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Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45

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App ID 1280
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Darklight Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30504735
Last Record Update 9 August 2025 – 10:10:21 UTC ()
Release Date 9 June 2009 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
😎 86.85%
2k reviews
87
In-Game
💥 Action 🖥️ Simulation 🪂 World War II 🔫 FPS ⚔️ War

Darkest Hour: Europe ‘44-’45 is a World War 2 tactical squad shooter based on Tripwire Interactive’s award-winning Red Orchestra: Ostfront. Starting as a humble modification, the game has grown and evolved into one of the most formidable and intense WW2 shooter experiences available on any platform.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Darklight Games
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metacritic_name Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45
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Publisher Darklight Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 9 June 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/uUM4vUuw8A
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 9 June 2009 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 9 June 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1244530800)
Store Asset Modification Time 11 July 2025 – 06:35:52 UTC () (1752215752)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8871239
  • configuration:
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
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First seen on SteamDB 16 March 2013 – 00:45:12 UTC (), in changelist #194567
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes
Ukrainian Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🖥️ Simulation 🪂 World War II 🔫 FPS 🕹️ Multiplayer ⚔️ War 🔫 Shooter 🌱 Realistic 🆓 Free to Play 🤔 Tactical 🔧 Mod 👥 Team-Based 👊 Violent 🪖 Military 📜 Historical 👤 Singleplayer 🙌 First-Person 💡 Strategy

Categories

Online PvP Mods Includes level editor Multi-player PvP

Assets

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