GPL-2.0
The Battle for Wesnoth
Overview
The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, open-source turn-based strategy game with a high-fantasy theme. You command small bands of units across hex maps, where terrain, the day/night cycle and a unit-veterancy (“level-up”) system decide the outcome.
Key Features
- Turn-based tactical combat — hex maps, terrain bonuses, day/night cycle and unit experience.
- Six core factions and hundreds of units, each with distinct strengths.
- Single-player campaigns — a large campaign library plus skirmishes against the AI.
- Multiplayer — online, hotseat and local games.
- Rich add-on ecosystem — one of the most active modding communities of any open-source game.
Why Use It
A mature, deep strategy game that runs on almost anything, from a modern desktop to a laptop from 2005. Fully offline and open — no accounts, no telemetry.
Use Cases
- Fans of turn-based tactics and fantasy strategy.
- Playing long solo campaigns.
- Hotseat or online matches with friends.
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and in the browser.
Licence
Free and open source — GPL-2.0 for the engine and game content.
Similar Tools
- 0 A.D. — free, open-source historical real-time strategy from the same community-driven tradition.