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- Sep 10, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Wardogs Launches in Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026
- Wardogs launched into Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026, developed by Derby studio Bulkhead and published by Team17. Team17 announced the game on 5 February 2026, opened pre-orders on 11 August and ran a closed beta weekend on 21-23 August for pre-order holders; versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S are planned for 2028[1][3]
- It is a tactical first-person shooter in which 100 players split into three teams of about 33 and fight over a randomised control zone in a Caucasus-inspired mountain region. An in-game cash economy pays players for kills, supplying allies and holding the zone, and they spend it on gear and vehicles; Bulkhead says there is no in-game monetisation in Early Access beyond an optional cosmetic Supporter Edition[1][2][3]
- Bulkhead said the game sold 2 million copies in under a week with more than 400,000 concurrent players. The launch was rocky, however: servers went offline briefly under load, prompting a wave of negative Steam reviews[3][4]
- On Steam's weekly most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, Wardogs ranks 6th (5th the week before) with a peak of 231,901 concurrent players[2]
- The standard edition costs $39.99 in Early Access, which Bulkhead describes as a stepped pricing model below the planned full-release price[1][2]
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- [1]90%gamedeveloper.com/press-release/wardogs-is-coming-to-steam-early-access-on-10-septembergamedeveloper.com· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Sep 10, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
Team17's 11 August 2026 press release says Wardogs launches into Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026; Wikipedia[3] and Steam's store page both give 10 September 2026. Wikipedia notes the game went live on 11 September in some time zones.
- [2]90%WARDOGS on Steamstore.steampowered.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 25% of score
Store page: release date 10 Sep 2026, $39.99, developer BULKHEAD and publisher Team17.[1]
- [3]75%Wardogs - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 3, 2026· 25% of score
Announcement date, 2028 console plans, economy design and the launch-day server problems.[1]
- [4]80%In less than a week Wardogs sells 2 million copies and achieves over 400k concurrent players - VGCvideogameschronicle.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· 24% of score
Sales and concurrent-player milestone in the first week.[1]
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