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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ cover art

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™

Gearbox Software · Ubisoft · 2008-10-10

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 06, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 18, 2005 (PlayStation 2), Oct 06, 2005 (Xbox)

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).

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ is a 2008 Action game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (87% of 1160 reviews) sentiment.

5
playing now
87%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (72 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (1.4k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2 in 2005. It was ported to the Wii in 2008 as a part of the Brothers in Arms: Double Time compilation. The game continues the Brothers in Arms saga as newly promoted Sergeant Joe "Red" Hartsock, who was part of the historic Normandy invasion in the previous game.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 85 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 46k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.23 at GameBillet (2019-04-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 93 of 137 observed days · $2.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1922026-09-15 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 16 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
182Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2012 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2013 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2013 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2014 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2014 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2015 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2015 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2015 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2016 — avg 6 · peak 20Sep 2016 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2017 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2017 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 31May 2018 — avg 7 · peak 22Oct 2018 — avg 6 · peak 18Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2020 — avg 9 · peak 19Jun 2020 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2020 — avg 11 · peak 27Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 21Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Feb 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19May 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 31Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 29Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 26Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.102015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $5.992016-10-25 — best price $2.492017-12-21 — best price $2.492018-11-29 — best price $9.992019-04-22 — best price $2.492019-09-03 — best price $2.492019-12-14 — best price $9.992020-03-02 — best price $9.992020-06-12 — best price $2.202020-09-11 — best price $3.792020-12-19 — best price $4.002021-03-12 — best price $3.362021-07-18 — best price $4.002021-11-27 — best price $3.582022-02-09 — best price $9.992022-05-28 — best price $9.992022-10-20 — best price $4.002023-01-21 — best price $3.902023-05-01 — best price $3.552023-07-25 — best price $3.672023-10-30 — best price $3.992024-01-18 — best price $3.992024-05-01 — best price $3.992024-08-26 — best price $3.992024-12-05 — best price $3.992025-03-04 — best price $9.992025-06-18 — best price $3.992025-10-07 — best price $3.992026-01-01 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-18 — best price $9.992026-09-02 — best price $3.992026-09-26 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

125462026-05-29 — 65 pageviews2026-06-02 — 58 pageviews2026-06-06 — 87 pageviews2026-06-10 — 103 pageviews2026-06-14 — 125 pageviews2026-06-18 — 67 pageviews2026-06-22 — 89 pageviews2026-06-26 — 59 pageviews2026-06-30 — 95 pageviews2026-07-04 — 85 pageviews2026-07-08 — 72 pageviews2026-07-12 — 62 pageviews2026-07-16 — 62 pageviews2026-07-20 — 71 pageviews2026-07-24 — 54 pageviews2026-07-28 — 64 pageviews2026-08-01 — 71 pageviews2026-08-05 — 57 pageviews2026-08-09 — 66 pageviews2026-08-13 — 76 pageviews2026-08-17 — 87 pageviews2026-08-21 — 80 pageviews2026-08-25 — 88 pageviews2026-08-29 — 67 pageviews2026-09-02 — 53 pageviews2026-09-06 — 65 pageviews2026-09-10 — 62 pageviews2026-09-14 — 67 pageviews2026-09-18 — 88 pageviews2026-09-22 — 89 pageviews2026-09-26 — 74 pageviews2026-09-30 — 67 pageviews2026-10-04 — 77 pageviews2026-10-08 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

FPSWarCo-opActionClassicShooterMilitaryStrategyTacticalRealistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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