using squad strategies to your advantage. I also recommend installing Rendroc's WarZone mod, which adds new squad commands, improved AI, and a variety of other features. Overall, I think it's a great game with an amazing story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its pretty good, still no punch hitler though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Story + Lite-Squad based Tactical mixed with FPS Combat + Good Atmosphere.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's easy to forget that Gearbox wasn't always completely hopeless
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest ww2 tactical shooters ever made. Don't miss out on this amazing story!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Childhood. Long time no see, brothers in arms.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember the time video game themes went epic? #Gaming #BrothersInArms www.youtube.com/watch?v=C92A...
neutral · AI labelView post →New on the blog for paid members, a WIP manuscript of my next game, Brothers in Arms!
neutral · AI labelView post →Much better than the 'Road To Hill 30'. Can be considered to play to experience retro feeling.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a tactical first-person shooter that immerses players in the gritty realities of World War II combat through a blend of intense firefights, strategic squad commands, and a strong narrative focus. Developed by Gearbox Software and released on Steam years after its initial console launch, this game builds upon the foundations laid by its predecessor to deliver a more refined and emotionally charged experience. While it may show its age in some areas, Earned in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much harder and less forgiving than its predecessor. You can finally ask your squad members for ammo, which wasn't possible in RTH30; and seeing as how most of the time you'll be shooting at cover, it's a much needed QoL improvement. You play as Hartsock instead of Baker but the story is pretty much the same as the original; just from a different perspective. Truly a great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first Brothers in Arms pc game had a very similar mechanic based on suppression and flanking
neutral · AI labelView post →It's more of the first game. Rather than a sequel, it feels more like an expansion. Still very good and fun though. There's still a lot of care put into this in regards to authenticity. Still has a lot real world WWII content you can view in game in extras. Band of Brothers vibes throughout the game. Would recommend if you like WWII shooters, tactical squad based gameplay, and are okay with outdated graphics, controls, and poor acting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Step-Brothers In Arms #MashupComedyFilmsAndSongs #StepBrothers #BrothersInArms #HashTagGames @hashtaggames
neutral · AI labelView post →Must have clocked this game 4 times as a kid so for me I had to re-live that fun. Considering the limitations of the time the tactics and gunplay/teamwork is impressive. Super cheap and awesome value especially as a whole pack.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the one closest to me just closed. Like a month ago. Otherwise last time I was in one was college, 2013, for my friend to redeem some Pokémon thing for her 3DS. Last time I bought something was 2010?, high school. It was the "Brothers in Arms" 3 game collection on disks.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Randy, where is Brothers in Arms 4-" "PLAY MY BORDERLANDS MOBILE GAME!"
neutral · AI labelView post →The Witcher 3 NextGen Edition - Brothers in Arms Mod [Blood and Broken Bones] Playthrough Part 3 youtu.be/Fqh8jXSbpBQ Vizma, Velen and a quick trip to Novigrad and back to Velen to properly start the next act of the game! #TheWitcher3 #4KGaming #playthrough
neutral · AI labelView post →Just like BIA: road to hill 30, its like a dlc. This time we play as "Red" who also appeared in the first game. We even had a pre war cutscene at some point, which is cool (when mayor mentioned his scar) which is cool. Dont know if the previous game had it, but you can play multiplayer (you need to create an account which i dont know if it works) or play solo skirmish mission across different maps even as the germans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a reason the Americans joined late....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great mid 2000's cinematic WW2 shooter with interesting squad/cover/suppressing/flanking mechanics. Unfortunately at this point its just too old. Play Hell's Highway instead - It has aged a lot better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a great sequel to Road to Hill 30. AI is improved, level design is also more various and less repetitive, although at some point it still will give that feeling. The game feels way more challenging and strategic, and was much more enjoyable than the previous one. The story takes a darker twist, giving more depth to the characters. It's a great tactical shooter that improves all that its predecessor created.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun old game if you want to command an army to do objectives, must be played with mods though because AI is stupid, aiming is bad, and enemies are bullet sponges
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today's video game for the Nintendo DS is Brothers In Arms DS, developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft! It was released on June 21, 2007. #DS #Nintendo
neutral · AI labelView post →I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys playing WW2 games, it is different to most FPS in that you are able to control your squads and it is more strategic in the sense that you have to plan your next move carefully otherwise you or your squad members might get shot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Snagged a couple of tables for Pinball FX that were on-sale on PSN; Addams Family and the Gearbox Pack with Borderlands, Brothers In Arms, and Homeworld. Hit the Top 100 in HW on my very first game.😁
neutral · AI labelView post →What an absolute classic! Loved playing all three BOA titles and they held up fine after all these years! In addition having a unique tactical gameplay, these are history lessons worth re-visiting!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is now 20 years old! The title was the first full game Gearbox developed after years of creating ports and add-ons. It's considered one of the best WWII games ever made, and kicked off a franchise that currently has at least 9 total entries.
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked it more than the first one, better narrative, better IA of the enemies, city fights. I liked the feature where you can grab munition from your squad if you run out of ammo. Overall it is a better game that first.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Vorkosigan Saga! Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold == Shards of Honor & Barrayar Girl meets boy on alien planet. He is known as The Butcher of Komarr. Of course she finds him irresistible. Devil is in the details. Warriors Apprentice Vor Game Cetaganda Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance
neutral · AI labelView post →Manly Men Courage Honor Duty Commitment Resilience Loyalty
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Felt like playing band of brothers. Honestly would love to play an entire game like from start to finish of the allies campaign against the axis. One of the best games we've been graced with. Fix em, Flank em and Finish em. This game punishes you for not using your head. Played this back in 06 what a pleasure to relive it.
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