- 4players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
Lead a band of mercenaries across a plague-scarred medieval land, taking contracts and fighting turn-based battles to stay fed and paid.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Same room, own screens for up to 4 players on Switch.
- Online for up to 4 players on PC, Xbox and Switch.
- No crossplay between platform families. Xbox plays with the PC Game Pass version, not Steam. Switch crossplay was announced as coming soon in 2023 and has not been confirmed since.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Up to four players run one mercenary company together, each commanding some of its fighters in the turn-based battles and sharing the coin, food and loot between fights.
There is no main quest, so a group sets its own goals and pace over long sessions.
Battles are slow and tactical, which leaves time to talk plans through.
Each player needs a copy.
Is it good
85%
Very positive on Steam
- 77Top criticsOpenCritic · May 2024 (OpenCritic top critic average, 17 reviews, as of May 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 71%RecommendOpenCritic · May 2024 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 19 reviews, as of May 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
880 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online for up to 4 on every platform. LAN play for up to 4 on Switch.
- 4
Players join from the lobby when a save is loaded; a solo save can be opened in co-op and continued alone later.
- 4
Nintendo lists local wireless play for two to four Switch consoles.
- 4
Players join from the lobby when a save is loaded; a solo save can be opened in co-op and continued alone later.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Shiro Games
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Apr 12, 2023 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 9 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does Wartales have couch co-op?
- No. Wartales has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Wartales together?
- Local co-op on separate screens for up to 4 on Switch. Online co-op for up to 4 on PC, Xbox and Switch.
- Is Wartales crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Xbox plays with the PC Game Pass version, not Steam. Switch crossplay was announced as coming soon in 2023 and has not been confirmed since.
- Do you need two copies of Wartales?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Wartales story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online and on a local network.
- What platforms is Wartales on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 302 co-op games on Xbox
- Does Wartales work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Wartales free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is Wartales on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
