Warcraft III: Reforged

Warcraft III: Reforged is Blizzard's remake of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne. The real-time strategy game combines classic base economy, hero units and large campaigns with modern Battle.net matchmaking and a still-usable World Editor.

The focus is on the conflicts between humans, orcs, night elves and undead. The campaigns tell pivotal chapters of Azeroth's backstory and lead through, among other things, Arthas' fall, the rise of the Scourge and the battles over Kalimdor. Since September 2026, the new campaign Forsaken Kingdom has officially continued this story for the first time in more than two decades.

Warcraft III: Reforged was released in Germany on Jan 29, 2020. On Sep 12, 2026, Blizzard released Forsaken Kingdom, a new campaign expansion, along with Update 3.0.

Update 3.0 is available to Reforged owners regardless of the DLC. It adds, among other things, the new Definitive Edition graphics mode, reworked environments and effects, and further improvements to the World Editor. The new Forsaken Paladin is also available as a neutral multiplayer hero.

Warcraft III: Reforged is natively available for PC and Mac via Battle.net. A standalone console version is not part of the current release plans.

Blizzard's current product listing also mentions access via Xbox Game Pass for linked accounts. This does not change the native platform: the game is still played via the Battle.net desktop app on your PC.

Warcraft III remains a classic real-time strategy game with base building, resource gathering, armies and powerful heroes. Units do not level up permanently, while heroes gain experience, learn abilities and carry items. Alongside the story campaigns, Reforged offers competitive multiplayer, custom games and the World Editor.

With Update 3.0, group selection was expanded from 12 to 24 units. Forsaken Kingdom leans more toward RPG in its main campaign: after a linear four-mission prologue, the structure opens up, heroes gain additional equipment slots and talents, and exploration plays a bigger role.

Forsaken Kingdom is a separately available campaign expansion for Warcraft III: Reforged. It released on Sep 12, 2026 and picks up at the fall of Lordaeron. The prologue Last Days of Lordaeron comprises four missions, followed by a larger campaign centered on Sylvanas, the creation of the Forsaken and the founding of Undercity.

Blizzard states the expansion offers around 30 hours of playtime and nearly an hour of in-game cutscenes. New characters such as Garek Bandarion and Dark Ranger Anya meet familiar faces like Sylvanas, Putress, Varimathras, Arthas and Kel'Thuzad. Warcraft III: Reforged is required to play.

For the Windows version, Blizzard lists at minimum an Intel Core i3-530 or AMD Phenom II X4 910, 4 GB RAM and a GeForce GTS 450 or Radeon HD 5750. Recommended are, among others, a Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 7 1700X, 8 GB RAM and a GTX 960 or Radeon R9 280X. On Mac, the minimum listed is macOS 10.13, an Intel Core i5 and 8 GB RAM.

Installation and online features require around 30 GB of storage, an internet connection and a Battle.net account.