EA reveals four expansion packs for Battlefield 1

More maps, more weapons, more fun.

Electronic Arts and its DICE studio revealed the first details of all four expansion packs included in the Battlefield 1 annual Premium Pass.

The expansion packs are called They Shall Not Pass, In the Name of the Tsar, Turning Tides, and Apocalypse.

To expand the global conflict and build on the game’s multiplayer experience, players will be able to defend their homeland as the hardened French army and battle in snow-covered ravines with the Russian Army.

Players can also engage in intense naval clashes and conquer fiercely disputed ground in the most infamous battles of the Great War. Additionally, Battlefield 1 Premium Pass members will get two-week early access to each expansion pack, plus 14 Superior Battlepacks, 16 new multiplayer maps, 20 new weapons to use, new elite classes, priority sever access, and more.

The four themed digital expansion packs consist of:

Battlefield 1 – They Shall Not Pass

Play as one of the most ferocious armies in WW1 – the French. Engage in the savage fighting around the furnace of Verdun, and descend into the bowels of Fort de Vaux, where barbarous battles rage in the gas-filled corridors. Take part in the largest tank assault of the war by the Aisne riverbanks.

Battlefield 1 – In the Name of the Tsar

Battlefield 1's In the Name of the Tsar expansion.
Battlefield 1’s In the Name of the Tsar expansion.

Enter the biggest front of WW1 with the Russian Army. Ride in Galicia with the legendary Hussars during the Brusilov offensive. Partake in the skirmishes of the Albion assault in a freezing archipelago and fight in the snow-covered ravines of the treacherous Lupkow Pass.

Battlefield 1 – Turning Tides

Battlefield 1's Turning Tides expansion.
Battlefield 1’s Turning Tides expansion.

Participate in the amphibious warfare of the Great War. Embark with the new destroyer into intense tactical naval clashes. Master the coastal class airship in the fierce interplay between land, air, and sea. Engage in the daredevil Zeebrugge raid and storm the beaches in the first days of the Gallipoli offensive.

Battlefield 1 – Apocalypse

Battlefield 1 Apocalypse expansion.
Battlefield 1 Apocalypse expansion.

Go over the top in the most infamous battles of World War I. Conquer bitterly contested ground with brutal tools and unique weapons born out of desperation and deadlock. Never before have the nightmarish horrors of the Great War been closer as you descend into hell. Prepare to enter the Apocalypse.

Players who have yet to get in on the action will be able to experience Battlefield 1’s multiplayer and single player in the upcoming Xbox One and PC free trials, from March 3 through March 5. Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One will get unlimited play time with the full Battlefield 1 multiplayer and single-player offering.

Origin for PC players will get 10 hours of play time with the full multiplayer experience on two maps, and the first two War Stories of the game’s single-player experience. Those looking to forge ahead into the full game will have their progress and achievements carry over when purchasing the full game.

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.