Steel Platoon Announced

London, UK - 8 November in the year of our Lord 2026 - Games Ground, the annual international gaming festival and trade fair in Berlin, and Slitherine, a leading publisher of strategy games, have joined forces to bring something new to the European gaming scene: Dominion Days, the first 100% strategy-focused showcase of its kind in Europe. On 7 and 8 November, a large, customized hall had become the home of strategy at Games Ground, giving players two full days to command, conquer, compete and discover, all under one roof.

With the same passion and dedication, Slitherine hosted its biannual showcase at Dominion Days, unveiling the company’s upcoming games, with a surprising announcement, and exciting news for strategy fans.

Steel Platoon: a New RTS WWII Game with RPG Elements

Steel Platoon is a real-time strategy game with RPG elements set on the Eastern Front during WWII, created on the most recent version of the Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance engine. Players take command of a Red Army lieutenant and his forces, controlling infantry, tanks, artillery and support units in real-time combined-arms battles. The gameplay focuses on positioning, cover, terrain, maneuver and choosing the right units and tactics for each situation. The aim is to deliver realistic and tactically demanding combat while remaining more accessible than a hardcore military simulation.

During the event Marco Minoli, Director of Publishing, and Alberto Casulini, Business Development Manager, talked extensively about the choice of the scenery, the Battle of Moscow, the 15-mission campaign, and the main characters.

One of the highlights was the discussion of the RPG elements in the game. In Steel Platoon, these elements revolve primarily around persistent unit progression rather than traditional character-driven role-playing mechanics. Infantry squads and vehicle crews can survive and carry over between missions, gaining experience and improving their capabilities over time. This progression can unlock additional abilities and customization options, allowing experienced squads to become significantly more capable and distinct from newly recruited units.

Steel Platoon has a unique take on WWII RTS, as it is built around the idea of consequence-driven warfare. It combines the immediate battlefield decision-making of a real-time tactics game with persistent progression more commonly associated with RPG and campaign-management systems. Realistic combat makes positioning, cover, terrain, armor penetration and vehicle components important, while persistent squads and crews ensure that the consequences of those battles extend beyond a single mission. Steel Platoon will be available during 2027 on PC.

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