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Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront cover art

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

Barbedwire Studios · Digitalmindsoft · 2021-06-11

Steam

ActionSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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?

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront is a 2021 Action, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $34.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 34077 reviews).

3,916
playing now
85%
positive of 35k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63
twitch viewers (latest)
31.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
15
Nexus mods (3.9k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$34.99
steam price (US)

3,916 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Call to Arms is a real-time tactics and strategy video game developed by the German company Digitalmindsoft as the spiritual successor to the Men of War series. It was released in April 2018. A stand-alone expansion pack, titled Gates of Hell: Ostfront, was developed by Barbedwire Studios and released in 2021, with Digitalmindsoft remaining as the publisher.

Trailer

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront trailer thumbnail

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - REVEAL TRAILER

≈166,841 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,916 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,214 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~652/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 698k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 34,879 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20212026Week of 2021-06-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 880 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 766 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 606 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 757 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,136 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 549 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 610 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 83 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9.3k2.1k2026-09-14 20:00 — 3,661 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 2,078 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 3,370 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 4,406 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 2,965 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 2,592 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 6,082 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 3,626 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 5,189 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 9,041 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 4,370 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 3,842 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 7,684 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 3,694 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 4,656 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 9,330 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 4,249 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 3,393 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 5,640 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 6,079 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 4,501 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 4,658 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 5,640 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 3,916 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.5k0Nov 2015Aug 2026Nov 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 729 · peak 1,400Oct 2021 — avg 634 · peak 1,786Jan 2022 — avg 679 · peak 1,275Apr 2022 — avg 764 · peak 1,496Jul 2022 — avg 1,062 · peak 2,015Oct 2022 — avg 850 · peak 1,608Jan 2023 — avg 1,252 · peak 2,055Apr 2023 — avg 1,313 · peak 2,603Jul 2023 — avg 1,528 · peak 2,704Oct 2023 — avg 1,388 · peak 2,518Jan 2024 — avg 3,621 · peak 7,190Apr 2024 — avg 1,971 · peak 3,647Jul 2024 — avg 2,852 · peak 5,227Oct 2024 — avg 3,107 · peak 8,889Jan 2025 — avg 3,044 · peak 6,333Apr 2025 — avg 3,081 · peak 5,765Jul 2025 — avg 2,975 · peak 5,250Oct 2025 — avg 3,197 · peak 6,686Jan 2026 — avg 4,172 · peak 6,818Apr 2026 — avg 3,510 · peak 6,182Jul 2026 — avg 4,068 · peak 6,981Aug 2026 — avg 4,082 · peak 7,340
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
72722026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 72 new positive2026-09-21: 11 new negative2026-09-22: 30 new positive2026-09-22: 5 new negative2026-09-23: 37 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new negative2026-09-24: 34 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 43 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new negative2026-09-26: 32 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 42 new positive2026-09-27: 6 new negative2026-09-28: 42 new positive2026-09-28: 9 new negative2026-09-29: 29 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 55 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 23 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 24 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 24 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 37 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 31 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 27 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 17 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 23 new positive2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 9 new negative2026-10-10: 15 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 22 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 22 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 11 new positive2026-10-14: 9 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$3.492023-09-062026-08-032023-09-06 — best price $34.992023-11-28 — best price $34.992024-01-04 — best price $34.992024-01-18 — best price $34.992024-03-21 — best price $34.992024-07-11 — best price $34.992024-10-31 — best price $34.992024-12-04 — best price $34.992025-01-02 — best price $34.992025-01-27 — best price $34.992025-03-20 — best price $34.992025-05-05 — best price $34.992025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-09-01 — best price $34.992025-10-06 — best price $34.992025-11-17 — best price $34.992026-01-05 — best price $34.992026-02-16 — best price $34.992026-03-26 — best price $34.992026-05-14 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-08-03 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

151282026-05-31 — 41 pageviews2026-06-04 — 70 pageviews2026-06-08 — 58 pageviews2026-06-12 — 28 pageviews2026-06-16 — 40 pageviews2026-06-20 — 28 pageviews2026-06-24 — 38 pageviews2026-06-28 — 77 pageviews2026-07-02 — 78 pageviews2026-07-06 — 70 pageviews2026-07-10 — 55 pageviews2026-07-14 — 58 pageviews2026-07-18 — 38 pageviews2026-07-22 — 41 pageviews2026-07-26 — 39 pageviews2026-07-30 — 66 pageviews2026-08-03 — 57 pageviews2026-08-07 — 58 pageviews2026-08-11 — 55 pageviews2026-08-15 — 52 pageviews2026-08-19 — 56 pageviews2026-08-23 — 65 pageviews2026-08-27 — 43 pageviews2026-08-31 — 60 pageviews2026-09-04 — 50 pageviews2026-09-08 — 51 pageviews2026-09-12 — 47 pageviews2026-09-16 — 48 pageviews2026-09-20 — 61 pageviews2026-09-24 — 98 pageviews2026-09-28 — 86 pageviews2026-10-02 — 60 pageviews2026-10-06 — 50 pageviews2026-10-09 — 45 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11702026-09-30 18:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 63 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
67.2%
earned "Veteran III"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera Comfort7 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2022-06-08, latest 2025-12-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5880%414

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvERTSWarMilitaryModdableStrategyRealisticHistoricalMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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