Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a World War II first-person multiplayer game set on the Russian Front. You fight as infantry with a range of weapons or crew armored vehicles, taking part in battles that combine infantry and vehicle combat across environments based on real-world data, from city centers to rural areas. Battles support more than 50 players.

Infantry and vehicles

You can choose from 30 authentic infantry weapons and crew 16 vehicles, including half-tracks and German and Soviet heavy tanks. Combat ranges from bayonet fighting at close quarters to engaging tanks at 800 metres or more, with realistic bullet and projectile ballistics. Infantry can dive over obstacles, lean, rest rifles on supports and use 3D iron sights and scopes. Officers can use radios to call historically accurate artillery strikes.

Maps and battles

The game focuses on the Eastern Front, with detailed battlefields for combined-arms combat. The Krivoi Rog map covers 16 square kilometers, has a viewable range of 3,000 metres and supports up to 50 players. It features the German Panzer IV G. Ten additional maps were added through a custom map competition, including:

• Smolensk Stalemate: infantry battles through ruined villages and trenches in August 1943.
• Leningrad: close-quarters fighting in ruined streets, bombed-out buildings and sewers, with nearby armor support.
• Berezina: rural and village combat featuring the Russian BT-7 light tank, tank riders and the game's first functional anti-tank gun.
• Black Day July: German and Russian armor clash in the countryside around Prokhorovka during the Battle of Kursk.

The game also includes a complete in-game soundtrack by composer Matthew Burns, 3D positional sound and a distance-based sound system. Its player movement and eight-way animation systems support the game's combat, while several gameplay features support competitive clan, ladder and league play.