One of the best RTS games on Steam just unveiled its plans for 2025. Gates of Hell is set to receive two DLCs
The Brits are coming to Gates of Hell Ostfront with some other extra surprises to look forward to. The dev blog doesn’t expose much, but a trailer will soon clear up the mystery.
Call to Arms didn’t click with everyone right away. It had that deep strategy gameplay and carried on the Men of War legacy but with a modern warfare elements. Early Access development started off pretty slow, and while it never became a massive hit like Company of Heroes or Total War, it still found a dedicated audience. A lot of fans were craving a WWII setting, so Digitalmindsoft, in collaboration with Barbedwire Studios, eventually launched Gates of Hell: Ostfront in 2021. In a way, Call to Arms ended up laying the groundwork for Gates of Hell, which still sees 3,000–4,000 concurrent players daily. The game already has four DLCs, with more apparently on the way.
Gates of Hell in 2025: big plans, new faction, and more
The latest dev blog for Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront gives us a peek at what’s coming in 2025. One of the next paid DLCs will introduce the British faction, set on the Western Front. They’re working on the trailer now, and we’ll find out its official name soon, but we can definitely expect plenty of new content.
Gates of Hell: Ostfront; Developer: Barbedwire Studios
But before we get to play as the Brits, a smaller release will drop first. What it is, though, is still a mystery – the devs aren’t spilling the details:
the smaller production will probably come first, and we’ll reveal its content as soon as we can. Work is ongoing on both, and as usual we’re working to improve the game as well, in several areas.
They’re still busy with other improvements, like adding more localizations and revamping the game manual. No exact dates for the next DLCs yet, but one thing’s clear – they’re far from done with the game, and there’s still more to come.
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