Combat Mission: Red Thunder

Combat Mission: Red Thunder launched on June 15, 2023, with two DLC packs — Fire and Rubble and Battle Pack 1 — both released on the same day and still the only DLC listed on the store. Both are shipped and complete. The store description explicitly states the game is "supported for the long haul with patches, upgrades and expansions," which is the developer's own public commitment to future content. The most significant development came on August 27, 2024, when Matrix Games announced the acquisition of Battlefront. The entire Battlefront team, including original creators, joined Slitherine. The announcement stated plans to "enhance the series with cutting-edge technology and innovative gameplay." Importantly, within the same post, a new tournament was announced using maps "starting from the master map of the Battle Pack 2" — this is a reference to a Battle Pack 2 that has not been formally listed as a DLC on the store, suggesting content beyond what has shipped is being worked on or at minimum exists in some form. As of October 1, 2026, there have been no further developer communications beyond the August 27, 2024 acquisition post, which is now over 13 months ago. However, the acquisition announcement itself contained forward-looking statements about franchise growth and made direct reference to Battle Pack 2 material, so the commitment to future content was not vague — it was tied to a concrete artifact. The absence of a formal DLC listing for Battle Pack 2 means it has not shipped, but the developer's own reference to it in an official post remains the most recent signal on content status. The combination of the explicit long-term support statement in the store description and the acquisition post's reference to Battle Pack 2 material sustains a content-planned assessment. The 13 months of silence since the acquisition post is notable, but it does not override a direct developer reference to unshipped content — it would need to significantly exceed the threshold before switching to a development-uncertain posture, especially given the major organizational transition the franchise just went through.