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Strategist's Den Games · Published by Strategist's Den Games
Content notice: This game features war between two fictional countries. Violence is abstract and not described in detail.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
War Footing puts you in command of a nation's defenses. With limited time & resources, and tension rising, can you build the military needed to save your country's independence?
Strategy · 2026 · More free games
About this game
War Footing is a turn-based strategy game that puts you at the highest level of military command to mobilize a nation for defense rather than lead troops on the field. 8 scenarios offer distinct starting conditions, resource constraints, and enemy configurations.
THE NATION'S EXISTENCE IS UP TO YOU
You are the Minister of Defense. You control the budget, the procurement contracts, the political relationships, and the force structure. Whether the army that meets the enemy is ready is entirely down to the decisions you make before the first shot is fired.
Each turn represents a week. You'll spend them sourcing equipment from foreign suppliers or your own domestic industry, training and assigning units, and managing political stability to keep the budget flowing. When the invasion begins, the army you built is the army you fight with.
FROM DOCTRINE TO EQUIPMENT TO DEPLOYMENT
Raise and outfit units from company to brigade level. Over 180 equipment types — small arms, armor, artillery, aircraft, and air defense systems — each with distinct trade-offs in cost, capability, and availability.
MANAGE DOMESTIC & FOREIGN POLITICS
Military spending doesn't happen in a vacuum. Diplomatic obligations and political stability compete for the same resources. Ignoring them has consequences.
LEAD FROM THE TOP
Battles resolve at the operational level - sector by sector, week by week. Outcomes depend on what you built: unit readiness, doctrine fit, equipment quality, and where you chose to deploy. A complex combat simulation rewards having combined arms and knowing your enemy.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Dev Update: August 26
It's been quiet, but work on War Footing continues! We're in that stretch of tweaking, balancing, and polishing where each update feels minor but is absolutely necessary to ensure a good game on release. Here are the latest changes: V0.9.3Minor aesthetics updates to the UIRebalanced USA mobile artilleryAdded new units to UK & Brazil to make them more appealingFixed a bug where helicopters would attack sectors on their own in certain casesUnits automatically start training when createdFixed a bug in how kills were attributed to unitsFixed various bugs related to eventsAdded a Tornado F3 interceptor variant for the UKAdded an F4 Phantom variant for GermanyRebalanced Chinese tanksFixed an issue that would prevent strike missions from firing in some casesV0.9.4Increased lethality of infantry anti-tank weaponsReinforcements now have less of an impact on unit training levels, allowing units to preserve XP betterBalance fixes to Cold War Gone Hot, Iron Curtain, and Industrial Giant scenariosRead full article on Community Announcements (Wookienoises)Patch NotesOfficial
Economy Update is Live in the Demo!
Hi Everyone,We've been hard at work building & testing the new economy system, and we're ready to show it off in the demo. The update should be live now. Major changes with the economy system:Lobby button is gone as is expand industry button; replaced with income that scales with tensionPolitics screen allows the player to split income between 4 prioritiesCan more easily create long-term production programs and pay for arms deals over timeHere's a list of the updates up to the current version:V0.9.0New Economy SystemIncome split between 4 prioritiesLobby button removedAdded option to pay over time to enable larger purchasesCan increase diplomatic funding for more envoysRemoved expiry timer from envoysIncrease concurrent arms deal limit from 3 to 6V0.9.1Continued balance fixesCreated a hard break with saves from old versions to avoid errorsFixed a bug with arms deals delivering too earlyFixed a bug with negative income displaying as positivePrevented the player from signing new arms deals if treasury is negativeMany backend stability fixesFixed a bug causing vehicle-to-vehicle combat to be less lethal than it should beV0.9.2Updated errors in Israeli IFV dataRebalanced tank hard attack & armor to better match real world counterpartsMade low readiness less punishing. Still matters, but won't completely disable a unitAdded a display that shows missing equipment on the stats screenShrank installer size for convenienceMade less-capable aircraft more likely to be shot down than advanced aircraftFixed a bug related to CAS aircraft being too powerful against fighters in certain casesIncreased penalties for fully losing a sectorThe plan is to keep refining this system ahead of full release, and get everything else polished and ready. Enjoy!Read full article on Community Announcements (Wookienoises)AnnouncementsOfficial
War Footing Release Date + Roadmap
Roadmap, Upcoming Updates, & Release Date The demo is now live, and we appreciate all of the feedback that we've gotten so far. Looking at the statistics so far - how many people have wishlisted the game, how much people have played the demo - it's truly humbling to see people excited about and enjoying something we've created. Most of the feedback has been really positive, but one theme that has emerged is that players find the economy/income system to be lacking compared to the rest of the game. Which leads to the next announcement - The Economy Update. This will ship with the full release. This update will add a significant amount of depth to the economy/income part of the game. The player's overall income will increase as it now has to be split between: Procurement & Capital Funds - which functions like current use of money Industrial Investment - turn-by-turn investment in increasing industrial capacity Homefront - Investment in this category will improve stability and result in additional recruits Diplomacy - Investment in diplomacy will determine how many envoys you have. You can no longer pay to increase relations faster with a country, but you can also stack more than one envoy on a country to improve relations faster. Two other major changes: The "Lobby" button is gone. The game is being rebalanced to run without it. Starting income has been adjusted to roughly match what aggressive lobbying would have done before, no more clicking. Arms deals can now be paid for over time. Longer terms carry higher interest rates, but can allow you to place larger orders even if you can't pay for them now. Roadmap: Release Date: War Footing will be fully released on October 15! This is pushed back slightly compared to our original September target to give us extra time to balance the economy update. But that's not the end. After release, we have two more items coming in Q4 2026: V1.1 Update: This update will be free to all players. It will include at least one new feature...Read full article on Community Announcements (Wookienoises)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Updated to V0.8.6 + Future Changes
ChangesThe demo has been updated to V0.8.6 with a few minor changes:Fixed a bug where air units could prevent enemies from taking ground in edge casesAdded code in the background to enable new scenario setupsUpdated the equipment percentage display to be an average of all equipment categories; Equipment percentage as impacts readiness is unaffectedOther minor stability/bug fixesI also wanted to say thank you to everyone who has played the demo - it's been great seeing the feedback and seeing so many people playing something we've built. Next UpNext up is going to be a rework of the economy system. This is in progress right now, though I'm not sure if we'll update the demo with it or if it'll have to wait until full release. We plan to publish an updated roadmap next week with upcoming changes & release dates. Thanks!Read full article on Community Announcements (Wookienoises)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo is Live!
Download and play the War Footing demo now!The demo features an accelerated scenario, ensuring that players can experience what the game has to offer. We've also added an updated tutorial that walks the player through some early game decisions to introduce concepts in an easier way. We're on track for a September full release, so stay tuned, and I hope you enjoy the demo!Read full article on Community Announcements (Wookienoises)
