Between Tempest Rising, Warno, Fractured Alliance, Foxhole, and a number of others, it must be getting harder for fresh strategy and war games to get noticed. Civilization 7 will shortly arrive to steal the show. Manor Lords and Stellaris are still packing in big player counts. How do you stand out? Published by Slitherine, the ascendant publisher behind the Command and Conquer-inflected Broken Arrow, a new WW2 vehicular tactics game might just hold the secret to getting attention. Without any trailers, announcements, or teases, Platoon Commander has just shadow-dropped on Steam complete with a playable demo.

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