ActionFit check
Is Raid on the Ruhr worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players interested in the RAF’s 1943 dam raid who want an aerial action game
- VR players looking for flying and shooting focused on a historical operation
- Players who prefer wartime settings involving bombers and specific targets
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking gameplay beyond flying, shooting, and bombing are unlikely to find that scope here
- Players looking for ground-based combat or non-aerial exploration should choose another type of game
- Players who prefer fictional settings rather than a recreation of a historical raid
Our take on Raid on the Ruhr
The store presentation gives substantial space to the raid’s historical background, while the playable scope is presented more briefly: aerial movement, shooting, and bombing three dams. It provides little detail about how those activities are organized during play.
What is Raid on the Ruhr?
Raid on the Ruhr is a PC and VR action game centered on the RAF’s May 1943 dam raid.
It places players in the Ruhr Valley, where they fly at low altitude, shoot, and deliver a special bomb against three hydroelectric dams in industrial Germany. The historical setting features Squadron X, a unit assembled from bomber and nightfighter veterans from across the Commonwealth. Its payload is Upkeep, a four-ton bomb designed to skim across water. The scenario also includes 19 Lancaster bombers flying below radar. The game presents this wartime operation through aerial movement, shooting, and bombing focused on the Ruhr Valley’s dams.
How Raid on the Ruhr plays
- 01PC and VR Support
- The game is available for PC and virtual reality.
- 02Three Dam Targets
- The operation focuses on three hydroelectric dams in the Ruhr Valley.
- 03Low-Altitude Flying
- The bombers are presented flying close to the ground and water.
- 04Upkeep Payload
- The featured bomb weighs four tons and is designed to skim across water.
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Raid on the Ruhr: platforms & release
Is Raid on the Ruhr worth it?
It is worth it if: players interested in the RAF’s 1943 dam raid who want an aerial action game. Skip it if: players seeking gameplay beyond flying, shooting, and bombing are unlikely to find that scope here.
Where can I download Raid on the Ruhr?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Raid on the Ruhr's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Raid on the Ruhr on?
Windows only.
