Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
World War II shooter with squad commands and tactical firefights
Gearbox Software · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 10, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 1,233
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™?
This World War II first-person shooter puts you in the role of Sergeant Joe Hartsock, leading a squad against enemy positions in Normandy beyond Carentan. You fight through missions while directing your squad. A separate Skirmish mode strings together increasingly difficult combat missions.
For you if...
- +you prefer deliberate squad tactics to running and gunning
- +you want a World War II story centered on soldiers
- +you enjoy a separate series of tougher combat missions
Not for you if...
- −you want fast shooting without issuing squad commands
- −you prefer open exploration over mission-based combat
What players say
86% of 1,233 reviews are positive
Players praise the squad tactics, firefights, and story. Complaints focus on imprecise aiming and controls that some players find dated.
Screenshots and trailer
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ system requirements
Minimum: 32 MB Direct X 9.0c compl…, 0.5 GB RAM, 3.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 2000/XP (ONLY)
- Processor
- 1 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon (2.5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD recommended)
- Graphics
- 32 MB Direct X 9.0c compliant (64 MB recommended)*
- Memory
- 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Storage
- 3.5 GB hard drive space
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c (included)
Does Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Device compatibility warnings shown
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
