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If you loved the classic Advance Wars and other more modern turn-based tactical battlers, you're probably going to love Warside. Currently in development by UK (London) based LAVABIRD, it's looking extremely promising.

Not only will it have a full single-player mode with more than thirty missions, it will also have local and online co-op missions. Plus the ability to take on friends and foes alike in local and online PvP.

Check out the new trailer below:

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Nice to see Steam Deck noted directly in a trailer too, pretty cool, we don't see that often! They did previously confirm on their successful Kickstarter it would have Linux support so it's not surprising. It's also made with the free and open source Godot Engine which is great.

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 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 jnternet play are supported.
  • Design your own maps with the built-in mission editor for both single and multiplayer.

More about it:

Prepare for war in a gripping single-player campaign with more than thirty missions. Rally the troops as one of twelve Commanders, each with distinct abilities capable of turning the tides of battle.

Deploy and master more than twenty-five unit types across an array of environments, from the driest deserts to the thickest forests.

Direct artillery, submarines, bombers, and more to control the land, air, and sea, and bring about the enemy’s downfall in the blink of an eye.

You can follow it on Steam.

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4 comments

It seems like somewhat my kind of game, but unusually for me I'm finding it hard to get past the artwork. It just looks kind of . . . dumb.
Drakker Aug 29
Alright, that's an Advance Wars clone, it looks liek it, it feels like it, it probably smells like it too. Disable the animations and I'm 100% all in.
neolith Aug 29
You see Advance Wars, I see Battle Isle. Then again, I might have been heavily shaped by my Amiga 500 back in the day...
AciD Sep 6
Battle Isle <3
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