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Wardogs is on Windows PC through Steam only; PlayStation 5 and Xbox versions are planned for 2028 with the 1.0 release, and both can be wishlisted. There is no crossplay because there is only one platform, and Bulkhead has not said whether PC and consoles will play together; Steam Deck, Linux and Mac are not supported.
Wardogs is not on PS5 or Xbox yet: it is a Windows PC game sold only on Steam, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox versions are planned for 2028, the year the launch trailer gave in the words "COMING TO CONSOLES IN 2028" (Bulkhead, Sep 10, 2026). Both console versions could be wishlisted from launch day (Team17, Sep 10, 2026). Until then there is no crossplay to speak of, since everyone plays on the same PC version, and neither Bulkhead nor Team17 has said whether PC and console players will meet in 2028. Steam Deck and Linux are unsupported because of the game's anti-cheat. The clip is the end of the launch trailer, down to its console card and "Available now via Steam Early Access".
Quick facts
| Buy | Steam (Windows) |
| PC | Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit, Steam only |
| PlayStation 5 | Planned for 2028; wishlist open |
| Xbox | Planned for 2028; wishlist open |
| Release on consoles | With 1.0; no exact date |
| Crossplay | None today (one platform); not announced for consoles |
| Controller | Patch notes add gamepad features; Steam lists no controller support |
| Steam Deck | Unsupported |
| Linux and SteamOS | Unsupported |
| Mac | No |
| Cloud | Team17 lists GeForce NOW |
Sources: Bulkhead, Sep 10, 2026; Team17, Sep 10, 2026; Steam store data, Steam Deck compatibility and Team17's game page, read Oct 26, 2026; Bulkhead, Oct 14, 2026.
PS5 and Xbox in 2028
Team17 announced the console versions in its launch release, titled "WARDOGS launches today on Steam Early Access, officially expanding to console in 2028", and opened wishlists on PlayStation 5 and Xbox at 11 am BST on Sep 10, 2026. The release links a PlayStation Store concept page and an Xbox store page, and Bulkhead's later sales release repeats that wishlists are open on both (Bulkhead and Team17, Sep 16, 2026). Insider Gaming reported the same 2028 plan (Insider Gaming, Sep 10, 2026), and Metacritic already lists the game for PC and Xbox Series X (Metacritic, read Oct 26, 2026).
The consoles are tied to 1.0. Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer describes the goal as "growing the game for the 1.0 launch on console" (GamesRadar+, Sep 21, 2026), and the store expects Early Access to last "around 1 to 2 years" from Sep 10, 2026 (Steam). Neither Bulkhead nor Team17 has given a month or a day for either console version as of Oct 26, 2026. What is planned before then is on Early Access and Roadmap. The clip is Bulkhead's August video, which puts full release about 24 months after the Early Access launch, on multiple platforms.
GamesRadar+ expects the console versions to cost more than the $39.99 PC price, since the full game is meant to be pricier (GamesRadar+, Sep 11, 2026); the planned PC price steps are on Price and Supporter Edition.
The older 2027 plan
Before launch the console year was different. When everplay group, Team17's parent, announced its stake in Bulkhead's owner Super Media Group, it described a "full multi-platform release in 2027" (everplay, read Oct 26, 2026). Since the Early Access launch, Bulkhead and Team17 have said 2028, so 2027 is the older plan, not the current one.
Brammer will not rush consoles
Brammer says he is under pressure to bring the console versions forward and has refused: "Everyone's pushing us to get [the console version] out earlier, and we've said, 'No, that's not how it's going to work. We can't push them more.'" (PC Gamer, Sep 15, 2026). In an IGN interview that PlayGround.ru reported, Bulkhead co-founder Howard Philpott said versions for the next generation of consoles would be close to an ordinary port, and senior producer Kane Allard said talks with platform holders are underway (PlayGround.ru on Steam, Oct 9, 2026). Which console generations the 2028 release covers beyond PS5 and Xbox has not been announced.
Crossplay
Wardogs has no crossplay today because it exists on one platform: every player is on the Windows version on Steam (TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026). Crossplay between PC and the 2028 console versions has not been announced by Bulkhead or Team17 as of Oct 26, 2026, and Insider Gaming's report on the console plan does not mention it (Insider Gaming, Sep 10, 2026). Any claim that it is confirmed, either way, goes beyond what the studio has said.
What does cross today is regions. Community server admins set their own ping limits, so players from different regions can share a server, while official servers have capped ping at 175 since Oct 21, 2026 (GameWatcher, Oct 22, 2026). Playing with friends abroad is covered on Servers and Matchmaking.
