- 5 Feb 2026
Press reveal Confirmed
WARDOGS announced as a 100-player, three-team FPS inspired by an Arma 3 King of the Hill mod.
PCGamesN via Steam news - 9 Feb 2026
- 6 Jun 2026
Gameplay trailer Confirmed
First gameplay trailer. BULKHEAD says pre-alpha playtests have run with a small group for a few months.
Steam news - 7-9 Aug 2026
Closed Alpha Likely
FirstLook key holders. The official post only says it ran the weekend before 11 August.
Pre-order post, Steam news, 11 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 2026
Pre-orders open Confirmed
Early Access dated for 10 September. Pre-orders guarantee Closed Beta access.
Steam news - 21-23 Aug 2026
Closed Beta 1 Confirmed
Pre-order holders plus random Steam Playtest invites.
Beta recap, Steam news, 24 Aug 2026 - 3-6 Sep 2026
Closed Beta 2 Likely
A scale test opened in waves after The FPS Games Show. The exact start time was not posted.
Closed Beta 02 post, Steam news, 1 Sep 2026 - 5-6 Sep 2026
- 8 Sep 2026
Approved server hosts named Confirmed
QONZER, BisectHosting and xREALM open community server pre-orders.
Steam news - 10 Sep 2026
Early Access launch and Season 1 Confirmed
Season 1 changelog lands with a slower XP curve and higher FOB prices. 400,000 peak players within two days.
Season 1 changelog, Steam news - 14 Sep 2026
Patch 0.11 Confirmed
About an hour of maintenance from 08:00 UTC. Community and Official server browsers split.
Steam news, 12 Sep 2026 - 2026-09-26
- 10 Oct 2026
Season 1 ends Single source
Cash and XP wipe, leftover cash converts to Gold Bars. The date comes from one creator and BULKHEAD has not posted it. In 14 days.
RageGamingVideos, see the wipe card - 2028
Console release Confirmed
BULKHEAD's launch trailer says consoles in 2028. No month given.
Launch trailer post, Steam news - No date
Full release (1.0) Unverified
The store page expects around 1 to 2 years of Early Access and a higher price at 1.0.
Steam store page, Early Access section
