Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
Game
Game2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™
Developer Gearbox Software
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is a 2008 first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is the third installment in the Brothers in Arms series. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway follows the men of the 101st Airborne Division (502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment) in the later stages of World War II, during Operation… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
223 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
148 positive · 20 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 148 | 20 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| 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
1,175 of 1,308 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 149 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 169 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,214 of 2,436 positive).
Players praise the game's storytelling, atmosphere, and squad-based combat. [1][2][3] Many express frustration that the series was left unfinished with a cliffhanger. [4][5][6] Some report technical issues like crashes and save bugs on modern systems. [7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
This steam version of the game has saving issue. My progress isn't getting saved at all, i had to restart chapters 3 times from start. Settings are also not saved. The game was a masterpiece as I completed it nearly 10 years ago from my brother's PC. Now that i bought the game and such experience i had I wouldn't recommend it buying. EDIT: Disgusting I complete almost 80% of the mission, and then due to some saving …
- [1]
Series in dire need of a remaster. Man, do I love some Brothers in Arms. This series always surprises me with its storytelling and setting, even more in this game. Thanks to great dialog and voice acting paired with outdated but still great graphics, it's able to create a nerve-wracking and tense atmosphere, very much in tune with the real events being presented. The portrayal of each episode is great with the …
- [4]
im pissed they hit us with a TO BE CONTINUE... knowing the original devs is gone, the company is gone, and the IP is being hostaged by the Embracer group that now owns it. we never got the Battle of the Bulge chapter of our favorite Airborne squad is just sad
- [2]
Incredible. Maybe the best WWII shooter there is. The squad tactics keeps this feeling as fresh as the day it came out. Played this blind in 2026 and I'm floored this has been here the whole time
- [3]
Consider myself pleasantly surprised. A far more artful and thoughtful experience than what's on the box art. Its a Call of Duty game with actual restraint. Its squad tactics are legible; A.I provides a decent challenge and there some shocking strong moments of psychological horror and brutal historical realism here. Frankly ahead of its time; especially in its cutscene direction. Soundtrack is a bit too saccharin …
Summarised from 34 of the 211 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
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 169 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™. The complaint that keeps coming up: game is short, around 2-3 hours. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic. During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Story".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 223 · most liked firstSeries in dire need of a remaster. Man, do I love some Brothers in Arms. This series always surprises me with its storytelling and setting, even more in this game. Thanks to great dialog and voice acting paired with outdated but still great graphics, it's able to create a nerve-wracking and tense atmosphere, very much in tune with the real events being presented. The portrayal of each episode is great with the exception of some more mellow circumstances that divert you from the importance of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Make Another Brother's in arms game it's been 17 years, Borderlands is a over-beaten dying horse that's dying fast, that's filled with nothing but spyware/bloatware and filled with EULA inexcusable trash. Make something better with actual quality Randy Pissfart.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I pray that a game like this is made one day. I have replayed this for 20 years probably and nothing comes close. Please, oh please make another war game like this one
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 →i was wrong about refunding it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →for those wondering, it runs perfectly on the steam deck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im pissed they hit us with a TO BE CONTINUE... knowing the original devs is gone, the company is gone, and the IP is being hostaged by the Embracer group that now owns it. we never got the Battle of the Bulge chapter of our favorite Airborne squad is just sad
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best game franchises ever made imo. Sadly discontinued. I haven't played the 3rd installment (Hell's Highway) in many years. I am shocked how good it is holding up even today. It still looks really good, especially during night missions. Gameplay-wise it is one of the best single player shooters ever made. Highly recommended. It is best to play all 3 games in the chronological order.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truly its makes me really sad that we all never know how Matt Baker handle the snow. Damn you Gearbox!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why You Cannot Play as German in Campaign and shoot all Americans? But Graphic good on that time... https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3613984416
