RATING / ESRB / A Created with Sketch. RATING / ESRB / E Created with Sketch. RATING / ESRB / E10 Created with Sketch. RATING / ESRB / M Created with Sketch. RATING / ESRB / T Created with Sketch.
RATING / PEGI / 12 Created with Sketch. RATING / PEGI / 16 Created with Sketch. RATING / PEGI / 18 Created with Sketch. RATING / PEGI / 3 Created with Sketch. RATING / PEGI / 7 Created with Sketch. icon_pin Created with Sketch.

Wartales

in library

4.2/5

( 156 Reviews )

4.2

156 Reviews

English & 8 more
34.9934.99
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Wartales
Description
Fight, survive and live to tell the tales. A century has passed since the fall of the Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept the nation. Now, the land is rife with mercenary work, banditry and thievery, with honor having become an almost entirely forgotten virtue....
Critics reviews
69 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
83/100
GameCrate
8.5/10
Softpedia
8.5/10
User reviews

4.2/5

( 156 Reviews )

4.2

156 Reviews

{{ review.content.title }}
Product details
2023, Shiro Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5, 8 GB RAM, NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550, Versio...
DLCs
Wartales - Contract: The Fief, Wartales - Contract: The Tavern Opens!, Wartales - Contract: The Pits...
Time to beat
42 hMain
69.5 h Main + Sides
146.5 h Completionist
79 h All Styles
Description
Fight, survive and live to tell the tales.


A century has passed since the fall of the Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept the nation. Now, the land is rife with mercenary work, banditry and thievery, with honor having become an almost entirely forgotten virtue.

Now, prepare to lead a group of unscrupulous characters in a massive open world where combat, death and a thirst for riches will dictate your day to day life. You are not the hero of this story, destined to usher in a new era of peace. Your goal is solely to survive and thrive in this harsh and hostile world, by any means necessary…

Only the bravest and most ambitious can hope to see their story written in the Wartales!

Develop your group of mercenaries.


Lead a group of mercenaries on a dangerous quest for riches and recognition in a medieval world ravaged by destitution and greed, recruiting new companions with numerous unique specializations, skill sets, weapon preferences and personalities.

Customize your group's skills, equipment, and appearance with an intuitive RPG progression and crafting system, while developing your camp with luxuries, tools, and equipment to help your team endure and recover from the hardships each day brings.

Explore a vibrant and mysterious world.


Journey through a vast, open world in your quest for notoriety, wealth, and recognition, immersing yourself in lively villages and remnants of a bygone era. Explore abandoned mines, tombs, and camps as you piece together the history of this harsh world.

Prosper and write your story.


Collect bounties and take on contracts. From protecting the innocent from petty thieves to defeating the land's most notorious figures, there's no such thing as a profit too small to take.

Overcome your foes with a tactical turn-based combat system that rewards careful planning and strategic thinking, selecting the best combination of characters, equipment, and tactics to succeed in each unique battle.

4 player cooperative.


Traverse the vast open world of Wartales as a band of up to 4 players, planning tactics and devising a strategy before confronting some of the many hostile inhabitants that roam these mysterious lands and defeating them as a team.

Share money, loot, resources, and end the day with a delicious meal around a roaring campfire with your loyal companions, building camaraderie and forging unbreakable bonds that will help you overcome any obstacle.

©2021 Shiro Unlimited SAS under License from Shiro Games. All rights reserved.

The Wartales name and logo are trademarks of Shiro Unlimited and Shiro Games and may be registered trademarks in certain countries. All rights reserved.

Popular achievements
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
42 hMain
69.5 h Main + Sides
146.5 h Completionist
79 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2023-04-12T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
16.4 GB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
polski
audio
text
Português do Brasil
audio
text
русский
audio
text
中文(简体)
audio
text
한국어
audio
text
You may like these products
Users also bought
User reviews

