Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Realistic rifle, machine-gun, tank, and grenade combat against human WWII soldiers with blood effects on hits; no dismemberment or gore focus.
Grim depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad and Pacific Theater, with heavy soldier attrition, despair, and the bleakness of frontline WWII warfare.
Mild profanity appears in soldier combat chatter and death cries.
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What it is
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm is a realistic, team-based first-person shooter set in World War II, focusing on the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front and, through the Rising Storm content, the Pacific Theater between the United States and Japan. Play is primarily large-scale online multiplayer where soldiers capture objectives with period rifles, machine guns, and tanks; combat is lethal and unforgiving, with realistic ballistics, staged reloads, and a cover system. On-screen violence is realistic — gunfire and blood against human enemies — but without emphasized gore or dismemberment. There is no sexual content, nudity, substances, or in-app purchases. Because it is played on community-run servers with open voice and text chat, players can encounter unmoderated conversation and profanity from strangers.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as sober military simulation rather than spectacle, emphasizing the grim, deadly realism of WWII infantry combat; players fight as soldiers of historical armies with no glorification or reward beyond battlefield objectives, and the tone conveys the harshness and human cost of the war.
Details
- Developer
- Tripwire Interactive
- Publisher
- Tripwire Interactive
- Released
- Sep 13, 2011
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