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Lead fantasy armies through story campaigns and hex-grid battles, balancing terrain, unit growth, and risky combat odds.
Released 01 May 2018
Fight on Hex Grids
Use Terrain and Daylight
Level Up Veteran Units
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Developed by The Battle for Wesnoth Project · Published by Wesnoth Inc.
Set in the fantasy world of Irdya, Battle for Wesnoth puts you in command of armies across a range of story campaigns. Their scenarios follow different conflicts and offer distinct objectives.
Battles unfold in turns on hexagonal maps. Recruit troops, manage gold, and use terrain and time of day to shape combat, where attacks have displayed hit probabilities and units have different strengths and weaknesses.
Experienced units can level up and carry their growth through campaign missions, making their survival part of your strategy. You can also play multiplayer with seven factions, try community-made campaigns and maps, or create content with the built-in editor and modding tools.
Players often value the tactical decisions around positioning, terrain, and preserving experienced units, along with the variety of story campaigns and extensive community-made content. Some also praise the fantasy atmosphere, pixel art, and music. Reviews frequently flag unpredictable combat odds, while others mention a learning curve or an interface that feels dated.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Players | 1–9 |
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| Multiplayer | Battle for Wesnoth supports multiplayer skirmishes online and locally. Official store data confirms Online PvP, shared/split screen PvP, cross-platform multiplayer, and Remote Play Together. The provided reviews also describe co-op play, hotseat/local multiplayer, LAN, AI skirmishes, team games, and modded multiplayer campaigns, maps, factions, and modes. Reported match formats include 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, FFA, and scenarios with up to 9 players or AI commanders. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Modding significantly expands multiplayer. The provided text and reviews state that community-made campaigns, maps, factions, eras, scenarios, co-op campaigns, PvP maps, specialty maps, AI behavior, and gameplay modifications are available for multiplayer through built-in add-on support. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
