Overview
- The studio opened pre‑orders on Tuesday, Aug. 11, which grant guaranteed access to a closed beta weekend running Aug. 21–23 and invite buyers to request a refund if they dislike the beta.
- Wardogs will enter Steam Early Access on Sept. 10 priced at $39.99 and will launch with three maps (each with three variations), multiple vehicles and weapons, and 100‑player matches split across three teams.
- Bulkhead says it will keep Early Access focused on performance, stability, balance and bug fixes, expects to remain in Early Access for roughly 24 months, and will not sell in‑game microtransactions during that period aside from an initial Supporters cosmetic pack.
- The developer released a blunt '10 Reasons NOT to Buy' trailer to set expectations about content pace and player counts, a move that coincided with strong demand as Wardogs topped Steam's premium sales chart and amassed more than 800,000 wishlists.
- Bulkhead framed the campaign around lessons from its past title Battalion 1944 and warned player numbers will likely fall after launch, saying the studio aims for a smaller, stable community and that paid cosmetics are expected only after the full 1.0 release.