Posted on: February 17, 2024

vacter

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 4

After almost 30 hours of gameplay

I was searching for a game presenting many tactical fights, instead of beeing story driven game like Baldurs Gate or Divine Divinity. I think we have a game that for some can be called "best on the market". I will sum up it to pros and cons. I think it will be better than writing more stories: Pros: - Good graphics, showing both beauty and ugliness. - Interesting exploration, enchanced with ropes, locked doors etc. - Story that can give you will to play but can be totally ommited if you don't care (click and forget). It is possible to attack side you wish. Help one fraction, then destroy it helping the guards. Who cares? You are a bucnh of some folks earning money and fame. - Entertaining mini games. Crafting, plraying bard songs, mining. All of them are sort of rythm games and I find them amusing. - Dungeon gamplay. However it could have more fights, dungeons are build like a mix of exploration, mini games, puzzles and taking risk. - Blood, brutal attacks, but... (see cons) - Organising own group, wher death can be a part of our management style. - Many other things you can check yourself ;) Cons: - Blood, brutall attacks but... lack of variety. I thought the game offers brutality like in Fallout 2 where different weapons could damage the enemy in different, sometimes funny ways. Here we have one possible finisher for every type of weapon and it quicky becomes boring. It feels worse that what Fallout 2 offered. If devs could add more "spice" to this sections and more animations. - Companions bugs. I can understand many things but male companions and female companions having mixed voices are off. Big bearded man talks with the voice of "young lady" or blonde woman with deep male voice. Still not repaired. It happens "at once" from time to time in taverns. - AI flaws. I can't understad a soldier standing on the field with attack prepared to be executed after few turns in obvious situation, where it can't be effective. It happens even on expert.


Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: April 18, 2025

GrandMacPlays

Verified owner

Games: 61 Reviews: 1

Fun survival strategy game w/ slow start

Fun little game if you enjoy managing a party, turn-based combat, and survival aspects. Starts out pretty slow, lots to learn, and can be unforgiving at times. Ultimately very enjoyable and seems to have a ton of content!


Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: May 25, 2025

Pixelnation

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 4

Beautiful Game

Much appreciation to Shiro for making Wartales (hereafter referred to as WT) available on GOG. Before going on, I just wanted to give thanks for publishing on this most important platform. WT is an insanely good game. It saddens me to not be able to throw it firm 5 stars, but I just cannot due to various bugs, one so bad that an important quest cannot be completed (black screen preventing quest completion). Upon submitting a bug report, it was noted many other players have experienced this very issue for some time and it does not seem to have been fixed. Also, WT has performance issues, even on powerful hardware. For instance, after completing battles the rewards screen is often very slow loading to the point of freezing for a time. Others have reported this as well. Overworld optimization could be better as well. That aside, I have in rather embarrassingly short order logged 100+ hours in WT and regret not a single minute. You are rewarded with compelling emergent gameplay, challenging battles, and professions that are a joy to level. Exploration is fun and progression across the board is very rewarding. Capturing prisoners and recruiting them (or turning them over to a warden), being a thief, being benovolent (as possible), falling in love (or hate), exploring tombs, you name it; the world is your oyster. I just love watching my mercs grow and develop relationships! The story itself is not too deep, but the choices you do have can no less give you pause, which regardless of the complexity of a given story can add depth to a playthrough. Even still, the story is nevertheless interesting to experience. We needn't be Tolkien to have a great story! Bugs aside, I do absolutely recommend WT and have faith Shiro will continue to polish this stunning title.


Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: September 11, 2025

Hazel_Vulpine

Verified owner

Games: 6 Reviews: 1

A fun and deep Roleplay & Strategy game

I find this a very fun and indepth roleplay game. Has fairly engaging quests and world, where you choose how to approch it your way. The consuqences for your actions are very fair and enjoyable at the normal difficulty. Combat can be harsh, but if you dislike loosing your player characters you can lower the difficulty to prevent them from dying permanantly. If you like a medieval, harsh and fun exploration game, then this is what I would say is for you ^^


Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: November 9, 2023

Aersla

Verified owner

Games: 286 Reviews: 5

Suprising Good

Didn't expect this game to be as good as it was, reading some of the critics, decided to not go with level scaling, and I have been having a blast. And so far I have no complaints, the game hooked me instantly, it has everything I like. There could always be more content but as it stands it's feature complete and extra content is just welcomed. I have never heard of this dev team but you guys killed it, amazing game.


Is this helpful to you?

1
...
...
3
5
7
...
...
22

Something went wrong. Try refresh page.

This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.

Other ratings

Awaiting more reviews

Add a review

Edit a review

Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
  • What kept you playing?
  • What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
  • Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
  • What’s one feature that really stood out?
  • Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language. Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed. Inappropriate content. Content contains gibberish. Review title is too short. Review title is too long. Review description is too short. Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
Filters:

No reviews matching your criteria

Written in
English Deutsch polski français русский 中文(简体) Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access

GOG Patrons who helped preserve this game

Error loading patrons. Please refresh the page and try again.

Delete this review?

Are you sure you want to permanently delete your review for Wartales? This action cannot be undone.
Are you sure you want to permanently delete your rating for Wartales? This action cannot be undone.

Report this review

If you believe this review contains inappropriate content or violates our community guidelines, please let us know why.

Additional Details (required):

Please provide at least characters.
Please limit your details to characters.
Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.

Report this review

Report has been submitted successfully.
Thank you for helping us maintain a respectful and safe community.