Battle for Wesnoth

The Battle for Wesnoth Project / May 1, 2018 / Indie, Strategy, Free To Play

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The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.

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What's new

Wesnoth 1.19.28

2026-09-25

Campaigns • Heir to the Throne • S43 Cliffs of Thoria: greatly reduced the influence of randomness on Drake spawns. Drakes now spawn before Lisar's turn, not between Lisar's and Konrad's. • S50 The Battle for Wesnoth: AI-controlled Li'sar is less likely to get caught out by the Horse Clans while advancing to her forward keep. • Of Pearls and Pirates • Added experimental "regroup" micro AI. • The Deceiver's Gambit • Added experimental "regroup" micro AI. • S05 The Deceiver: adjusted allies-vs-enemy balance. • S06 Ring of Swords: adjusted balance, expanded map and army sizes. • Sir Kaylan now flees to the map edge when he "dies", instead of vanishing. Lua API • Updated to Lua 5.4.9 Translations • Updated translations: Bengali, British English, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish Units • Shadow Mage / Lord

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• Fixed missing defending miss animation. User interface • Team-colored text can be a lighter shade than the team color • Unit reachmap effect has been improved • Fixed coloration of unit footprints WML Engine • Add `font_color=` Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes • Fixed language selection not working for several less used languages • Fixed the turn timer warning sound not playing post-SDL3 migration • Added additional hardening to various usages of lua within the engine • Fixed hotkey changes not saving on a fresh install • Fixed reloading replays causing halos and other images to get duplicated • Upgraded TLS version used when connecting to the multiplayer and add-ons servers • Fixed events from abilities/weapon specials getting duplicated Android • Fixed mouse coordinates being incorrectly calculated on Android, primarily affecting tablets

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What players say

Very Positive

94% positive, 3,225 reviews

Recommended16 hrs played

This is one of those "will play for the rest of my life now" games. Battle for Wesnoth is not for the faint of heart. It is an easy game to pick up and understand sure. BUT, and mean, BUT, it takes time and patience to master. It's heavy on the reading as well, and almost all of that information is important in some way or another. If you're a fan of turn based tactical games, do yourself a favor and pick this bad...

19 found this helpful, 2026-03-30

Recommended252 hrs played

I've put thousands of hours into this game since I was a little kid and I've seen it grow and change as I've grown up. It still remains one of my favorite games and has informed my love of fantasy and tactics games since the very start, I can't recommend this enough. It's free, people! Give it a try!

16 found this helpful, 2026-01-04

Recommended260 hrs played

Battle for Wesnoth is one of those games that looks pretty simple at first glance – and then quietly eats your free time. It’s a classic, turn-based strategy game with a heavy focus on positioning, terrain, and unit preservation. Every tile matters: hills, forests, villages – everything changes your chances to hit or be hit. A lot of tactical games say they reward smart play; Wesnoth actually does. When you pull off...

13 found this helpful, 2025-11-22