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Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
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?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep realistic tactical gameplay” (74 of 103 reviews) and “active mods greatly expand gameplay” (13); the most common complaint is “unresponsive units and poor pathfinding” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“On paper, this game is everything you'd want in a historical rts game. Each faction has a diverse collection of units ranging from different sets of infantry, tanks, artillery, and support units, all of which you can…”
“Main issue is absolutely abysmal and intolerable pathfinding. Units get clogged easily, mortars / supply carts getting stuck like 35% of the time even on their own, everything needs constant attention. Slow addition of…”
“Game UI doesn't scale with the resolution, so at 4K it becomes so small it's downright unreadable. Developers have been ignoring the requests to implement a basic UI scaling feature for years now. Shame, because…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“On paper, this game is everything you'd want in a historical rts game. Each faction has a diverse collection of units ranging from different sets of infantry, tanks, artillery, and support units, all of which you can…”
“Simply outstanding. Great dev team that constantly is updating the game. Also has an extremely active modding community that takes the game to the next level”
“i recond mend this o higher end pcs but you can still play on lower end pcs but its a great game good amount of mods and dlcs but one problem ive had is i cant launch the conquest mode keeps giving me a error and…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A great WW2 RTS game. Easy to gt into and the dynamic conquest game mode is quite replayable and enjoyable.”
“A wonderful game. A little bit of a learning curve but totally worth it. If you like company of hero's,..this is the next step.”
“This game has a slight learning curve with the ai but once you get the hang of it its really fun also the open top tank and anti tank gun shell ejection animations are so satisfying to watch also this game is really…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simply outstanding. Great dev team that constantly is updating the game. Also has an extremely active modding community that takes the game to the next level”
“I really like this game. It´s one of the few games that really feels like your a platoon commander or company commander. i like that you have the engineer units to prepare defences dig trenches build barbed wire etc.…”
“A great piece that depicts the historical campaigns of World War II. If you like World War II strategies, where you can play both the turn-based style of the game and also fight for a unit from the third person, or from…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Main issue is absolutely abysmal and intolerable pathfinding. Units get clogged easily, mortars / supply carts getting stuck like 35% of the time even on their own, everything needs constant attention. Slow addition of…”
“Nearing 1,000 hours in this game. This is hands down the best WWII RTS on the market. It’s for you if: You value authentic mechanics over an "easy to learn" arcade experience. You have the patience to learn from your…”
“Not recommended for players who already played MoW series. It's a same game that just with better graphics.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Main issue is absolutely abysmal and intolerable pathfinding. Units get clogged easily, mortars / supply carts getting stuck like 35% of the time even on their own, everything needs constant attention. Slow addition of…”
“Awesome idea, with poor execution - simply not fun As hard as I try to force myself to enjoy it, even by using unit-spawn mods, this game simply is not fun. The core ideas are amazing, the possibility of directly…”
“I've really been trying to enjoy the game recently, but it's hard to with how many issues it has that will seemingly never be fixed. The AI is buggy and paths terribly, often leading to vehicles destroying friendly…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Nearing 1,000 hours in this game. This is hands down the best WWII RTS on the market. It’s for you if: You value authentic mechanics over an "easy to learn" arcade experience. You have the patience to learn from your…”
“Rolled a Tiger tank up into battle. Enemy rolled a little T-70 light tank up in front of it to fight. Tiger shot it twice; both shots bounced off. T-70 shot the Tiger 4 times, set the Tiger on fire, and destroyed it.…”
“Stay away if youre considering switching from assault squad 2. 350 hours in MOW AS2 and cannot even compete against anyone. Pricy DLC for broken countries just like ostfront in MOW AS2. Stay away or you will have no…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Stay away if youre considering switching from assault squad 2. 350 hours in MOW AS2 and cannot even compete against anyone. Pricy DLC for broken countries just like ostfront in MOW AS2. Stay away or you will have no…”
“Super jocul merita incercat dar sunt prea scumpe dlc-urile pentru cat iti ofera”
“Pretty good RTS game, really like the fact that its very detailed, lots of differnt units and ways to change the map around. Played through about 90% of the Finnish campaign that comes with Call to Arms - Gates of Hell:…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I've really been trying to enjoy the game recently, but it's hard to with how many issues it has that will seemingly never be fixed. The AI is buggy and paths terribly, often leading to vehicles destroying friendly…”
“Would be fun if it was optimised and didn't hinder your experience because someone in the lobby has ♥♥♥♥♥♥ internet”
“Lots of content skins vehicles, that makes nice sceershots and movieclips. The problem is its just not fun to play. Its a very well polished turd. But they could have done a lot better if they designed the missions in…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I've really been trying to enjoy the game recently, but it's hard to with how many issues it has that will seemingly never be fixed. The AI is buggy and paths terribly, often leading to vehicles destroying friendly…”
“i recond mend this o higher end pcs but you can still play on lower end pcs but its a great game good amount of mods and dlcs but one problem ive had is i cant launch the conquest mode keeps giving me a error and…”
“great game love it to bits but theres been this issue with one of the newer updates where I swear its random but my mods will randomly go out of date after I close the game and reopen it and the only way to fix it is to…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Came here from company of heros and I havent gone back. Its a small learning curve but the complexity is where it shines making this game a one hell of an RTS. I cant send units where I want them to go and even take direct control of the to be a part of the action. Its been the…”
— a player, Steam review · 137 hrs played“Got the game years ago cause it was billed as men of war but better. Have played it through the years recently through a campoaign with an old buddy. It's gotten better and better, and now it may be the peak of what world war 2 rts has to offer. i've enjoyed em all, company of…”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“Best game I've ever played. It makes MoW and CoH look rubbish in comparison. Only criticism I would make is that the MP doesn't really match up to the dynamic conquest. The ability to do MP conquests (pvp) would be incredible!”
— a player, Steam review · 515 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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HOT FIX 1: V 1.067.0
Change Log Fixed audio volumes D1 - D3 Heads and Tails for StG 44 and all SMGs based of feedback Fixed missing overhead icons when you hid the left hand icon tray Fixed Inventory stacked item transfer
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Update 70: V 1.066.0
Change Log Highlights Improved Conquest AI: Defender bot emplacements, coordinated waves, retreating enemies, difficulty scaling and battle force identities (read further below) Optimized netcode band
Update #70: V. 1.066.0 Open Beta
Dear friends, we are happy to announce the next game update! In addition to work on the next faction , we put a lot of effort into update #70. This update brings a long list of improvements to Conques
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | World War II · Historical · Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Third Person · RTS · War · Singleplayer · Moddable · Inventory Management · Realistic · PvE (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 414 |
| Official site | https://www.barbed-wire.eu/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: 64bit - Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 / RX 5600 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible Additional Notes: SSD drive and fast internet connection needed for optimal gameplay