A curated list of official channels, community tools, wikis, guides, creators, servers, and reference material for WARDOGS.
WARDOGS is a 100-player, three-faction tactical shooter built on Unreal Engine 5 by BULKHEAD and published by Team17. It entered Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026 (Steam App ID 1867240). The main mode, King of the Hill, descends from Sa-Matra's Arma 3 mod of the same name, and the original mod authors have worked with BULKHEAD since the start of the project.
- Official
- Community tools
- Wikis and databases
- Guides
- News coverage
- Videos and creators
- Servers and hosting
- Communities
- Looking for group
- Competitive
- Related projects
- Technical reference
- System requirements
- Contributing
- License
- WARDOGS on Steam - Store page with the Early Access FAQ, trailers, and pricing. The base edition is $39.99 and a Supporter Edition is available.
- Steam Community hub - Discussions, known issues, and patch notes.
- Steam news feed - Where BULKHEAD posts beta schedules, recaps, and roadmap updates first.
- wardogs.com - Official domain. It currently redirects to the Steam page.
- BULKHEAD game page - Developer's game page with a concept gallery and description.
- Team17 game page - Publisher's game page with media and a wishlist link.
- Team17 reveal announcement - The original announcement post.
- Games Press announcement - Full text of the announcement press release.
- Discord - Official server for announcements, feedback, and looking for group. Invite verified through Team17.
- X - Primary announcement channel.
- TikTok - Official account, linked from the Steam page.
- Instagram - Official account, linked from the Steam page.
- Facebook - Official page, linked from the Steam page.
There is no dedicated WARDOGS YouTube channel. Trailers and developer videos are published on the BULKHEAD channel listed below. The subreddits r/WarDogs and r/OfficialWARDOGS exist but are community run and not confirmed as developer or publisher channels.
- Playtest signup - Registration for future playtests.
- Creator Program signup - Application for the official content creator program.
- Team17 support - General publisher support. There is no WARDOGS-specific FAQ beyond the Early Access block on Steam.
- Team17 press and creator hub - Press assets are distributed here. No standalone WARDOGS press kit has been found.
- Studio site - Derby, UK studio. About, careers, and partner program.
- YouTube - Trailers, "Debrief" developer videos, and the "Ten Reasons Not to Buy Wardogs" vlog. The trailing period is part of the handle.
- Twitch - Developer streams.
- X - Studio account.
- Instagram - Studio account.
- Facebook - Studio page.
- LinkedIn - Studio news and hiring.
- Wardogs Zone - 3D base and FOB builder, armory database, loadout planner, damage and artillery calculators, interactive maps. Free, no account needed.
- MetaForge - Weapon, armor, and item database, leaderboards, ballistics charts, interactive maps, looking for group, and server status. Also has iOS and Android apps.
- Clutchbase - Artillery calculator, beginner guide, and tools. Works well on mobile.
- WARDOGS Hub - Guides, a loadout planner that models weight and movement penalties, and a community server list by region.
- Wardogs HQ - Economy, vehicle, weapon, and progression guides.
- WARDOGS Database - Item, vehicle, and map database, progression tracker, ballistics calculator, loadout builder, and live leaderboards.
- WARDOGS Companion - Server browser information and server status and error diagnostics.
- Wardogs.tech - Discord bot that opens a shared tactical map for everyone in a voice channel, with drawing tools, markers, and supply requests. A demo map is open without signing in.
- WARDOGS Maps - Bakurani, Ozeti, and Zestafona with about 60 searchable points per map, a one kilometre coordinate grid, and private markers kept in the browser. Free, no account.
- MetaForge maps - 2D and 3D maps with terrain elevation, buildings, towers, spawns, and control zones.
- Clutchbase 3D maps - 3D terrain views of each zone with loot, vehicle, and spawn markers.
- WARDOGS Hub maps - Interactive versions of all three maps.
- GameMaps Bakurani - Marker based map with points of interest and loot spots.
- Wardogs Zone artillery calculator - Artillery and mortar solutions.
- Clutchbase artillery calculator - Covers the L81 mortar and SPH-2 on Bakurani and Ozeti.
- wardogs-calculator - Open source artillery calculator and tactical map tools. Hosted at apollyon-sys.github.io and wardogs-artillery.com with desktop and mobile layouts in 12 languages.
- wardogs-calc - Open source calculator on an interactive 16 by 16 km map, giving azimuth, elevation in mils, and flight time. MIT licensed, with a live demo and documentation in nine languages.
