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Wargame Design Studio, a developer of military conflict simulation software. With over 100 titles available in 12 engines. Land, sea and air simulations!
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'25 Winter Sale is Live Now!

The WDS Winter Sale runs Dec. 12th–Jan. 4th, 2026! Almost all titles older than 12 months are 25% off and drop to $29.95. Orders over $199 unlock an extra 20% bulk discount for up to 40% off. Log in and stock up your collection today!

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'25 Winter Sale Live
As the year winds down and winter closes in, our prices are heading south – the WDS Winter Sale is back, and every game in our catalog that has been out longer than 12 months is going on sale. Additio...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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WDS Game of the Week: Panzer Campaigns: Moscow ’42. Relive the Red Army’s winter counteroffensive, fight to keep Heeresgruppe Mitte intact, or explore the Fall Kreml “what if” second drive on Moscow – all at 25% off until 14 December.

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Game of the Week, December 8-14
This week’s Game of the Week returns to the frozen approaches of Moscow. Panzer Campaigns: Moscow ’42 takes you into the brutal winter fighting of 1941–42, when the Red Army’s counteroffensive hurled ...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Part II of our ‘What If?’ series looks at WDS alt-history campaigns: Panzer Campaigns Sealion ’40, Japan ’45/’46, and Moscow ’42 – Fall Kreml – battles that never happened, but could have.

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What If? – The Long Tradition of Alternate History in Wargaming and Beyond (Part II)
In Part I of this series, we ventured through the fertile grounds of alternate-history fiction – from Harry Turtledove's imaginings of a Confederate victory to Eric Flint's time-displaced West Virgini...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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This week’s Game of the Week is Wellington’s Peninsular War – command British, Portuguese, Spanish, and French forces across Iberia from Corunna to Vitoria in 184 scenarios and 3 campaigns. 25% off until 7 Dec.

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Game of the Week, Dec 1-7
This week’s Game of the Week marches you to the hills, rivers, and fortress towns of Spain and Portugal. Wellington’s Peninsular War, from our Napoleonic Battles series, puts you in command of coaliti...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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New blog post: Part I of our two-part look at alternate history, from classic novels to games that let you explore roads not taken and see how small changes reshape campaigns.

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What If? – The Long Tradition of Alternate History in Wargaming and Beyond (Part I)
There’s something irresistible about asking “What if?” It’s the spark behind countless late-night conversations between history buffs, the driving force of many great novels, and, for us at Wargame De...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This week's Game of the Week heads to the brutal Eastern Front. Panzer Campaigns: Stalingrad ’42 puts you in command of one of WWII’s bloodiest battles, 25% off until 30 Nov:

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Game of the Week, Nov 24-30
This week’s Game of the Week takes you to the brutal heart of the Eastern Front in 1942. Panzer Campaigns: Stalingrad ’42 puts you in command during one of the most infamous battles of the Second Worl...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Four years after taking over the JTS catalog, Wargame Design Studio looks back on a busy run of new games and major updates – and ahead with a first preview of Crusades: Book II, the next Sword & Siege title.

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WDS 4th Anniversary + Crusades Book II Preview
First off, we want to start today's post by marking the 4th anniversary of the announcement of Wargame Design Studio taking over the John Tiller catalog! And boy, what a busy four years it has been! W...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This week’s Game of the Week is Naval Campaigns: Midway, putting you at the heart of the decisive June 1942 carrier battle where the Pacific war turned.

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Game of the Week, Nov 17-23
This week’s Game of the Week takes you to the heart of the Pacific in June 1942, when the tide of World War II turned in a single, explosive battle. Naval Campaigns: Midway recreates the decisive clas...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Squad Battles: Advance of the Reich is getting a new beta update on the road to version 4.03.4. We’d hoped to ship the full update this week, but some graphics still need polish—so we’re sharing a beta build now while we finish things up. Full details in the blog.

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Squad Battles: Advance of the Reich 4.0.3.4 Beta Update
Hi all, we are releasing a beta update for Squad Battles: Advance of the Reich. As discussed in our recent Quick Take: Squad Battles blog post, we hope to roll out version 4.03.4 by the end of the ye...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This week’s Game of the Week, Panzer Campaigns: Kiev ’43, recreates the Battle of the Dnieper and the liberation of Kyiv. Command the Soviets or defend as the Wehrmacht in this epic Eastern Front clash—25% off until Nov 16!

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Game of the Week, Nov 10-16
Ready for your next strategic plunge into the Eastern Front? This week’s Game of the Week is Panzer Campaigns: Kiev ’43. It brings to life the massive thrust of the Battle of the Dnieper and the liber...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Centuries before the Musket & Pike era, Levantine warfare was marked by sand, stone, and sudden violence. “Sword & Siege: Crusades, Book I” captures this era’s essence through raids, sieges, and truces. Discover the history from Edessa’s fall to Saladin’s rise. wargameds.com/blogs/news/b...
Between Cross and Crescent
The Border Wars of the Crusader States The Musket & Pike era may have had its disciplined lines and thunderous volleys, but centuries earlier, war in the Levant had its own rhythm—one of sand, stone, ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The Great Northern War (1700–1721) saw Sweden’s Baltic Empire fall and Russia rise as a European power. Relive this pivotal conflict in this week's Game of the Week: Musket & Pike: Great Northern War, now 25% off until November 9.
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Game of the Week, Nov 3-9
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) marked the violent decline of Sweden’s Baltic Empire and the dramatic rise of Russia as a formidable European power. This two-decade conflict unfolded across the fro...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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The Squad Battles team is hard at work refreshing both 2D and 3D graphics. Night shading and other upgrades will soon enhance immersion across multiple titles. Take a sneak peek at our latest Work-in-Progress images! Learn about the changes we plan for SB 4.0.3.4.

