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WARDOGS | Season 02 Patch Notes (14 October 2026, Patch notes): WARDOGS Early Access Season 2 drops on October 15th. ⚠ Scheduled Maintenance Window & Steam Update There will be a scheduled maintenance window on October 15th between 08:00 and 09:30 UTC. We…
WARDOGS | Season 02 Preview (9 October 2026, News): Our next DEVLOG, which recaps Season 01 and previews some of Season 02's major content, is out now. Season 01 is coming to a close. And man, what a rollercoaster it has been. Watching the game evolve…
IR Goggles & CIWS Balance Hotfix (2 October 2026, Patch notes): We have just made 2 key balance changes. Within the next 12 hours when servers restart across regions, the IR Rangefinders will be disabled in the vendor until Season 02, where they will require…
WARDOGS | Security & Stability Hotfix (2 October 2026, Patch notes): Heads-up 📢 A hotfix is planned for tomorrow, Friday 2nd, at 08:00 UTC, to address minor security and stability issues affecting some players. Expected downtime is one hour.
WARDOGS | Update 0.1.2 (Minor Patch) (30 September 2026, Patch notes): WARDOGS will be entering a maintenance window today at 8:00 UTC, estimated to last 1 hour. Services will be offline while we deploy update 0.1.2. This minor update is aimed at thwarting some of the…
3 Million Sales + Golden Joystick Awards [VOTE NOW!] (26 September 2026, News): We can't thank you all enough for the support shown for WARDOGS and our team. We know this hype won't last forever, but it doesn't make it any less rewarding. We have also been nominated by the…
WARDOGS | Season 02 Teaser (22 September 2026, News): WARDOGS Season 02 is coming. 📅 15th October 2026 Stay tuned for more details.
2 MILLION COPIES SOLD (15 September 2026, News): 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD. Thank you all. Beyond humbled. We made a game we wanted to play with friends. Watching you play it with yours has been the best. Huge launch weekend. Thanks to everyone who…
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE & PATCH 0.11 (12 September 2026, Patch notes): Thank you for helping us hit 400,000 Peak Concurrent Users. We are completely humbled by the response to our game and we have loved watching you all play. We will be taking the servers down…
1.25 MILLION COPIES SOLD! (11 September 2026, News): 1.25 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Thank you for your patience. Apologies for the delays. We're watching everything, monitoring servers, and enjoying watching you play. Thank you again. We'll see you in-game.
Launch Stability Hotfix #1 (10 September 2026, Patch notes): We have now released a small client update to help address the issues we’ve been seeing since launch. All currently logged-in players will be forced to close WARDOGS and restart the game. You will…
WARDOGS LAUNCH TRAILER (10 September 2026, News): WARDOGS. PLAY LIKE YOU USED TO. COMING TO CONSOLES IN 2028. RELEASING ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS TODAY.
Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog (9 September 2026, Patch notes): Fixed an exploit that let players reach an unintended position on the church roof. Added a new report tracking system. Reports are now weighted so that repeat and bad faith reporters carry less…
The 11th Reason NOT To Buy WARDOGS (8 September 2026, News): The 11th Reason NOT to Buy WARDOGS. The 11th Reason NOT to Buy WARDOGS. There's a rule in game development: you don't talk about anti-cheat. The most important thing you can do: use the in-game…
THE CLOSED BETA IS NOW AN OPEN BETA! (5 September 2026, News): Come break our servers ⛓️‍💥 Until the Beta ends - Sunday at 08:00 UTC.
