

30-cal, Bren LMG, FG 42, Thompson, Lee–Enfield, American Bazooka, British PIAT and German Panzerschreck. Over 20 World War II era firearms can be used including the M1 Garand, M1 Carbine. The Allied team players get the chance to play the role of an American, British or Canadian soldier, while the Axis team play as a soldier from the Waffen SS, Fallschirmjäger and other German divisions. The game features a complete change of content from its parent in the form of entirely new battlegrounds, vehicles, weapons and uniforms. The main type of play consists of an Attack and Defend style, whereby one team has to take objective areas from the opposing team in order to claim victory. Each team then attempts to accomplish objectives varying by the historical battle the game map is based upon.

Players assume the role of an individual infantryman or tank crew from either the Allied or German forces in an online multiplayer environment.

Player driving a Higgins boat (LCVP) on the Dog Green mapĭarkest Hour 's gameplay style is similar to its parent game, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, although with many expansive changes especially to the armor system, have many features such as the round shatter, overmatch, the ability to break the traverse of the turret, optics, kill tank crew with a penetrating shot, different ammo types such as APDS, HVAP, and HEAT, tank brew ups and many other features not found in the original game.