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Controllers ARE supported but require the in game button mapping to be reconfigured in the settings menu. I recommend erasing all the keyboard mappings and only using the controller if you want to use one. I only had to change a few of the commands to get it all working. Had 3 or 4 hangups with the controller not responding at random times but you can just pause with the key and then un-pause with the controller to fix it. Was cool to replay this as an adult after beating it as a kid. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible. Maybe the best WWII shooter there is. The squad tactics keeps this feeling as fresh as the day it came out. Played this blind in 2026 and I'm floored this has been here the whole time
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 →Been playing this game since release on console. The fact I can sit down to replay it countless times over in the span of nearly 20 years is a clear signal of how this game "got it right" at least back when it came out. Haven't played this yet? Play it. Don't know if it is good game? It is good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →such a shame this will never get the concluding game in the saga, great story and wonderful squad combat mechanics from start to finish. its only crime is being an abysmally short 2-3 hour game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →still waiting to see if baker and his squad can handle snow. we miss you red (and corrion)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is absolutely masterpiece. The graphics are just another level. The characters, music, chapters. hope one day we'll get continuation of "Brothers in Arms"
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 →That TBC at the end hurts
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game delivers a great story along with impressive visuals. The AI feels much smarter, and the gameplay mechanics have seen noticeable improvements compared to the previous entry. It feels more polished overall, making the experience much more enjoyable. If you enjoyed the earlier game, this one is definitely worth playing. Recommended 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing as it was when i was 17 when this came out still phenomenol as 33
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Consider myself pleasantly surprised. A far more artful and thoughtful experience than what's on the box art. Its a Call of Duty game with actual restraint. Its squad tactics are legible; A.I provides a decent challenge and there some shocking strong moments of psychological horror and brutal historical realism here. Frankly ahead of its time; especially in its cutscene direction. Soundtrack is a bit too saccharin for text of the material; mission and weapon variety suffers from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a fond memory and a nice walk down memory lane. It's aged well, as exciting as the day it was released. I played it actively on both PC and Console; it's nice to pop back in from time to time. I sure hope some passionate developer(s) will pick up where the series left off someday!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is a first person shooter. Gearbox did a great job with the third iteration of the game. Gameplay is excellent and the graphics are decent. 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 →This franchise deserves MUCH more..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It crashes, wanted to play this game won't even run in windows 11
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is lengedery
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Larry Jackson (Brothers in Arms)
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is old but is a masterpiece and a classic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game ON and OFF for over 9 years, the first day i got this game i played a bit, then after like 2-3 years i played abit more then NOW to this exact time of this review, all i did was play for 16 mins, and most of it is an ending cutscene. I would say that this game is pretty awesome, It took me so long to finally get the time to beat this game from high school until I became a struggling man still studying for my final year in university.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games no doubt. The entire BIA story is purely awesome. This was when Ubisoft used to make awesome games
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 →This is one of those games that reminds you what we had and how good it was. Peak WWII shooter game, like they don't make them anymore. You got your team, you have to learn strategy, and this mechanic makes Brothers in Arms so good. Position your team, have someone make suppressive fire, then flank. Story is great, not focused just on the war but also on the psychological impact on the soldiers, they feel human, they're not just "white knights", heroes of the absolute. They're human.…
positive · 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 →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 →Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft, represents the most ambitious and emotionally intense chapter in the Brothers in Arms trilogy. Shifting the setting from the hedgerows of Normandy to the embattled towns and highways of the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden, the game continues the story of Staff Sergeant Matt Baker and the 101st Airborne Division as they attempt to secure vital routes through enemy territory. While it retains the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would honestly sell my first born child to have this entire series remastered, please make it happen
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really solid shooter with a much appreciated realistic story, and has an awesome squad mechanic. Unfortunately there are some bugs where your men will get stuck in geometry. I've got stuck myself once too. Other than that it really holds up, and would be a perfect game for a future remaster with updated visuals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This steam version of the game has saving issue. My progress isn't getting saved at all, i had to restart chapters 3 times from start. Settings are also not saved. The game was a masterpiece as I completed it nearly 10 years ago from my brother's PC. Now that i bought the game and such experience i had I wouldn't recommend it buying. EDIT: Disgusting I complete almost 80% of the mission, and then due to some saving bug again im back to mission 3. Very much disgusted
