Warside release date set for January, new trailer

Thanks to First Break Labs and Lavabird, the release date for Warside is now available. The two sides are planning on bringing it to Switch on January 28, 2025.

Warside, an Advance Wars-style game, was announced for Switch close to two years ago. Despite being planned for Fall 2023, development ended up taking another year.

Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

Step into the battlefield with Warside, a modern iteration on the classic turn-based-tactics formula. Experience an epic story mode campaign. Choose between legendary Commanders, each with unique playstyles and devastating Battle Powers. Master the battlefield with a vast array of terrain and units. All brought to life with beautiful pixel art.

Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.

Storm the battlefield with tanks and artillery. Master the seas with submarines and warships. Conquer the skies with helicopters and jet aircraft.

Command a variety of specialist infantry, including snipers, medics, mortar teams, and saboteurs.

Choose from 12 Commanders, each with unique passive skills and game-changing Battle Powers.

Battle Powers can be devastating, but they need careful timing to have the most impact. Choose wisely for maximum effect.

Test your skills in our epic single-player campaign with over 30 missions to master. Classic battles, plus escort, rescue, and covert missions with jaw-dropping story events.

Battle in beautifully drawn forest, desert, and ice environments, plus the toxic wastelands.

Challenge friends and enemies to thrilling cross-platform multiplayer battles. Whether you’re side by side or miles apart, the battle is on with both local and online play.

Key Features

• Intuitive turn-based gameplay with a familiar feel for fans of the classics.
• 12 playable Commanders, each with unique passive skills and Battle Powers.
• Control 25+ unit types. Simultaneously battle over land, air, and sea with ground forces, aircraft, and naval units.
• Faction unique units with mechanics specific to each faction.
• Single-player campaign with over 30 missions.
• Forest, desert and snow environments, plus the toxic wastelands.
• Challenge friends and foes with multiplayer battles. Local and internet play are supported.
• Design your own maps with the built-in mission editor for both single and multiplayer.

Have a look at a new Warside release date trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

Warside will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Our previous report can be found here.