Choose Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
Choose Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ launched in 2008.
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ vs Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ and Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ (2008) is 5 years older than Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition (2013). Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ (84.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition
Choose Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition launched in 2013.
Both Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ and Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ |  Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (575 reviews) | 100% positive (82 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Gearbox Software | Tripwire Interactive, Anti Matter Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ (2008) is 5 years older than Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition (2013).
- Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ (84.3% positive).
- Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ vs Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ or Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ (2008) came out before Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition (2013). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ and Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ have multiplayer like Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition?
- No. Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ is listed as single-player only.
- Does Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™ is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.