- MortarHUD - Windows overlay that reads the map coordinates already on screen using OCR and shows bearing and range to a target. Apache 2.0. It does not read or write game memory and sends no input to the game.
- Wardogs Zone loadouts - Loadout planner and builder.
- WARDOGS Hub planner - Models weight and movement penalties.
- The Kennel loadout builder - Uses beta vendor data and produces shareable link codes.
- WARDOGS Armory & Loadouts - Android app with a loadout builder, armory, weapon comparison, and deployment planner.
- MetaForge ballistics - Damage, time to kill, and ammo charts.
- MetaForge server status - Live status.
- WARDOGS Hub servers - Community servers by region.
- Wardog Servers - Independent server list by region with a hosting explainer.
- Wardogs HQ server browser - Fan platform with Discord and Steam login, a server browser, and an armory. This is a different site from wardogshq.gg.
- Warcon - Self hosted RCON panel for dedicated servers. Each admin signs in with their own account and role, the RCON password stays encrypted on the server, and every command is written to an audit trail. MIT licensed, source on GitHub.
- wardogs-community-server-tool-list - Index of five open source server tools: an RCON gateway that issues per admin API keys, a Python admin client, a Discord status bot, a welcome and announcement bot, and a player name moderation service.
- wardogs-profit-tracker - Windows tool that plots cash and earnings per minute during a match. It reads the profit and loss value the game publishes through Steam Rich Presence rather than reading the screen or game memory.
- WARDOGS Wiki on Fandom - Community encyclopedia covering mechanics, factions, and Control Zone and Hot Zone rules. Small, around a dozen pages.
- wardogswiki.com - Larger fan wiki with weapons, vehicles, guides, a database, and money and beginner guides.
- Wardogs Zone economy wiki - Money and economy reference.
- GameWatcher hub - Structured reference for release date, maps (Bakurani, Ozeti, Zestafona), factions (Lonestar, Valkyra, Manticore), and a weapons list with stats.
- thewardogs.wiki - Links hub for Discord, Reddit, X, and Steam Charts.
- wardogswiki.org - Fan wiki focused on fact checking Discord and Reddit claims.
- war-dogs-wiki.wiki - FAQ-style fan wiki.
- wardogsgame.wiki - Fan wiki.
- WARDOGS Field Guide - Reference table of official links.
- Wardogs.GamesRef.com - Pages on BULKHEAD studio history and ownership.
- Clutchbase beginner's guide - Starting out.
- WARDOGS Hub towers and Hot Zone guide - How towers and the Hot Zone work.
- Wardogs HQ guides - Money-making methods ranked by reliability, Gold Bar reset, tank and helicopter economics, and XP tracks.
- Life is a Game explainer - Release date and platform explainer.
- WARDOGS Field Guide: supply unloading - Forward Operating Base (FOB) pallet and item-crate unloading reference with linked sources and beta limitations.
- PC Gamer: "Believe the hype for Wardogs" - Hands-on preview.
- PCGamesN: one million wishlists - The game passed 1,000,000 Steam wishlists on 13 August 2026, two days after passing 800,000. Also covers the "Ten Reasons Not to Buy" video.
- GamesRadar+: Early Access pre-order - Future Games Show trailer and pre-order coverage.
- Massively Overpowered: player-hosted servers - Coverage of 100-player community servers at launch.
- GamingOnLinux: Proton support - Developers confirmed they are working on Proton support.
- Steam Deck HQ: Proton support - Steam Deck coverage.
- Shacknews: Season 1 changelog - Breakdown of the 9 September 2026 patch notes, covering the progression curve, vendor prices, voice chat, and the server browser.
- King of the Hill game mode explained - Official explainer for the main mode.
- Evolving the King of the Hill mod - BULKHEAD on the Arma 3 lineage and why the game is not a straight port of the mod.
- WARDOGS War College, Episode 2: Infantry - Tutorial series.
- WARDOGS War College, Episode 4: Artillery Tanks (SPH-2) - Tutorial series.
- WARDOGS First Impressions From a Battlefield Player - By Eau de Enders.
- WARDOGS is an Olive Branch to a New Generation of Gamers - Review.
- Is WARDOGS Worth $40? My Brutally Honest Review - Closed beta review.
- Eau de Enders on YouTube - Also streams on Twitch.
- TwitchMetrics WARDOGS ranking - Twitch channels ranked by average concurrent viewers over the past 30 days.
