Real-world terrain
Real roads, rivers and terrain height, with towns rebuilt as they stood in the 1940s.
World War II · Global multiplayer
One war. The whole world. Every hex is fought for.
Choose a side, join a historic unit and fight 32 vs 32 for every sector of a real-world map, from the hedgerows of Normandy to the jungles of Burma.
Pre-alpha · in development
The war
The whole world is the front line
The real world of 1939, cut into hexagonal sectors. One war runs for weeks, until one side wins and a new war begins.
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Attack a sector
Any hex that borders your territory and has supplies can be attacked.
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Win the battle
32 vs 32 players fight it out on the ground. Bots step in when a side is short.
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Take the hex
The winners claim the sector, and the front line moves.
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Hold the line
Build factories, haul supplies forward and never let the enemy cut you off.
On the battlefield
Every soldier is a player
Battles are fought from a top-down isometric view. You see the whole fight: flank the enemy, take cover and hold the line.
32 vs 32
Large battles for every hex. When there aren't enough players, bots fill the ranks.
Vehicles you own
Buy, build and drive trucks, half-tracks and tanks. Lose one in battle and it's gone.
Player logistics
Players build the factories and drive the convoys. No supplies, no front line.
Command from above
Officers call in artillery and air support. Generals set the goals for an entire theatre.
Warbonds & unlocks
Earn Warbonds in every battle. Spend them on weapons, vehicles and units, each unlocked by rank.
Factions
Choose your side
Pick a side when a war begins. You serve it until that war is won, then choose again.
Allies
8 nations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Soviet Union
- China
- Canada
- Australia
- Poland
Axis
3 nations
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
Historic units
60+ real formations, each a class with its own gear and ability. A few of them:
United States
101st Airborne Division
Paratrooper
Parachute in anywhere in your side's half of the battlefield.
United States
1st Special Service Force
Commando
Quiet footsteps, hidden from the enemy map, knife takedowns.
United States
65th Infantry Regiment
Defender
The Borinqueneers build sandbags and trenches twice as fast.
United States
Red Ball Express
Logistics
Bigger truck cargo and faster loading on the supply runs.
United Kingdom
7th Armoured Division
Armour
The Desert Rats drive and repair tanks.
Poland
Home Army
Guerrilla
Spawn behind enemy lines and sabotage depots and bridges.
Germany
1st Fallschirmjäger Division
Paratrooper
Airborne assault troops armed with the FG 42.
Italy
Alpini
Mountain
No slow-down on slopes, snow or rough ground.
Ranks
From Private to General
17 ranks with coloured sub-levels: 90 steps in all. Rank unlocks weapons, vehicles and units, and gives command over the war.
- Sergeant
- Lead a squad and place markers
- Lieutenant
- Call in mortar barrages
- Captain
- Call in artillery
- Major & Colonel
- Recon planes, strafing and bombing runs
- General
- Set the goals for an entire theatre
Roadmap
Built in the open
Warbeacon is being built one playable step at a time. This is where it stands.
- Done
Foundation
Design, game project and this website.
- Done
Battle prototype
Move, aim, shoot and capture an objective against bots.
- In progress
Multiplayer battles
32 vs 32 on dedicated servers, units, abilities and the first vehicles.
- Planned
The world map
The global hex grid, 1939 borders, accounts and a persistent war.
- Planned
Real-world terrain
Battlefields generated from real map data for any hex.
- Planned
Ranks, Warbonds & shop
Progression, unlocks and the rank-gated shop.
- Planned
Logistics & command
Factories, convoys, artillery, air support and theatre command.
- Planned
Closed alpha
The first full war with testers.
Answer the beacon
Warbeacon is in early development. Download the test build and join the online battle.
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