Key Highlights:
- Battleplan is a WWII RTS focused on command level decision making, realistic terrain, and massive operations.
- Players draw battle plans directly on authentic maps and watch units execute autonomously.
- A new gameplay trailer showcases large scale missions, logistics, and historical battle recreation.
Slitherine has lifted the curtain on Battleplan, its upcoming World War II real time strategy title that hands you the clipboard instead of the rifle.
Developed by Foolish Mortals Games, Battleplan aims to simulate the Western Front at divisional scale, with players drawing commands directly onto authentic terrain and watching armies carry them out.
The new trailer highlights how missions begin with intelligence and planning. You examine terrain, assess the enemy, and sketch multi phase manoeuvres across the map. As someone who has played a lot of RTS over the years, this immediately stood out. Most games ask players to micro units constantly. Battleplan places emphasis on intent and operational thinking instead, letting your divisions interpret orders dynamically.
Once operations begin, infantry, armour, artillery, engineers, and scouts interact autonomously under your chain of command. You can merge divisions into corps for wide offensives or split them down to individual companies to plug gaps. Supply lines matter as much as firepower. Starving the enemy, capturing depots, and rotating exhausted formations becomes part of the strategy rather than background detail.
Maps are built from real world geographic data, and some missions span more than 30,000 square kilometres. Hills, swamps, roads, and choke points match their actual positions. The trailer even shows historical photos geo tagged where they were taken, a nice touch for anyone interested in military history.
Battleplan features ten major battles across the Western Front from 1944 onward, with persistent armies between missions. Officers grow, gain quirks, and can be fired or lost in combat, which adds a human element to your plans. Scenarios allow play from both Allied and German perspectives, and standalone modes provide extra challenges beyond the campaign.
If you are interested, you can head on over to the official Steam page and wishlist the game.
With Steam Next Fest appearances confirmed for early 2026, Battleplan is positioning itself as a niche RTS for players who enjoy slower paced operational depth. If it lands its vision, it could scratch the itch for those who want strategy that feels closer to a staff map exercise than a base building click fest.