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Is Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- World War II shooter players who want large online battles rather than a single-player campaign
- Multiplayer groups seeking matches with up to 64 players
- Players interested in faction-specific weapons and tactics rather than mirrored teams
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a single-player story or solo campaign; the described battles are online multiplayer
- Players who prefer short, low-intensity rounds may find the suppression-focused firefights and linked campaign structure demanding
- Players seeking a shooter without historical weapons and asymmetric faction tactics
Our take on Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition
The edition’s headline scope is Pacific combat, but it also bundles Red Orchestra 2 multiplayer content from the Eastern Front. That makes the setting broader than the title and primary description might first suggest.
What is Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition?
Rising Storm is an online World War II shooter set in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945.
American and Japanese forces fight across locations including Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Saipan, with matches supporting up to 64 players. The sides use different weapons and tactics: Americans bring semi-automatic and automatic firearms and flamethrowers, while Japanese forces can use knee mortars, booby-traps and banzai charges. Combat includes adjustable sights, weapon bracing, bullet penetration and suppression. The game also includes Red Orchestra 2 multiplayer content, allowing players to switch between Pacific and Eastern Front battles through the same game and server browser. A campaign mode links matches through territory control, and Classic Mode changes movement, aiming and recoil for more demanding firefights.
How Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition plays
- 01Asymmetrical factions
- American firepower and Japanese close-combat tactics create distinct ways to fight.
- 02Linked multiplayer campaign
- Teams contest territories on a battle map, with match results contributing to the campaign.
- 03Classic Mode
- Changes to movement, aiming and recoil make it harder to keep weapons on target.
- 04Red Orchestra 2 content
- Eastern Front multiplayer battles are available alongside the Pacific content in the same server browser.
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Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition: platforms & release
Is Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II shooter players who want large online battles rather than a single-player campaign. Skip it if: players looking for a single-player story or solo campaign; the described battles are online multiplayer.
Where can I download Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition on?
Windows only.