Controller support
The two official sources disagree, so both are stated here. Steam's store data lists no controller support for Wardogs, and the base package carries full_gamepad: false (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026). Bulkhead's own patch notes, though, keep adding gamepad features: update 0.1.2 made the Deploy screen work with a gamepad (Bulkhead, Sep 30, 2026), and Season 2 added an Aim Assist strength slider under Settings, Controller, Advanced (default 1, 0 turns it off), faster aim acceleration and many new controller binds (Bulkhead, Oct 14, 2026). Controller support was one of the points in Bulkhead's "10 reasons not to buy" video (GameSpot, Aug 13, 2026).
In practice a controller works, with gaps no official statement has filled. GamesRadar+ finds helicopters easier to fly with a controller than with mouse and keyboard and lists the default controller flight binds (GamesRadar+, Sep 16, 2026). The binds are on Controls and Keybinds and flying on Helicopter Flying Guide.
Steam Deck, Linux and Mac
Steam's compatibility report rates Wardogs Unsupported on Steam Deck and SteamOS (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026), and the store lists Windows only, with no Mac or Linux version (Steam). The reason is anti-cheat. The betas used Easy Anti-Cheat and ran under Proton, but the game launched with the kernel-level anti-cheat Elytra, which left Steam Deck and Linux players who had played the beta unable to play (TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026). In August Bulkhead had said it was working on Proton support (GamingOnLinux on Steam, Aug 13, 2026).
On Sep 5 the developers wrote: "We do not officially support Linux and we cannot commit to having support for launch", and asked anyone who bought it for Proton to refund (GamingOnLinux, Sep 5, 2026). Brammer called Linux a priority "in part for Steam Deck. But not at the expense of security" (Game Rant, Sep 8, 2026), and a Sep 25 developer update gave no new timeline, as GamingOnLinux reported. As of Sep 28 the game could not be played on SteamOS or other Linux distributions (PCGamesN, Sep 28, 2026). More is on Anti-Cheat and Bans and PC Requirements and Performance.
For players without a Windows PC, Team17's game page says Wardogs is "Available on GeForce NOW" (Team17, read Oct 26, 2026).
Frequently asked questions
Is Wardogs on PS5? Not yet: Wardogs is planned for PlayStation 5 in 2028, with its 1.0 release, and it can be wishlisted on the PlayStation Store. For now it is on Windows PC through Steam only.
Is Wardogs on Xbox? Not yet: an Xbox version of Wardogs is planned for 2028 and can be wishlisted on the Xbox store. Bulkhead has given no exact date.
When is the Wardogs console release date? Wardogs comes to PS5 and Xbox in 2028, the year its launch trailer gave; there is no exact date as of Oct 26, 2026. An earlier everplay announcement had said 2027.
Does Wardogs have crossplay? Wardogs has no crossplay because it is only on PC. Bulkhead and Team17 have not announced whether PC and console players will play together when the console versions arrive in 2028.
Does Wardogs work on Steam Deck? No, Steam rates Wardogs Unsupported on Steam Deck and SteamOS, because its Elytra kernel-level anti-cheat does not run under Proton. Bulkhead has given no timeline for Linux support.
Does Wardogs support controllers? Partly: Bulkhead's patch notes add gamepad support on the Deploy screen, an aim assist slider and controller binds, but Steam's store data lists no controller support for Wardogs. GamesRadar+ finds its helicopters easier to fly with a controller.
Is Wardogs on Mac? No, Wardogs is Windows only on Steam. Team17's game page says it is available on GeForce NOW.
