WARDOGS Actual
● Season 1 · Early AccessGame infoChecked 12 Sep 2026

Release timelineReveal · Alpha · Betas · Early Access · 1.0

Dates come from BULKHEAD's own Steam posts wherever one exists. A milestone that only a creator or a guide has mentioned says so on its rating, and a future date with no official source is drawn dashed.

  1. 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
  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Announcement trailer Confirmed

    The official trailer goes up on Steam.

    Steam news
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 11 Aug 2026

    Pre-orders open Confirmed

    Early Access dated for 10 September. Pre-orders guarantee Closed Beta access.

    Steam news
  6. 21-23 Aug 2026

    Closed Beta 1 Confirmed

    Pre-order holders plus random Steam Playtest invites.

    Beta recap, Steam news, 24 Aug 2026
  7. 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
  8. 5-6 Sep 2026

    Open Beta weekend Confirmed

    Beta 2 opened to everyone until Sunday 08:00 UTC.

    Steam news
  9. 8 Sep 2026

    Approved server hosts named Confirmed

    QONZER, BisectHosting and xREALM open community server pre-orders.

    Steam news
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 2026-09-26
  13. 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
  14. 2028

    Console release Confirmed

    BULKHEAD's launch trailer says consoles in 2028. No month given.

    Launch trailer post, Steam news
  15. 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
WARDOGS release timeline: alpha, betas, Early Access, 1.0 | WARDOGS Actual