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Wartales

Open-world tactical RPG about managing a medieval mercenary band

Shiro Games · Released Apr 12, 2023

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Reviews trending down: 60% positive in the last 30 days vs 85% overall

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 33K
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 179 in 30 days
Players
1,137
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 17, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
8 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Wartales?

An open-world, party-based tactical RPG set in a plague-scarred medieval land. You recruit and equip mercenaries, manage their camp, take contracts, explore villages and ruins, and fight turn-based battles for wealth and recognition, alone or in online co-op for up to four players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy tactical turn-based battles and building a mercenary party
  • +you prefer open-world exploration over chosen-one heroics
  • +you want to manage a shared band in online co-op

Not for you if...

  • −you tire of battles becoming lengthy and repetitive
  • −you want a tightly guided heroic main story

What players say

85% of 33,485 reviews are positive · 60% of 179 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the tactical combat, open-world exploration, and mercenary management. The dominant complaint is the current DLC model: players say expansions are expensive, underdeveloped, and advertised through inaccessible in-world locations. Recent reviews also report persistent bugs, crashes, and progression-blocking balance changes.

Players over time

▼ -33% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 3,715 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20261,137
Nov 6, 2026793
Nov 5, 2026748
Nov 4, 2026823
Nov 3, 2026751
Nov 2, 2026790
Nov 1, 20261,279
Oct 31, 20261,146
Oct 30, 2026818
Oct 29, 2026824
Oct 28, 2026780
Oct 27, 2026840
Oct 26, 2026953
Oct 25, 20261,192
Oct 24, 20261,086
Oct 23, 2026960
Oct 22, 2026899
Oct 21, 2026915
Oct 20, 2026976
Oct 18, 20261,287
Oct 17, 20261,205
Oct 16, 20261,003
Oct 15, 20261,067
Oct 14, 20261,096
Oct 13, 20261,201
Oct 11, 20261,523
Oct 10, 20261,363
Oct 9, 20261,223
Oct 8, 20261,196
Oct 7, 20261,292
Oct 6, 20261,308
Oct 4, 20261,646
Oct 3, 20261,477
Oct 2, 20261,250
Oct 1, 20261,312
Sep 30, 20261,310
Sep 29, 20261,413
Sep 27, 20261,807
Sep 26, 20261,739
Sep 25, 20261,665
Sep 24, 20261,714
Sep 23, 20262,154
Sep 23, 20261,737
Sep 22, 20261,909
Sep 21, 20263,715

Screenshots and trailer

Wartales screenshot 1

Wartales system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
Graphics
NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7
Graphics
NVidia GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5600
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Wartales have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Wartales run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
235
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean.

Does Wartales use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

9 DLC available.

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