- 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 - 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.
RageGamingVideos, see the wipe card - 2026-11-10
- 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
