Fast-paced turn-based tactics game Warside will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on January 28, 2025, publisher First Break Labs and developer LAVABIRD announced. A demo is available now for PC.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
Warside cuts to the core of what made classic turn-based-tactics games so great. A great story campaign, unique Commanders with different playstyles, awesome Battle Powers, and a wide variety of terrain and units.
Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
- Over 25 Unit Types – Wage war with artillery and tanks. Master the seas with submarines and warships. Command the skies with fighter and bomber aircraft. Command a variety of specialist infantry, including snipers, medics, mortar teams, and saboteurs.
- 12 Playable Commanders – Choose a Commander to lead your forces. Each Commander has a unique set of passive attributes and a Battle Power. Battle Powers can be devastating, but they need careful timing to have the most impact. Choose wisely for maximum effect.
- Story Campaign – Test your skills with over 30 missions in our single-player story mode campaign. We mix classic battle gameplay alongside escort, rescue, infiltration, and awesome story events. Battle in beautifully drawn forest, desert, and snow environments, plus the toxic wastelands.
- Multiplayer – Battle your friends with cross-platform multiplayer supporting local and internet play.
Key Features
- Intuitive turn-based gameplay with a familiar feel for fans of the classics.
- 12 playable Commanders, each with unique passive skills and Battle Powers.
- Control over 25 unit types. Simultaneously battle over land, air, and sea with ground forces, aircraft, and naval units.
- Faction unique units with mechanics specific to each faction.
- Single-player campaign with over 30 missions.
- Forest, desert and snow biomes, plus the toxic wastelands.
- Challenge friends and foes with multiplayer battles. Local and internet play are supported.
- Design your own maps with the built-in mission editor for both single and multiplayer.
Watch a new trailer below.