Wargroove

Wargroove

Developers
	Chucklefish Games
Engines
	Halley
Release dates
Windows	February 1, 2019
macOS (OS X)	February 1, 2019
Linux	April 30, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Genres	Strategy
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Wargroove

Wargroove
Wargroove	2019
Wargroove 2	2023

Wargroove is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Wargroove series.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
(unavailable)

Linux and macOS versions are available for owners on Steam, but they are not publicly advertised as they are seen as still in beta.

The Coming soon page on GOG was removed on September 13, 2019.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Double Trouble	Free.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the --skip-intro command line argument to skip the intro videos.

Game data

General settings

Advanced settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Chucklefish\Wargroove\save_local\options
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/Chucklefish/Wargroove/save_local/options

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Chucklefish\Wargroove\save\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Chucklefish/Wargroove/save
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/Chucklefish/Wargroove/save

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Accessibility settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- scaling. Some UI elements are inaccessible.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- scaling.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at display refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Red-Green, Blue-Yellow modes

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts		Has button prompts (at least in Game Pass version), and has the A button as the confirm button and B as the cancel button.

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound Effect, Voice
Surround sound		7.0, regardless of the Audio Output Type setting.
Subtitles		Most dialogue is text, but spoken dialogue is not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op, Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer
Crossplay		Supported platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Other information

API

Steam launch menu (Windows)

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	Windows default.
OpenGL		On Windows, select Play Wargroove (OpenGL) from the Steam launch menu.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	FreeType

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7		10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3		Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.3 compatible DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is recommended.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)