Calling all strategy adepts to join the fastest growing WW2 RTS/RTT community!
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a fairly realistic game, in which you can control each unit on the battlefield as you like. It offers the option to switch views between top-down and 3rd person, or 1st person for tanks and vehicles. Its content is based on historical battles, which includes maps depicting the original WWII battlefields.
We released our first title, “Ostfront”, in June of 2021. Since then, we have added several nations to the roster by releasing DLCs. Current development is for the Commonwealth faction, which we will depict on the Western Front, from the start to the end of the war. This will be released late in 2025, and further development is planned for years to come.
Added together, this is what the base game plus the DLCs contain so far:
- 4 factions
- 62 singleplayer missions, of which 5 are tutorial missions
- 16 skirmish missions
- 103 multiplayer maps
- 4 multiplayer game modes
- A Dynamic Campaign Generator
- 89 dynamic campaign maps
- Over 750 different tanks, vehicles, and weapons
- Thousands of high-quality map assets
- Action in Eastern, Northern, and Western Europe
- A built-in editor
As you can see, there’s plenty of replay value, and with the current sale, it’s beyond great! Check the store page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/400750/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Ostfront/
[h2]Learning the game[/h2]
Many people joined the Call to Arms - Gates of Hell community in recent months.
For novice players, this is a game that takes a while to fully master. It features a vast array of mechanics for an RTS.
Some of these are unique and play an important part in the game’s realism and immersion; it’s not the easiest or most forgiving gameplay. In other words, there is a learning curve.
We therefore recommend playing the in-game tutorial missions. These tutorials show you the basic ways of playing our game. They’re available on YouTube, you can find them
HERE.
[h2]Jubilee[/h2]
Last week, we celebrated 10 years of Barbedwire Studios. To commemorate this milestone, we released the
Supporter Pack and the Jubilee DLC. The Jubilee DLC is our gift to the community in return for the support we’ve had these 10 years. It would be fair to say that our community has helped shape the game ever since its inception!
This week, however, it’s all about the Steam Summer Sale. Tell all your friends, the discount is up there:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/400750/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Ostfront/
[h2]Supporter Pack[/h2]
Simultaneously with the Jubilee DLC, we have launched the Supporter Pack. It contains some extraordinary visuals, such as an artbook, a Windows theme, UI elements, and more. The proceeds of this DLC will go toward improving the game engine architecture further, to tackle the most pressing issues that we've been unable to address thus far, and ensure the game is as future-proof as possible. You don’t need to buy this to enjoy the game, but if you choose to, you’re helping shape its future. And for that, we’d be incredibly grateful.
This is the store page for the Supporter Pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3588040/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Supporter_Pack/
If you should have questions or require support, the quickest way to get answers is the official Discord server. You can join by clicking the image below.
