Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood vs Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is an FPS simulation game from Gearbox Software (2005) while Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is an FPS strategy game from Gearbox Software (2005).
What each one is
Steam files Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood under FPS and Simulation. In contrast, it files Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 under FPS and Strategy.
With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).
Based on a true story. Set during the famous airdrop before the invasion at Normandy, where Sgt. Matt Baker and his squad of 101st Airborne Paratroopers were scattered over the French countryside.
At a glance
| Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.1/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 1,155) | Very Positive (88%, 2,173) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 87/100 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2005 | 2005 |
| Developer | Gearbox Software | Gearbox Software |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood vs Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Brothers in Arms: Earned in BloodFPS simulation gameBrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30FPS strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Brothers in Arms: Earned in BloodAction, World War II, FPSBrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30FPS, Action, World War IIThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Brothers in Arms: Earned in BloodScore 7.1 · 87% on Steam · 84 criticBrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 ✓Score 7.4 · 88% on Steam · 87 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood1,155 reviewsBrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 302,173 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood$9.99Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood ✓PlayableBrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30UnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- Xbox
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (GamingPickz Score 7.4)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (playable)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ActionWorld War IIFPSTacticalMilitarySingleplayerStrategyWar
Where they differ
Co-opSimulation
HistoricalAtmosphericGore
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 32 MB Direct X 9.0c compliant (64 MB recommended)* | — |
| Minimum CPU | 1 GHz Pentium III | — |
| Minimum RAM | 0.5 GB | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood · Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood and 0 for Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood and Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 in scope?
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood has drawn 1,155 Steam reviews. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 has drawn 2,173 Steam reviews.
Is Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood or Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 rates higher (7.4 to 7.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood or Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30?
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $9.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.