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Warlapse

War isn't heroism — it's ruthless order and maneuver. Across 7 ages from the Stone Age to modern times, encircle the enemy, cut their supply, and break morale to melt them in the killbox. Lead veterans through Campaign, dive into fast Skirmishes, or mod tomorrow's wars with your own units!

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Bad Engine Studio
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Bad Engine Studio
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About the Game

WAR IS A MATTER OF ORDER AND MANEUVER. In Warlapse, victory isn't won by brute force — it's won by suffocating the enemy. Spraying bullets is amateur hour; the real art is dismantling your enemy's logistics from within.

CUT THE SUPPLY LINES, BREAK THEIR MORALE

  • Pockets and Supply Lines: Encircle the enemy from both flanks to seal them in, or sever their supply line, and their morale plummets to zero in moments.

  • Morale as Armor, Morale as Slaughter: In Warlapse, morale is your greatest defense. High-morale units shrug off attacks with minor damage, while broken units take devastating losses and melt away in seconds inside the killbox you've created.

7 AGES OF EVOLUTION, MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY

  • From Stone to Drone: Fight across 7 distinct ages, from the Stone Age to the modern era. Units don't just get stronger as they advance — new roles like armor penetration, range, and speed reshape the entire order of battle.

  • Campaign, Skirmish, and Age Progression: Carry your surviving veterans from battle to battle in Campaign mode, test your tactics in one-off Skirmish battles, or evolve seamlessly through every age in a single real-time battle in One-Shot mode.

INTUITIVE BRUSH-BASED COMMAND

  • Fluid Tactical Control: No clunky menus, no box-select drag-and-drop. Paint your selected units straight onto the battlefield to snap them instantly into the formation you want — line, crescent, or wedge — reposition them without breaking existing formations, or draw their advance routes directly.

  • Information at a Glance: High-contrast rings around your units tell you at a glance whose morale has broken and whose supply line has been cut.

NO AGE LIMIT: MOD YOUR OWN UNITS AND WORLD

  • Unlimited Sandbox: Design more than just maps and scenarios — build your own units from the ground up. There's no age limit: recreate historical battles, or build your own sci-fi armies set in the future.

  • Share with the Community: Export your custom scenarios, battles, and brand-new units as mods and unleash them on the community.

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