Choose Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Choose Rising Storm 2: Vietnam if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. 26,582 Steam reviews back the pick.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam vs Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk 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. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) is 2 years older than Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk (2019). Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk is currently ~68% cheaper on Steam than Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (7.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD). 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 Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk
Choose Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 68% cheaper on the Steam Store. Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk launched in 2019.
Both Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk 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
 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam |  Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (26,582 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Antimatter Games, Tripwire Interactive | Polygon Art |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) is 2 years older than Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk (2019).
- Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk is currently ~68% cheaper on Steam than Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (7.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk has no Deck rating yet.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam vs Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk — FAQ
- Should I play Rising Storm 2: Vietnam or Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk first?
- If you want chronology, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) came out before Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk (2019). 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 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk 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 Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk have multiplayer like Rising Storm 2: Vietnam?
- No. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk is listed as single-player only.
- Does Rising Storm 2: Vietnam run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Beyond Enemy Lines: Operation Arctic Hawk doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.