Battlefield 6 Season 1 opens up a one-week free trial on Steam and other supported platforms starting November 25 at 4 a.m. PT and ending December 2 at 4 a.m. PT. The trial runs through the free-to-play Battlefield: REDSEC experience and gives new players a chance to jump into three playlists across three maps while keeping any progress they earn.
The trial includes a casual Initiation Breakthrough playlist plus Team Deathmatch and the new Sabotage mode, and it features the two newest maps Eastwood and Blackwell Fields. Progress such as Career Rank, Hardware Unlocks, levels and customization items carry over from REDSEC into the free trial and then into the full Battlefield 6 experience if a player purchases the game. If REDSEC is already installed, make sure the game is fully updated and log in during the trial window to access the trial playlists. Players who already own Battlefield 6 can use the trial window to invite nonowners to squad up for the long weekend.
We previously covered the free trial window in our report about the one-week trial starting November 25.
What the trial gives you
The trial is intentionally focused. Expect three playlists, three maps, and a mix of smaller tactical matches and larger all-out warfare modes.
- Initiation Breakthrough – a 48 player mix of players and bots on Siege of Cairo that is designed for newcomers or a casual warm-up.
- Team Deathmatch – straightforward infantry combat focused on kills and squad play.
- Sabotage – a two-round mode where teams attack or defend cargo that can be destroyed by explosives and gadgets.
Initiation Breakthrough
- Group up – more teammates on an objective fills the capture meter faster. Play with your squad and coordinate pushes.
- Contest to stall – standing on an objective with an enemy pauses progress. As a defender, be mobile and contest rather than chase kills.
- Use tools to force gaps – ladders, explosives and drones can create flanks or clear mines. Look for ways to open a lane rather than fighting head on.
- Adaptive tactics win – supports can revive quickly and keep momentum. Don’t be afraid to change class mid match to suit the sector.
- Work overtime – if progress is still happening the match can extend. Keep contesting until the objective stops moving.
Team Deathmatch and Sabotage
- Ask for revives – Battlefield encourages squad revives. Request a revive when it matters and try not to bleed time waiting.
- Move as a squad – lone wolves get cut down. Stay close and watch flanks.
- Explosives over bullets for Sabotage – grenades and gadgets chew through cargo more quickly than rifle fire.
- Defensive gadgets matter – devices that intercept explosives are valuable when defending cargo piles.
- Speed counts – destroying cargo faster beats getting a few extra kills. Prioritize the objective without being reckless.
All-Out Warfare basics
Conquest and Escalation are in the trial pool to show the classic Battlefield scale where infantry and vehicles combine. Conquest uses a lives bleed when objectives fall so revives and position matter. Escalation removes the lives system and lets teams respawn freely while score is tied to territory control. As territories shift vehicle types become available so be ready to adapt loadouts as the map changes.
Limited time login reward
Log into REDSEC by November 30 to claim the Lethal Force Weapon Package for the M2010 ESR sniper rifle. Claim it from the Inbox in the main menu, and that sniper package will be available across REDSEC and Battlefield 6 for long-range engagements. If you want to skip straight to the free client download, use the official EA link to get Battlefield REDSEC and access the trial. This is a good window to try the game with friends because everything you unlock during the trial moves over if you buy the full game. Play the playlists that teach classes and gadgets first and use the trial to test vehicles in the larger modes.
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