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as fun as I remember it being. The controls are still clunky, and despite the disclaimer on the store page, an Xbox controller functions just fine and makes it a bit more playable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When Ubisoft had soul.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Underrated peak game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my friend jack gave me this game and i like it cuz of that but like i died so i also dont like it but W jack for buying it for me ong 10/10 would play again
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 →Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is still one of the best WWII squad based shooters even though it's a bit dated. The graphics are still good. I really like the cover system and the tactical aspects with two squads that you command. It can be clunky at times but overal it's a cool story and a great WWII squad based shooter. If you like these kind of games, this is a must play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a shame we still didn't get a sequel to the story. And soon it will be almost 20 years since this games realise. I guess Gearbox prefers milking Borderlands franchise with sequels and prequels instead of giving us a proper ending to the story. Which in my opinion would be perfect with remakes of the first 3 games. In comparison to the previous games. The graphics are much better showing more modern look and good looking for todays standards. The gunplay is also better, there are slow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hell’s Highway is, in my opinion, the strongest entry in the entire series. Just like the second game, it delivers a solid, engaging story that is enjoyable to follow and gives the right amount of weight to both the action and the characters. The gameplay also holds up very well. The firefights feel cinematic, the battlefields are packed with more cover, and squad management is much more satisfying thanks to noticeably improved AI. I also really appreciated how destructible the environments…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never played this BiA game, I had the original 2 on classic xbox years ago. This one is really good and the quality is damn levels above the prior 2 and truly holds up today. The weapons are pretty meaty sounding and the combat is hella satisfying. I was also absolutely blown away when I heard Colonel Sink was voiced by Dale Dye! I hope one day this franchise gets a 4th entry or a complete remaster of all 3 games, It would be amazing in todays market.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FIFTEEN MINUTES of cutscenes which are UNSKIPPABLE and TWO minutes of gameplay, i didnt realise i bought an animated film which when it does have a boring introduction mission where a bomb falls on him followed by more unskippable dialogue then transitions to ANOTHER unskippable cutscene. It has 3rd world controls, shift to swap weapon and space to sprint with no ADS???????????????????????????????? what a SHAMBLES of a game series
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Was A Roller Coster Of Emotions... I love the graphics the story and well everything we NEED more games like this as well as you know the frouth Brothers In Arms Game PLEASE UBISOFT AND GEARBOX PLEASE!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game when it came out. There is a strong emphasis on flanking tactics and story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome fun and greatness from back in the day. Works flawlessly with XBox conroller. 100% Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very cutscene-heavy compared to the previous games, and I don't care for the linear tank levels. That aside, the gameplay takes a step forward with its destructible cover and new bazooka team. Shooting feels better too, and the contextual third-person camera makes commanding your squad notably easier.
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 →I looked through Ubisofts catalog, found the Brothers in Arms games and that they don't use Ubisoft services, decided to buy the pack and give this one a try. I haven't heard, nor watched any gameplay footage of these games, practically, I knew nothing and had no expectations. I completed the story some minutes ago and I think this is a solid game, that sadly is forgotten in Ubisofts cellar. This is not your typical WWII game, it's not like an action movie or the Allied forces being…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oof, after the first two this is uh. Well at least your bullets won't have the really bad and awkward hit chance mechanic, and it seemed they tried harder with the story telling. It just really drops literally everything else in favor of those two benefits, not really any strategizing that's noteworthy especially when put up against it's predecessors and the shooting somehow just felt bad which is kindof funny to me how the first two felt nice when you could actually shoot, but now that they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's Only One Way Out of Hell... And That's Through It Story 9 Returning as now Staff Sergeant Matt Baker from the first game, this installment continues the saga of the 101st Airborne Division as they parachute into Western Europe to engage the Germans from behind enemy lines. Participating in Operation Market Garden, one of the largest airborne assaults in history, Baker aims to secure critical bridges at Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and Arnhem. Alongside the 101st Airborne Reconnaissance…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Step-Brothers In Arms #MashupComedyFilmsAndSongs #StepBrothers #BrothersInArms #HashTagGames @hashtaggames
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a classic. There's nothing quite like it out there. The story's decent but nothing to write home about. The gameplay is top notch. Its a decent singleplayer experience that works.
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