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Quick Take: Squad Battles Version 4.0.3.4
Hi all, we wanted to share some further news for Squad Battles. For all that may not be aware, unlike other series, we do not currently have all the revised Squad Battles titles at the same release l...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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This week’s featured Game of the Week takes players into one of the most ambitious Allied operations of World War II - the airborne-ground offensive known as Operation Market Garden. Available at 25% off all week until 2 November: Panzer Campaigns: Market Garden ’44

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Game of the Week, Oct 27-Nov 2
This week’s featured title in the Panzer Campaigns series takes players into one of the most ambitious and controversial Allied operations of World War II — the daring airborne-ground offensive known ...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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We are excited to update Mark 'Midge' Middleton’s Certain Strike '87 campaign scenario for Modern Campaigns: Danube Front '85. Certain Strike '87 was originally released in November 2024 and is now updated. Read everything about this update at wargameds.com/blogs/news/c...
Certain Strike 87 for Modern Campaigns Danube ‘85 Updated
Hi All, We are excited to update Mark ‘Midge’ Middleton’s Certain Strike 87 campaign scenario for Modern Campaigns: Danube ‘85.     You can read the background for Certain Strike 87 in both this blog...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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This week’s spotlight turns to one of the grandest and most decisive campaigns of the Napoleonic era: Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Leipzig. This title is on sale for 25% off now through Sunday, October 26th.

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Game of the Week, Oct 20-26
This week’s spotlight turns to one of the grandest and most decisive campaigns of the Napoleonic era: Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Leipzig. Covering the monumental autumn campaign of 1813, this title ...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Today we bring you the final batch of titles for the Napoleonic Battles series with the release of 4.09.3 for five games in the series:

Campaign Marengo
Bonaparte's Peninsular War
Wellington's Peninsular War
Napoleon's Russian Campaign
Republican Bayonets on the Rhine

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Napoleonic Battles 4.09.3 Updates, Part III
Today we bring you the final batch of titles for the Napoleonic Battles series with the release of 4.09.3 for five games in the series: Campaign Marengo Bonaparte's Peninsular War Wellington's Penins...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Taking on the Hundred Years War with Wargame Design Studio's new Age of Longbow!
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October 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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This week we turn to one of the most dramatic campaigns of the Second World War: Operation Typhoon, the German offensive aimed at capturing Moscow in late 1941.

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Game of the Week, Oct 13-19
This week we turn to one of the most dramatic campaigns of the Second World War: Operation Typhoon, the German offensive aimed at capturing Moscow in late 1941. In Panzer Campaigns: Moscow ’41, player...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The end of the year is in sight, and we would like to share our third quarterly update for 2025. There has been no shortage of news and updates over the previous three months.

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2025 Quarter Three Update
Hi all, The end of the year is in sight, and we would like to share our third quarterly update for 2025. There has been no shortage of news and updates over the previous three months. Before we dive ...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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This week’s Game of the Week takes us into one of the most tragic episodes of the American Civil War - Civil War Battles: Campaign Franklin. On sale now through October 12th, this title immerses players in the desperate Franklin–Nashville Campaign of late 1864.

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Game of the Week, Oct 6-12
This week’s Game of the Week takes us into the grim twilight of the Confederacy, with one of the most brutal and tragic episodes of the American Civil War - Civil War Battles: Campaign Franklin. On sa...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Today, we bring you the second batch of titles for the Napoleonic Battles series with the release of 4.09.3 for five games in the series:

Campaign 1814
Campaign Bautzen
Campaign Eylau
Campaign Jena-Auerstedt
Campaign Leipzig

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Napoleonic Battles 4.09.3 Updates, Part II
Today we bring you the second batch of titles for the Napoleonic Battles series with the release of 4.09.3 for five games in the series: Campaign 1814 Campaign Bautzen Campaign Eylau Campaign Jena-Au...
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October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Our new Game of the Week is Panzer Campaigns: Philippines ’44 – on sale now through October 5th, for 25% off. This time, we join the Allied forces in their return to the Philippines.

Read more about the game + suggested books and reference material in today’s post:

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Game of the Week, Sept 29-Oct 5
This week, we turn our attention to a dramatic and often overlooked campaign in the Pacific Theater: the return of Allied forces to the Philippines in Panzer Campaigns: Philippines '44. The game is no...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Check out the first batch of updates for Napoleonic Battles we released today. These include:

- Campaign Austerlitz
- Campaign Wagram
- Campaign Waterloo
- The Final Struggle (Demo)

Additionally, Campaign Eckmuhl was updated, as it was Game of the Week on Monday.
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Napoleonic Battles 4.09.3 Updates, Part I
Today we bring you the beginning of the next update cycle for the Napoleonic series with the release of 4.09.3 for four games in the series: Campaign Austerlitz Campaign Wagram Campaign Waterloo The ...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Our new Game of the Week is Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Eckmühl - on sale now through September 28th, for 25% off. This time, we march with Napoleon in the spring of 1809, as Austria strikes into Bavaria.

Read more in today's post:

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Game of the Week, Sept 22-28
This week we’re heading back to 1809 and the fast-moving opening of the War of the Fifth Coalition. Campaign Eckmühl is our Game of the Week — now 25% off through Sunday, September 28 — and it drops y...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM