November 6th, 2025 – After several months in Early Access being extensively play-tested and getting plenty of invaluable feedback from the community, the RTS roguelite Wartorn is now storming towards its 1.0 launch on November 11th.
With 1.0 will come a massive content update that brings the island of Thyssic to players, packed with both new threats and new opportunities. Players will climb to the greatest heights of power as units will now be able to grow further, past the current cap of Tier 3 all the way up to Tier 5. And most importantly, players will finally be able to reach Beynün and experience all the endgame has to offer, with their family bolstering further runs and the full scope of the story ready to revealed over multiple playthroughs.
Wartorn 1.0 will be available on November 11th on Steam & Epic Game Store as part of the 1.0 launch, the price will be raising to $34.99 USD, meaning now is your last chance to grab it at its Early Access price.
- Dive into a brand-new desert biome with fresh maps tailored for every mode.
- Journey across the new Overworld map of Thyssic.
- Thyssic isn’t just a new landscape—it’s home to new quests, events, and more.
- Face off against three formidable new bosses: Brutality, Greed, and a mysterious third.
- Discover new events and quests that weave deeper into the narrative, offering unexpected twists and strategic decisions.
- Recruit new family members and unlock powerful heirlooms to enhance your runs and reveal more of the Wartorn lore.
- Finally guide your caravan to the ancestral fortress of Beynün—the endgame you’ve been fighting toward!
- Earn end-of-run rewards that carry over: Convert leftover resources (coins, food, refugees) into bonus Chord Crystals for future runs.
- Family members you rescue and bring to Beynün become permanently available in your caravan for new runs, building your legacy across playthroughs.
- Uncover the complete story—but you’ll need multiple successful journeys to piece it all together.
- Push your units beyond Tier 3 all the way to Tier 5 for ultimate power:
- Gain a new trait at Tier 3 to evolve your strategies.
- Unlock a fresh ability at Tier 4 for game-changing combos.
- Add a new passive trinket slot at Tier 5 to fine-tune your builds.
- Hunt for new achievements that reward your mastery of the elements, squads, and Isles.
Wartorn
is a single-player, squad-based, roguelite where players play as Yara and Elani, sisters who have been driven from their home and must traverse the wartorn Isles of Talaur to reach the safety of Beynun, their ancestral fortress. Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures as you search for your family.Features:
- Systemic Elemental System – Water extinguishes fire, tar amplifies fire, electricity crackles across the ranks in wet conditions, and water can heal plant-based units. And that’s just scratching the surface!
- Squad-based Combat –Build out your Caravan by recruiting squads of fantasy creatures including goblins, elves, demons, treefolk, (and more!) as you travel the world.
- Strategic Replayability – Each run feels fresh thanks to emergent gameplay, dynamic squad management, and unpredictable narrative events that can save your struggling band or cost them their lives.
- Locating your lost Family – Search the Isles of Talaur to meet Yara and Elani’s family, who reveal pieces of the game’s story and grant the player heirlooms that bring with them new advantages and abilities for future runs.
- Explore the Overworld Map – Trek across a massive overworld with branching paths and unexpected outcomes, every choice leads to new challenges.
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