Realism, detail and destruction
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Granular simulation without forgetting to be an entertaining video game. Amazing attention to detail.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Barbedwire Studios, Digitalmindsoft2021Real Time Tactics · RTS · Strategy
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A deep, realistic WW2 RTS with direct unit control, Conquest mode and mods. Skip it if you hate micromanagement, weak AI or pricey DLC.
Great for
Men of War veterans and WW2 fans who enjoy micromanagement, realism, Conquest mode and modding
Main risk
Dumb unit AI and pathfinding force constant micromanagement, and extra factions cost DLC money
What players love
Direct control of any unit
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The ability to go 1st person is a game changer.”
Steam review · 1009.3 h played ↗
Huge content and Workshop mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The amount of content just in the base game is staggering and the DLCs are all high quality and worth the money.”
Steam review · 75.4 h played ↗
Dynamic Conquest mode replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“But found myself playing only dynamic campaign and it feels like I can easily do it for 500 hours more.”
Steam review · 72.5 h played ↗
Active developers and regular updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Having played from the beginning, I really appreciate seeing it continue to grow and get proper support years after launch.”
Steam review · 916.2 h played ↗
Great co-op and multiplayer with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“better with friends, or mods, or mods + friends.”
Steam review · 65.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dumb AI and terrible pathfinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Some how i constantly find my units gazing into the void with enemies as close as 1 meter away.”
Steam review · 179.6 h played ↗
Bad optimization, crashes and huge file size
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“HARD CODED to only use one core for EVERYTHING causing massive performance issues”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Expensive DLC and locked factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game is fun but the DLC prices are a scam, they cost more than the base game.”
Steam review · 85.6 h played ↗
Overwhelming micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The level of micromanagement is just exhausting.”
Steam review · 315.8 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“nothing is explained, absolutely nothing.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
No UI scaling at 4K
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Game UI doesn't scale with the resolution, so at 4K it becomes so small it's downright unreadable.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported80 GB
Minimum
OS64bit - Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1070 / RX 5600
Storage80 GB available space
Recommended
OS64bit - Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Memory32 GB RAM
GraphicsRTX 2070 / RX 6600
Storage80 GB available space
OS64bit - Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1070 / RX 5600
Storage80 GB available space
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