
- 73/100
- Players46 ratings
- 85/100
- Critics9 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic22 critic reviews
- 82/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 74/100
- GameFAQsTough
- 3.94/5
- Player reviews
- 83% positive4,032 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
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2019 · Chucklefish · Indie · Strategy
Wargroove
Wargroove is a turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players, in which each player takes control of an army and its commander unit to wage war on their enemies! Wargroove is extremely easy to pickup, with accessibility at the forefront of its design, and very difficult to master, with deep gameplay mechanics that complement strategic play.
- Released
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox One
- Genres
- IndieStrategyTacticalTurn-based strategyTurn-based tactics
- Developers
- Chucklefish
- Publishers
- Chucklefish
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / IsometricSide view
- Themes
- FantasyWarfare
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Age ratings
- PEGI 7CERO AESRB E10+GRAC ALLACB PGUSK 6
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian and 1 more
- Time to beat
- 20hmain story20hwith extras84hcompletionist
About
Wargroove is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Chucklefish. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, Windows and Xbox One on February 1, 2019, with a PlayStation 4 version released on July 23, 2019.
›Story
Wargroove is a modern take on the simple yet deep turn-based tactical gameplay popularised in the 2000s by handheld games such as Advance Wars. As big fans of those games we were disappointed to find that nothing in this genre was available on current generation platforms and set out to fill the gap ourselves. Wargroove aims to recreate the charm and accessibility of the titles that inspired it whilst bringing modern technology into the formula. This modern focus allows for higher resolution pixel art, robust online play and deep modding capability, ultimately creating the most complete experience for Advance Wars and TBS fans.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Wargroove is a Nintendo Wars-style turn-based tactics video game in which players explore maps and battle foes. Players can choose to take control of one of fifteen commanders, each with their own campaign, motivations and personality.
The game supports local and online multiplayer including player versus player and cooperative play. The game features campaign editing tools which allow players to create their own maps. There is also an overworld editor for linking different missions together; this can let the player create branching paths and set missions to unlock under certain conditions.
Story
Wargroove takes place on the island continent of Aurania. In the distant past, Aurania was ruled by two great nations: Silmor in the east, and Cacophony in the west. Silmor and Cacophony became embroiled in an apocalyptic war called The Great Dissonance which ended in the destruction of both nations and the sealing away of a terrible weapon crafted by Cacophony's mages: Requiem. Thousands of years later, four new countries have arisen on Aurania.
In the western grasslands is the peaceful and prosperous Cherrystone Kingdom. South of Cherrystone is Felheim, a harsh land where the undead and the living tenuously coexist. Felheim is usually an anarchy, but every few decades a new warlord masters the necromantic Fell Gauntlet and uses it to muster an undead army to invade more hospitable areas of Aurania. North of Cherrystone are the Floran Lands, dominated by the murky Gloomwoods where the aggressive, plant-like Floran make their home.
Development
Wargroove was developed by Chucklefish for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The developers were inspired by handheld games with accessible tactical gameplay, such as Advance Wars (2001). Chucklefish felt that there were no titles available on the current generation of gaming devices that represented this genre of game. High resolution pixel art was created for the game's graphics. The game was revealed in February 2017, and originally meant to be released in early 2018, but suffered delays that pushed it back to February 1, 2019, with the PlayStation 4 version released on July 23, 2019.
Reception
Wargroove received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. The game's development cost was recouped three days after its launch.
Awards
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Wargroove: Double Trouble BundleWargroove + Wargroove 2 Bundle
- Downloadable content
- Wargroove: Double Trouble
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Years
- Games released in 2019List › January–March
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- Games that support cross-platform playGames which currently support cross-platform play
Genres
- Turn-based tactics gamesList of released games
Licensing
- Commercial games with available source codeGames with source code available on release
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