Overview
- Wardogs entered Steam Early Access on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with regional release times confirmed by Steam and no preload offered before launch.
- The game runs 100-player matches between three teams and mixes tactical gunplay, vehicles, buildable structures, and a persistent cash metagame that shapes loadouts between matches.
- Bulkhead applied Season 1 patch notes at launch that remove exploits, add helicopter input damping, improve tank aiming, cap vehicle-turret rotation speed, and commit to public cheater bans and adjusted player-report weighting.
- Progression and the in-game economy were rebalanced for Early Access so median players reach around level 20 after roughly 20–25 hours and top-tier items will require substantial grind.
- Wardogs arrives after a high-profile beta that peaked above 245,000 concurrent players and more than one million wishlists, launches at an initial $39.99 Early Access price with planned increases toward $49.99 and $59.99 by full release, and has a console window set for 2028.