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78/100
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2/5
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90% positive14,702 reviews
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Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
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2020 · Action · Indie

Easy Red 2

Timed Xbox exclusive

Fight in massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in single-player, PVP and Co-Op.

Released
10 November 2020
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
ActionIndieShooterSimulationStrategyTacticalWorld War II
Developers
—
Publishers
—
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionHistoricalSandboxWarfare
Age ratings
GRAC 12+CLASS_IND 14ESRB MACB PGUSK 12PEGI 16
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 5 more
Time to beat
4hmain story58hcompletionist

About

Easy Red 2 is an indie tactical shooter video game set during World War II combining both first-person shooter and third-person shooter mechanics, developed by Italian indie developer Marco Amadei, with a small team, and published by the Italian indie studio known as Corvostudio. It is the second game in the Easy Red series. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Linux on 10 November 2020, released for Steam on 6 January 2022 and later releases on multiple console platforms.

The game combines first-person and third-person shooter mechanics with large-scale battlefield gameplay and features infantry, artillery, ground vehicles, and aircraft combat. Throughout the various campaigns, players can fight in battles of the Western, North African, Eastern, Pacific, Italian, and Chinese fronts of World War II at the squad level.

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Gameplay

Easy Red 2 is an objective-based shooter set on large maps meant to recreate World War II battlefields. Players may freely switch between first-person and third-person perspectives and can take control of infantry soldiers or vehicles, including tanks, transport vehicles, and aircraft. Combat emphasizes combined-arms gameplay, with infantry, vehicles, and air units operating simultaneously. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes.

In single-player mode, players fight alongside AI-controlled allies, while multiplayer modes include cooperative gameplay against AI opponents and player-versus-player matches. An in-game editor allows players to create and share custom missions and maps, extending replayability. It currently has 5 DLCs that introduce 9 unique campaigns to the game, those being the Stalingrad DLC, featuring the Battle of Stalingrad, the Ardennes DLC, featuring the Battle of Sedan and the Battle of the Bulge, the Normandy DLC, featuring Operation Overlord, the Shanghai/Nanking DLC, featuring the battles of Shanghai and Nanking, and the Blood On The Danube DLC, featuring the Siege of Budapest, Operation Spring Awakening, and Operation Konrad.

Development

Easy Red 2 was developed by Italian game designer Marco Amadei under the independent studio Corvostudio di Amadei Marco, with a team of 6 people. According to the developer, the sequel was created to address technical and design constraints of the original Easy Red (2017). Unlike its predecessor, which used a smaller scale of combat and more limited environments, Easy Red 2 was rewritten largely from scratch to support larger maps, more complex AI behavior, expanded vehicle systems, and improved performance. The game was developed using the Unity game engine, which allowed it to support cross-platform deployment and frequent updates across PC and console systems.

Development of Easy Red 2 began soon after release of the original in 2017, with early access builds being made available prior to the full launch in 2020. The developer cited community feedback and player suggestions as factors influencing the design of systems such as vehicle controls, infantry squad behavior, and mission creation tools.

Reception

Gry-Online praised its gameplay, describing it as a budget version of Battlefield. On Steam, the game received "very positive" reviews from players, holding a 90% approval rating as of July 2026. Media coverage has highlighted that the game's scale is particularly notable given it was developed mostly by solo developer Marco Amadei.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows10 November 2020Worldwide
Xbox One16 February 2024North America
Xbox Series X/S16 February 2024North America
PlayStation 428 March 2025Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Easy Red 2: StalingradEasy Red 2: NormandyEasy Red 2: Ardennes 1940 & 1944
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Easy Red 2: Ardennes 1940 & 1944

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