Slitherine reveals Steel Platoon and The Rising Cult at Dominion Days

Most publishers bring a couple of trailers to a trade show. Slitherine brought an entire hall. At Dominion Days, the strategy-only showcase it ran with Games Ground in Berlin on November 7 and 8, the wargame specialist revealed two new games that could hardly be further apart: one puts you in charge of a Red Army platoon outside Moscow, the other puts you in charge of a cult that summons things from the Cthulhu Mythos.

Steel Platoon is a WWII real-time strategy game with RPG elements, set on the Eastern Front during the Battle of Moscow. You play a Red Army lieutenant commanding infantry, tanks, artillery and support units in combined-arms battles where positioning, cover, terrain and armor penetration all matter.

Soviet infantry advance through a snowy town at night as an armored car opens fire in Steel Platoon — Street fighting at night in Steel Platoon.

The RPG part is about your troops rather than a hero. Infantry squads and vehicle crews that survive a mission carry over to the next, earning experience, new abilities and customization options, so a veteran squad ends up far more capable than fresh recruits.

Slitherine calls it consequence-driven warfare. The goal is realistic, demanding combat that stays more approachable than a hardcore military sim, and it runs on the latest version of the Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance engine.

Rocket artillery launchers fire salvos from a snowy forest in Steel Platoon — Rocket artillery lights up a forest clearing.

The Rising Cult flips the usual Lovecraft arrangement. Instead of the investigator slowly losing their mind, you're the villain: a 1920s cult leader running roguelike raids across a city, setting up stealthy ambushes before calling in monsters to finish the job.

A cultist stands in a glowing red ritual circle beside a summoned monster in The Rising Cult — A summoning circle in The Rising Cult.

Its neatest trick is "enlightening" enemies: terrifying them until they break, then turning them into units you can use, sacrifice for power, or bring home to the Sanctuary as fresh cultists. Between raids you expand that underground lair, recruit followers and research new monsters.

Both new games are headed to PC in 2027.

A man in a hat and coat stands with two hulking beasts on a cobbled street in The Rising Cult — Not every cult member walks on two legs.

The rest of the Dominion Days news

Warhammer Blood Bowl has slipped to early 2027. Cyanide lead developer Mathieu Valero said playtest feedback convinced the team it needs more polish. The extra time brings rules aligned with the latest tabletop edition, easier passing, two free factions in the Tomb Kings and Bretonnians, and a faster Rumble mode. Anyone who owns Blood Bowl 3 on any platform still gets it free, purchases included.

Three fighter planes strafe a foggy village street in Steel Platoon — Air support arrives over a Steel Platoon village.

Broken Arrow gets a single-player DLC, War on Air, in December, told from the side of Russian defense forces around St. Petersburg and the Estonian border. Its single-player content is also getting a proper save system with checkpoints, quick saves, autosaves and manual saves, plus new match history and replay features.

Veil of Ashes got a deep dive on its base-building-free, steam-powered RTS battles, and Radio Commander: Pacific '41 has a beta running right now. The numbers worth remembering:

15 missions in Steel Platoon's Battle of Moscow campaign
6 missions in Broken Arrow: War on Air, due in December
7 vs. 7 in Warhammer Blood Bowl's new Rumble mode

A cult member stands over a bloody scene by a city gate at night in The Rising Cult — A raid wraps up in The Rising Cult.

Steel Platoon and The Rising Cult are both coming to PC in 2027, with no firmer dates yet. You can wishlist Steel Platoon and The Rising Cult on Steam now. Stay tuned to GamingTrend.com for more as they march toward launch, and for all your upcoming reviews, previews, and gaming news!