Community server hosting is whitelist only. BULKHEAD announced on 7 September 2026 that dedicated servers are available through two approved partners, QONZER and BisectHosting, with 60, 80, and 100 player options. The server code is private, so no other host can sell WARDOGS servers. BisectHosting notes that a 100-player server puts three to four times the CPU and network load of a standard 32-player FPS server.
- QONZER - Approved partner.
- BisectHosting - Approved partner.
- Survival Servers - Has applied for approval.
- Game Host Bros - Marketing page, approval pending.
- wardogsservers.com - Marketing page, approval pending. Not the same site as wardogservers.com.
- WARDOGS Hub servers - Community servers by region, including German, French, Czech and Slovak, Ukrainian, Estonian, and English communities.
- Wardog Servers - Independent server list by region.
Most community servers are run by a group that also has a Discord, and some have a site of their own. The regional server list under Servers and hosting is the broadest index. The entries below are groups that publish their own rules, schedules, and membership terms.
- WARDOGS Nordic - Nordic community covering Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Aland. Runs two Nordic hosted servers plus weekly operations and squad nights. English is used in game.
- SPH - Spanish language milsim community founded in 2001, with a 100 player WARDOGS server alongside its Squad, Arma 3, and Arma Reforger servers. Membership and its training academy are free.
- WARDOGS Ukraine - Ukrainian community with a Ukrainian language wiki, server monitoring, player profiles, and leaderboards.
- Command Squad - North American community running two servers since the Early Access launch, with published rules and admin coverage. Also runs Squad servers.
- Strix - Tactical shooter community with servers in North America and Europe.
- 3rd Gaming - Adults only PC clan and Discord that has WARDOGS as its current game.
- Ares Group PMC - Casual but organized PMC with a custom info-relay bot.
- WARDOGS RUSSIA (WDRU) - Russian-language community.
- EU Headquarter WARDOGS hub - Milsim unit directory. The WARDOGS page lists units, events, and a sample order of battle for the three factions.
- DISBOARD wardogs tag - Directory of Discord servers tagged with the game.
- MetaForge LFG - Browse squads by region, role, playstyle, and schedule.
- LFG Hub - Pools posts from several Discord servers into one list, where each entry is a voice channel that already has people in it. No account.
- Teamplay.gg - Free team finder with filters for rank, role, language, and platform, plus voice chat and an Android app. Needs an account.
- WARDOGS LFG - Discord bot and dashboard for posting searchable requests with role tags.
- The Wardogs League - Season of three way rounds between national community teams, with standings, a match calendar, and published rules. It lists 59 teams across 54 nations at the time of writing.
- Arma 3 King of the Hill on ModDB - The mod WARDOGS descends from. Winner of Make Arma Not War.
- Make Arma Not War entry - Contest entry page for King of the Hill.
- Sa-Matra community profile - Interview with the mod's creator.
- ArmA: King of the Hill - Official site for the Arma mod with server information.
- CODEFOURGAMING - Long-running Arma King of the Hill server community.
- Battalion 1944 on SteamDB - BULKHEAD's previous shooter.
- Battalion 1944 on Wikipedia - Background on the studio's earlier work.
- Team17 - Publisher. Its parent, Everplay Group, also holds a stake in BULKHEAD's owner, Super Media Group.
- Wikipedia - Encyclopedia article.
- PCGamingWiki - Configuration and technical notes. The game is always online.
- SteamDB - Player counts, depots, and price and update history. The closed beta ran as a separate app, 4809930, and peaked at 105,774 concurrent players on 23 August 2026.
- ProtonDB - Linux and Proton reports. There is no official Linux support at launch.
- Metacritic - Score page. No critic reviews at the time of writing. Not to be confused with "WarDogs: Red's Return".
- Tracker.gg population - Live player counts.
- Raijin.gg - Live player counts.
- Wardogs Dev Hub - Unofficial reference for people building tools, covering the game backend API, an interactive API console, an OpenAPI specification, and a commented config template. Each page records the game version it was last checked against.
- Wardogs server reference - Unofficial documentation of the RCON HTTP API and the ServerSettings.ini keys the dedicated server reads at startup. The RCON listener runs over HTTP on port 7776 by default.
From the Steam store page. The game uses Easy Anti-Cheat, which runs at the kernel level, and requires an internet connection.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1660 or Radeon RX 590 | GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| Target | 1080p Low at 60 fps, upscaled | 1440p Medium at 70+ fps native, or 4K Medium at 60+ fps upscaled |
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