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Order of Battle: what’s next for the franchise

Six years after its original launch, Order of Battle: World War II is still one of the most downloaded free-to-play strategy games on Steam. The game has received massive updates and improvements over the years.

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changedSix years after its original launch, Order of Battle: World War II is still one of the most downloaded free-to-play strategy games on Steam. The game has received massive updates and improvements over the years. It now boasts an impressive 1000 units available, an impressive variety of settings and scenarios, and a growing set of game modes that make it one of the most complete World War II strategy games ever created.
changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1466340/Order_of_Battle_AlliesDefiant/
addedNew tournament now available!
changedReturn to Raseiniai: Raseiniai, Lithuania - 23rd July 1942. Time-Shifted Battle. German Tankers race to cross the Dubysa rivers whilst Russian forces gather to meet them. Will 1942's upgraded Panzers and StuG's be vital or will the Russian's Lend-Lease assisted forces hold out?
changedOrder of Battle is also coming to console: it will release first on XBOX One on June 23rd, and soon after that on PS4. The base game for console won’t be free-to-play, but it will include the full Blitzkrieg campaign, one of the most popular Order of Battle expansions, which is distributed on Steam as a separate DLC. All the other premium campaigns previously released on PC will be available for purchase as separate DLCs on XBOX starting on June 23rd.

Order of Battle: World War II changes

changedSix years after its original launch, Order of Battle: World War II is still one of the most downloaded free-to-play strategy games on Steam. The game has received massive updates and improvements over the years. It now boasts an impressive 1000 units available, an impressive variety of settings and scenarios, and a growing set of game modes that make it one of the most complete World War II strategy games ever created.
changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1466340/Order_of_Battle_AlliesDefiant/
addedNew tournament now available!
changedReturn to Raseiniai: Raseiniai, Lithuania - 23rd July 1942. Time-Shifted Battle. German Tankers race to cross the Dubysa rivers whilst Russian forces gather to meet them. Will 1942's upgraded Panzers and StuG's be vital or will the Russian's Lend-Lease assisted forces hold out?
changedOrder of Battle is also coming to console: it will release first on XBOX One on June 23rd, and soon after that on PS4. The base game for console won’t be free-to-play, but it will include the full Blitzkrieg campaign, one of the most popular Order of Battle expansions, which is distributed on Steam as a separate DLC. All the other premium campaigns previously released on PC will be available for purchase as separate DLCs on XBOX starting on June 23rd.

Six years after its original launch, Order of Battle: World War II is still one of the most downloaded free-to-play strategy games on Steam. The game has received massive updates and improvements over the years. It now boasts an impressive 1000 units available, an impressive variety of settings and scenarios, and a growing set of game modes that make it one of the most complete World War II strategy games ever created.

Order of Battle in numbers

  • Over 1 million monthly active players

  • 200 total scenarios

  • 15 total DLCs

  • 1.500+ total units

The Allies Trilogy Continues The game is getting a trilogy of DLCs focused on the Allies. The first expansion of the trilogy: Allies Defiant, was released early this year, and the second one will be officially announced soon.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466340/Order_of_Battle_AlliesDefiant/

New tournament now available!

You can sign up here for the Weltkrieg tournament, starting on Wednesday, June 2nd.

TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS:

Karjelan Kesa: 1st August 1941, Karelian Istmus. The Germans have shipped an attack force into Finland to perform a surprise attack on Leningrad. Viipuri (Viborg) fell to the initial attack and now forms a German field HQ. Will the German blitzkrieg push through to the Northern outskirts of Leningrad, or will the Soviet defenders re-organise and defy the incursion?

Kiev to Zhitomir: Early November 1943, Soviet and German forces meet in the muddy fields between Kiev and Zhitomir.

Return to Raseiniai: Raseiniai, Lithuania - 23rd July 1942. Time-Shifted Battle. German Tankers race to cross the Dubysa rivers whilst Russian forces gather to meet them. Will 1942's upgraded Panzers and StuG's be vital or will the Russian's Lend-Lease assisted forces hold out?

Coming to XBOX One on June 23rd, 2021

Order of Battle is also coming to console: it will release first on XBOX One on June 23rd, and soon after that on PS4. The base game for console won’t be free-to-play, but it will include the full Blitzkrieg campaign, one of the most popular Order of Battle expansions, which is distributed on Steam as a separate DLC. All the other premium campaigns previously released on PC will be available for purchase as separate DLCs on XBOX starting on June 23rd.

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Steam News / 25 May 2021

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