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Wartales
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Base game and core gameplay is quite good, but not deep enough. Honestly, it was fun to play 100+ hours. However, Shiro's DLC policy is outrageous. They decided they had made a live service game and began making tons of…”
“I really like the base game, Please stop adding new dlc's. Take a break and work on whats in the game please.”
“A brilliant base game progressively ruined by worsening DLC released with a very fast turn around.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Wartales is an amazing game. Most of the negative reviews are from players expressing their frustrations with the DLC... rightfully so. (I own all of them.) The mixed review is misleading, the game, the world, the…”
“This is a deep and detailed strategy rpg. Lots of classes, equipment, game systems, things to do... in short, all the things most look for in a good game. From planning your turns, to planning your entire team, builds…”
“The base game and maybe the Tavern expansion are worthwhile, otherwise, Shiro Games are monetising trash DLC to the players. Sad to see what was such a promising game have endless overpriced trashy DLC released... Look…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Wartales is an amazing game. Most of the negative reviews are from players expressing their frustrations with the DLC... rightfully so. (I own all of them.) The mixed review is misleading, the game, the world, the…”
“If you enjoy tactical RPGS this one is for you. I know the reviews are harsh and the DLC is usually never discounted. But this is one of those games that has it good just from the base. Base game wise already adds a lot…”
“I find myself sinking more and more hours into this game. There are so many ways to replay it as well, with various character builds and the choices you can make. As far as the DLCs go, I have them all and I would…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A great turn based party strategy game. The narrative is region based with each having their own major storyline while still advancing through a single overarching plot. There is plenty to discover and the combat is…”
“Positive: I'm enjoying Wartales, there is a plethora of activities and skills that help manage your party. Also the stories are a nice touch you can see the effort. The strongest point to the game is exploration, skill…”
“Great narrative and diversity of characters. CENSERS are pretty OP if you know to how to build them, and can take out an entire force by themselves”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I like the deffernet classes and most of all the crafting system. the side addons from dlcs are nice and add some extra flare to the game.”
“If you enjoy tactical RPGS this one is for you. I know the reviews are harsh and the DLC is usually never discounted. But this is one of those games that has it good just from the base. Base game wise already adds a lot…”
“I find myself sinking more and more hours into this game. There are so many ways to replay it as well, with various character builds and the choices you can make. As far as the DLCs go, I have them all and I would…”
25 of the 104 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“Base game and core gameplay is quite good, but not deep enough. Honestly, it was fun to play 100+ hours. However, Shiro's DLC policy is outrageous. They decided they had made a live service game and began making tons of…”
“If you are thinking of buying this game take note that most of the game is sold seperatly as tons of DLC”
“What this game has turned into is a disgrace. The developers seem far more interested in squeezing every last dollar out of their player base than actually improving the core experience. It’s an endless DLC machine,…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Decent game. Issue: Repetitive and DLC is WAY too overpriced.”
“Positive: I'm enjoying Wartales, there is a plethora of activities and skills that help manage your party. Also the stories are a nice touch you can see the effort. The strongest point to the game is exploration, skill…”
“I've gone back and forth on this review for a while, but in the end decided to leave it a positive. The later gameplay becomes so slow due to the size of both your and the enemy squads during a fight. The fights drag on…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great narrative and diversity of characters. CENSERS are pretty OP if you know to how to build them, and can take out an entire force by themselves”
“The base game and maybe the Tavern expansion are worthwhile, otherwise, Shiro Games are monetising trash DLC to the players. Sad to see what was such a promising game have endless overpriced trashy DLC released... Look…”
“Cool mechanics and gameplay but could use more polish. Needs code optimization. Have to restart the game often due to memory leaks or other problems causing severe slow down. A lot of fun though. I don't think the zone…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“People review bombing this game are just cry babies. New update even fixed rouste's problems. And I also did not lose my 230+ hours save like some are trying to spread around. Try it out you'll probably enjoy the game…”
“I got a lot of work to do but wanted to try few minutes of the game after the latest steam sale. What a mistake. Hours get sinked in, unlike my work. If you're hesitant about buying it, read the reviews, test the game…”
“This was to be the best game I have played in 20 years, and it was. But with the recent update, the bugs are not just game breaking, but they are breaking my Steam account too. I have to shut down my computer to close…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Really pains me to NOT recommend this game. It had everything to sit as my 4th favourite game on steam (next to Bannerlord, Kenshi and XCOM 2) but its total absence of replayability and absence of mods just makes it a…”
“Good game enall but all the rip off expensive DLCs that require all parties to own them in multiplayer too, so playing with a friend or 2 prob gonna have to sink in £210 between yas for all the content? not worth that.…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I understand some of the gripes from longtime players here in the reviews pulling the game down to mixed overall, but god is that so misleading on the overall quality of this game. There is an absolute treasure trove on content here, even if you don't buy a single DLC. At about…”
— a player, Steam review · 96 hrs played“I have a love/hate relationship with this game. I've completed two playthroughs and thoroughly enjoyed my time with both (see my hours). The combat, strategy, customisation and gear tickles part of my brain in a very satisfying way. The story of each region is unique and…”
— a player, Steam review · 283 hrs played“The game is awesome, I really really enjoy it but the way the current DLC model is feels almost punishing to not be buying DLC as they come out as the DLC comes out in pretty fast succession and are pretty expensive. If you come back to the game after and want to play in the new…”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix - v1.0.48149
Bug Fix Fixed an issue where Korean and Chinese characters appeared as “?”. They now display correctly
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Open World · Turn-Based Strategy · Party-Based RPG · Medieval · Co-op · Adventure · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · Multiplayer · Tactical RPG · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 235 |
| Official site | https://wartales.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 30 GB available space