The Battle for Wesnoth
The Battle for Wesnoth is an Open Source, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both singleplayer and online/hotseat multiplayer combat.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 87% of tracked projects; popularity more than 73%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 6.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C++, deb |
Is The Battle for Wesnoth actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 1618 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 412 of them.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Of the 20 projects we track in Games, The Battle for Wesnoth ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What The Battle for Wesnoth actually does
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open-source, turn-based tactical strategy game set in a high fantasy universe. It supports both single-player campaigns and multiplayer matches via hotseat or online play.
Best fit: Self-hosters and gaming communities looking to run an established tactical strategy game for multiplayer sessions on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: Multiplayer hosting may require network configuration such as port forwarding, and you should ensure your server environment meets the runtime requirements for C++ applications packaged as Debian binaries.
Deployment notes
Deployment typically involves managing standard package dependencies and ensuring persistent storage is available for game states and server configurations if hosting a dedicated multiplayer instance.
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