WARDOGS | Closed Beta 02 Announcement (1 September 2026, News): Pre-Order now to guarantee access - with limited access being handed out in waves. This is a genuine scale test where we want players to jump in and break our systems - right after The FPS Games…
WARDOGS | Beta Recap & Next Steps (24 August 2026, News): This weekend's Closed Beta is over. Thank you. The FPS community turnout was insane. Milestones hit. Memories made. Lessons learned. Don't miss our next major announcement on the The FPS Games Show…
WARDOGS | Closed Beta Schedule (20 August 2026, News): The NDA is lifted. Share your best moments, clips or streams, and tag us on social channels. Here is the schedule for the WARDOGS Closed Beta: WARDOGS pre-orders have blown past expectations. First…
1 MILLION WISHLISTS ON STEAM (14 August 2026, News): Six months after revealing WARDOGS to the world. Humbled. Thank you from our entire dev team. Wishlist and sign up for the upcoming Beta 👇
PRE-ORDER NOW! (11 August 2026, News): WARDOGS is launching into Steam Early Access on 10th September, with pre-orders live RIGHT NOW, which grants guaranteed access to our Closed Beta on 21 August. In our latest DEVLOG, we run through 10…
First WARDOGS Livestream! (22 July 2026, News): We're hosting our first WARDOGS livestream! Our devs will be playing with REAL playtesters, showing the raw gameplay experience. Raising the stakes throughout the stream ⚡ Wishlist now! 👇
WARDOGS | Livestream Announcement (17 July 2026, News): Announcing our first-ever WARDOGS livestream! 📢 On the 23rd of July 2026, at 18:00 UTC, we'll be streaming alongside REAL WARDOGS playtesters, showing the raw, unfiltered gameplay experience. In the…
WARDOGS | Level Design & Performance (16 July 2026, News): NEW DEVLOG. Level Design & Performance WARDOGS at scale, with the in-game performance players expect. Performance has been a priority for the entire team since day one, and in this episode of WARDOGS…
WARDOGS | Addressing Feedback (16 June 2026, News): NEW DEVLOG. Addressing Feedback. WARDOGS is a hardcore shooter that doesn't forget it's a game. Every player's line between arcade and realistic is different. We've drawn ours. This isn't just about…
WARDOGS Pre-Alpha Announcement (7 June 2026, News): We've been Pre-Alpha playtesting with a small selection of real players for a few months. The verdict so far? Players keep coming back. This month, we're adding even more players to that testing…
WARDOGS - Gameplay Trailer (6 June 2026, News): Check out our new WARDOGS Gameplay Trailer that was just shown at the Future Games Show. And watch the FULL Pre-Alpha Gameplay Reveal right here on Steam! Alternatively here's the 4k Pre-Alpha…
500,000 Steam Wishlists! (26 May 2026, News): 500,000 Steam Wishlists. Totally humbled. Half a million Infantry, Medics, Pilots, Builders, Engineers... we're building this one for YOU. WARDOGS won't be for everyone. But for those who get it…
WARDOGS - Tactical Depth & Teamplay (21 May 2026, News): We're bringing high-stakes, tactical teamplay back to All-Out Warfare. ▫️ Real-world ballistics, audio and flight models. ▫️ Every decision affects YOUR account balance. ▫️ 100% player-driven…
WARDOGS - Early Access & Beyond (7 April 2026, News): On top of our core mode, throughout Early Access, we are building a robust metagame, including: ▫️ The Black Market & Vault ▫️ Player Skills & Challenge System Full plan in today's video 👇 WARDOGS…
WARDOGS - Answering Your Questions (3 March 2026, News): You asked, we've answered. ▫️ 100 players, 3 teams? ▫️ Monetisation Plans? ▫️ Console Release? Honest and transparent updates are our goal. Here are YOUR latest questions answered. Wishlist WARDOGS…
Evolving the King of the Hill Mod! (19 February 2026, News): Our Design Team has spent years collaborating directly with the original ARMA mod creators. Developing a standalone KOTH-inspired FPS that can surpass the original mod's limitations. This is WARDOGS.…
WARDOGS - TOP QUESTIONS (18 February 2026, News): It's been just under two weeks since we revealed our in-development Tactical All Out Warfare FPS, WARDOGS, which yielded a MASSIVE response from the FPS community. Including over 200,000 wishlists…
100,000 Steam Wishlists! (10 February 2026, News): A sincere thank you to everyone. We are humbled by the response. This also confirms we are definitely on the right track. Sign up for FUTURE playtests: community.wardogs.com/signup/community And…
WARDOGS - Official Announcement Trailer (9 February 2026, News): We are excited to share the first Official Announcement Trailer for WARDOGS This trailer focuses on showing Tactical All Out Warfare and showcases the WARDOGS gamemode What you’ll see in the trailer…