WARDOGS

WARDOGS is a tactical multiplayer FPS from BULKHEAD and Team17. Up to 100 players fight in three teams over large, destructible battlefields for an active control zone. The team with the strongest presence earns points; the first to reach 100 points wins.

The shooter combines large-scale infantry battles with vehicles, logistics, base building, spatial voice chat and extensive environmental destruction.

WARDOGS has been available in Early Access on PC via Steam since Sep 10, 2026.

Separate native versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S are announced for 2028. Specific console release dates have not been set yet.

WARDOGS is currently playable on PC. The Steam version also supports GeForce NOW. Native versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S are announced for 2028.

Online, WARDOGS uses a multi-layered anti-cheat and enforcement system. BULKHEAD describes, among other things, client and server detection, checks on running applications during gameplay, analysis of suspicious inputs and play patterns, and integrity checks of the game and hardware. Sanctions range from server bans to permanent account and hardware bans.

Matches revolve around randomly placed control zones on large maps. WARDOGS combines infantry with vehicles, helicopters, artillery, logistics and base building. Buildings and cover can be extensively destroyed, so front lines can shift during a round.

Before each life, you buy your loadout with cash. Money is earned through team actions such as revives, transports and holding the objective, and it carries over between matches. This creates an additional risk decision between cheap equipment and expensive weapons or vehicles.

Official and community servers are available in parallel. Since the start of Early Access, BULKHEAD has also been working on the server browser and on better visibility for community servers.

On PC, WARDOGS requires at least Windows 10 64-bit, 16 GB RAM and 50 GB of free storage. Steam lists a Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 5 3500 as minimum processor, plus a GTX 1660 or Radeon RX 590. The official target is 1080p and 60 FPS on low settings with upscaling.

Recommended: Windows 11, Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 7 5700X, 16 GB RAM and an RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Season 2 starts on Oct 15, 2026. BULKHEAD's official teaser shows weather for the first time as a new permanent part of the game world, including heavy rain over the battlefield. The studio has not yet fully detailed which maps, vehicles, weapons or other systems the second season specifically adds.

Within just over two weeks of the Early Access launch on Sep 10, 2026, WARDOGS passed the three million copies sold mark. BULKHEAD confirmed the milestone on Sep 26, 2026. Two million copies had already sold in the first five days.