Sources
- WARDOGS | Launch Trailer, Bulkhead, Sep 10, 2026 (video)
- WARDOGS | 10 Reasons NOT to Buy, Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026 (video)
- Hardcore FPS immediately becomes Steam top seller as devs list '10 reasons not to buy' it, PC Gamer, Aug 11, 2026
- Grand-scale FPS 'WARDOGS' should work on Linux / SteamOS, GamingOnLinux (Steam news), Aug 13, 2026
- Shooter Climbing Steam Charts Lists 10 Reasons Not To Buy It, GameSpot, Aug 13, 2026
- WARDOGS developers clarify Linux support via Proton may come later, GamingOnLinux, Sep 5, 2026
- New Steam Game Like Call of Duty Only Supports Some PCs, Game Rant, Sep 8, 2026
- WARDOGS LAUNCH TRAILER, Bulkhead, Sep 10, 2026
- WARDOGS launches today on Steam Early Access, officially expanding to console in 2028, Team17 (Games Press), Sep 10, 2026
- WARDOGS Coming to Console in 2028, BULKHEAD Reveals, Insider Gaming, Sep 10, 2026
- Wardogs Is Being Review Bombed For Having Hour Long Queue Times, TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026
- Is Wardogs on PS5 or Xbox?, GamesRadar+, Sep 11, 2026
- Wardogs CEO says he won't hire devs who aren't down with crunch (Updated), PC Gamer, Sep 15, 2026
- WARDOGS passes two million copies sold less than five days after launch, Bulkhead and Team17 (Games Press), Sep 16, 2026
- Wardogs helicopter controls and flying tips, GamesRadar+, Sep 16, 2026
- Wardogs CEO braces for an Arc Raiders situation, GamesRadar+, Sep 21, 2026
- Wardogs devs celebrate 3 million sales, PCGamesN, Sep 28, 2026
- WARDOGS | Update 0.1.2 (Minor Patch), Bulkhead, Sep 30, 2026
- Wardogs developers are sure porting to PS6 and Xbox Project Helix will not be hard, PlayGround.ru (Steam news), Oct 9, 2026
- WARDOGS | Season 02 Patch Notes, Bulkhead, Oct 14, 2026
- Wardogs Begins Region Locking to Combat Cheaters as Season 3 Could Arrive Early, GameWatcher, Oct 22, 2026
- everplay group plc acquires a minority stake in Super Media Group, everplay group plc, read Oct 26, 2026
- WARDOGS on Steam, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
- appdetails for app 1867240, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
- packagedetails for package 671715, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
- Steam Deck compatibility report for app 1867240, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
- WARDOGS, Team17, read Oct 26, 2026
- WARDOGS, Metacritic, read Oct 26, 2026
Moments
WARDOGS | Launch Trailer
BULKHEAD
WARDOGS | 10 Reasons NOT to Buy
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AchievementsWardogs has 10 Steam achievements, one of them hidden ("That was rude": punch Kristopher in the Tutorial). "Top Dog" asks you to finish a match as the top cash earner across all three teams; "Big Spender" ($100,000 on one loadout) is the rarest, held by 0.0% of players on Oct 26, 2026.
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Gold Bars and the Gold MarketGold Bars are Wardogs' endgame currency: you get them by exchanging in-game cash, and leftover cash turns into Gold Bars at the end of a season, so they survive wipes. They are spent on camos in the Gold Market, which unlocks at Wardog level 35 for $150,000 in Season 2. Bulkhead has pledged never to sell cash, Gold Bars or camos for real money.
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Progression and UnlocksWardogs has seven progression tracks: the Wardog career track and six roles (Assault, Medic, Recon, Support, Driver, Pilot). Using a role's gear earns that role XP; reaching a level makes an item available, and you then pay a one-time cash unlock (the Havoc costs $650,000 at Pilot 35 in Season 2). Every track resets at a season wipe; Season 2 (Oct 15, 2026) made level 20 take less than half the Season 1 playtime.
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FactionsWardogs has three factions: Lonestar (blue), a Western paramilitary company; Valkyra (red), out to restore the Soviet People's Republic; and Manticore (green), Persia's shadow army. They play the same, but blue has lost more often since the betas, and Season 2's one-day Lonestar bonus did not fix it.
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See also
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Early Access and RoadmapWardogs has been in Steam Early Access since Sep 10, 2026, and Bulkhead says it will stay there "around 1 to 2 years", with 1.0 tied to the PS5 and Xbox versions planned for 2028. Planned but not yet in the game: player skills, custom loadouts, limited and primitive servers, more maps, fighter jets and the Black Market & Vault; the price is planned to rise from $39.99 to $49.99 and then $59.99.
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Price and Supporter EditionWardogs costs $39.99 on Steam (£36.99 in the UK), and the Supporter Edition costs $49.99 with a cosmetic Supporter Pack of camos, a scoreboard icon and two bobbleheads. It is not free to play and has no battle pass; Bulkhead plans to raise the price to $49.99 and then $59.99 during Early Access, and Steam's usual refund rule (14 days, under two hours played) applies.
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Servers and MatchmakingWardogs has no matchmaking button: you pick a match from a server browser, through the Deploy screen's Official, Community, Infantry Mode and Low-Level choices. Official servers have kicked high-ping players since Season 2, with a 175 ms maximum since Oct 21, 2026, and limited servers are planned.
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Controls and KeybindsWardogs' default PC keys are W, A, S and D to move, Left Shift to sprint and hold breath, F to interact, R to reload, Tab for the inventory, M for the map, J for squad push-to-talk and K for proximity push-to-talk. Helicopters fly on Shift or Space and Ctrl (sources differ). Gamepads work, with an aim assist slider since Season 2, though Steam lists no controller support.
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Anti-Cheat and BansWardogs uses the kernel-level anti-cheat Elytra, per its Steam store page; the betas used Easy Anti-Cheat, and the switch is why Wardogs does not run on Linux or Steam Deck. Bulkhead bans cheaters and exploiters (cash and XP reset to 0, timed or permanent bans), turned off Steam Family Sharing on Sep 18, 2026 to stop ban evasion, and capped official servers at 175 ms ping on Oct 21.