Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

Strategy· World War II· Real Time Tactics· Historical

Released Jun 2021

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $34.99

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Evaluation

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront launched on June 11, 2021 and has received a sustained stream of paid DLC and major free updates ever since. Paid expansions include Talvisota (June 8, 2022), Scorched Earth (November 18, 2022), Liberation (November 29, 2023), Airborne (October 17, 2024), Jubilee and Supporter Pack (June 19, 2025), and Finest Hour — described by the developer as their largest DLC to date — on December 2, 2025. The base game has also grown through dozens of free updates covering new gameplay systems, AI overhauls, and content additions. On September 1, 2026, the developer announced the next paid DLC: "First to Fight," which adds Poland as a new playable faction. A detailed devblog on September 6, 2026 outlined the DLC's contents: an 11-mission single-player campaign, new Polish multiplayer units including cavalry, and a release alongside Content Update 7 — a major free update that will bring a large Conquest AI and systems overhaul, an Ostfront visual remaster, and additional German early-war equipment. On September 18, 2026, an open beta for Update 70 launched, delivering a major Conquest AI rebuild, and the full release followed on September 21, 2026, with a hotfix on September 24, 2026. The developer's December 18, 2025 post explicitly stated that "plans reach beyond 2026," and the September 6, 2026 devblog reiterated long-term interest in the Mediterranean theater and acknowledged community interest in the Pacific, while committing to European theaters for the foreseeable future. Development activity is continuous and well-documented, with no indication that further content is anything other than planned and in progress.

Evidence

Open beta launched for Update 70, featuring a major rewrite of Conquest AI logic — part of the ongoing Content Update 7 work.

news post · Sep 18, 2026 source development ongoing

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Devblog details 'First to Fight': 11-mission single-player campaign, Polish multiplayer faction with cavalry, Conquest overhaul including historical chapters, Ostfront visual remaster, and new German early-war units. Developer also references long-term plans including the Mediterranean theater.

news post · Sep 6, 2026 source content planned

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Content

7 of 7 released · no outstanding content

Released

CTA - Gates of Hell: Finest Hour

Dec 2025

Released

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Jubilee

Jun 2025

Media

Details

Developer

Barbedwire Studios

Publisher

Digitalmindsoft

Achievements

414

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

World War II Strategy Real Time Tactics Historical RTS Third Person War Moddable Military PvE Realistic Inventory Management Top-Down Shooter Shooter Level Editor

About this game

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront features the Eastern Front and its “Great Patriotic War” fought between the USSR and Germany. This RTS will take you from June 1941 until the end of the war in May 1945.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront offers a choice of game modes including Singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvE, PvP and co-op.

With its instantly switchable views, there’s something for every type of player. First person gunner views for all vehicles, third person views for vehicles and infantry, classic top-down direct control of a single unit or classic RTS top-down; they are all available and instantly switchable.

Conquest (dynamic campaign) mode offers singleplayer and co-op modes to play with your friends. Both modes allow you to compose your own army group, research new units and strategically advance in different paths to dominate the battlefield. The dynamic campaign can range from short to unlimited campaign lengths.

PvP/PvE offers a wide variety of maps from 1v1 to 4v4, and the use of “Doctrines”. These allow you to choose your own special units that fit your individual playstyle. The stage of the war (Early/Mid/Late) can be selected, to experience the evolution of equipment and vehicles as the conflict progressed.

Single player campaigns take place at historical locations, painstakingly recreated and immersive as hell.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront offers:

12 historical singleplayer missions that can also be played in co-op with friends.
30 PvE and PvP maps
PvE Dynamic campaigns in which you develop your own army and fight an ever- changing war across a big collection of maps
PvP multiplayer offers doctrines to specialize your armies
Instantly switchable 3rd person/ direct control view mode for infantry
Instantly switchable 1st person/ 3rd person / direct control view mode for vehicles
Over 250 vehicles and 100 heavy weapons at your disposal
Air support mechanics and off-map artillery support
Realistically armored vehicles with accurate armor layouts, historical ammo loadouts and fully modeled internal components
The most realistic armor penetration and ammunition mechanics of any RTS out there
Land mines, magnetic mines, obstacle-laying, foxhole-building, bayonets, smokescreens, medics and countless other game mechanics
Authentic sound design and visuals
A full in- game editor plus modding/ workshop support