- 8players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
A modern-war real-time strategy game where you command squads and tanks, then take direct control of any soldier or vehicle.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Same room, own screens for up to 8 players on PC.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
Friends can share a campaign mission, splitting the units between them, or face each other in team battles up to four a side.
Anyone can drop from the commander's view into a single soldier or tank and fight by hand.
The controls and unit details take time to learn, so it suits a group that already likes strategy games.
Each player needs a copy.
Is it good
80%
Very positive on Steam
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 8 on PC. LAN play for up to 8 on PC. 80% positive of 17,000 Steam reviews.
- PC
LAN games for local matches; the LAN player cap is not confirmed.
Versus maps go up to 4v4. The campaigns and Conquest also play co-op with friends against the AI; some missions take fewer players.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Digitalmindsoft
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Apr 27, 2018 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 7 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does Call to Arms have couch co-op?
- No. Call to Arms has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Call to Arms together?
- Local co-op and versus on separate screens for up to 8 on PC. Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Call to Arms?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Call to Arms story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on a local network and online.
- Does Call to Arms work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Call to Arms free?
- No, it's a paid game.
