Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront similar games & best alternatives

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - Trailer
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_1.avif
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_2.avif
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_3.avif
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_4.avif
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_5.avif
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront - call-to-arms-gates-of-hell-ostfront_6.avif

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

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?

What works

  • Highly detailed and immersive wwii simulation
  • Extensive modding and map editor support
  • Dynamic campaign with persistent progression
  • Direct control of individual units in fps/third-person
  • Active developer support and frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and heavy micromanagement
  • Ai and pathfinding issues remain problematic
  • Multiplayer population is limited and matchmaking is poor
  • Game requires owning call to arms base game
  • Some bugs and stability issues persist

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Arma 3

  • Company of Heroes

  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

  • Call of Duty: World at War

  • Call to Arms

  • Wargame: Airland Battle

More dominating

Games that feels like Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront but with more domination over others

  • Battlefield™ V

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

  • WARNO

More fantastical

Games that feels like Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront but with more imaginative fiction

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault

  • Iron Harvest

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

  • Battlefield 4™

  • Hunt: Showdown 1896

Less expressive

Games that feels like Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront but with less self-expression and customization

  • Full Spectrum Warrior

  • Men of War: Condemned Heroes

  • Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

  • Hell Let Loose

  • Act of War: High Treason

  • Tannenberg

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026