Frontline: Fields of Thunder covers the Battle of Kursk in 1943, the largest tank battle of all time, the ultimate battle of the titans by the German Army. This was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II and the last German blitzkrieg offensive in the east as well as the last German offensive of such scale in the war. The Battle of Kursk remains both the largest armored engagement and the most costly single day of aerial warfare to date.

The game allows players to immerse themselves into detailed gameplay on a sizeable battle map, with historically accurate environments encompassing exciting missions and challenges. The historical settings and scenarios are so accurate that the game comes with a complete encyclopedia of all units represented in the game.