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Battle for Wesnoth

The Battle for Wesnoth Project · Wesnoth Inc. · 2018-05-01

Steam

IndieStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 29, 2005 (Amiga), Aug 02, 2005 (Linux), Aug 02, 2005 (Mac), Nov 24, 2009 (iOS), Apr 21, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

181
playing now
94%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

181 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Battle for Wesnoth is a free and open-source turn-based strategy video game with a high fantasy setting, designed by Australian-American developer David White and first released in June 2003. In Wesnoth, the player controls a particular faction/race and attempts to build a powerful army by controlling villages and defeating enemies for experience. The game is loosely based on the Sega Genesis games Master of Monsters and Warsong.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 181 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 339 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
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of 2019-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

287842026-08-06 22:00 — 185 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 97 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 188 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 222 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 112 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 184 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 206 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 102 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 233 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 233 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 196 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 155 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 101 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 171 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 160 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 101 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 221 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 222 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 106 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 193 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 232 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 137 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 215 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 253 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 149 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 151 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 214 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 181 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

16 supported languages: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, French, Czech, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese…

Player tags

2DIndieFantasyHex GridMedievalStrategyTacticalStory RichTurn-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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