Price and Supporter Edition

3:47 Wardogs costs $39.99 on Steam, and the Supporter Edition costs $49.99: the same game plus the Supporter Pack, a set of cosmetics with no gameplay effect (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026). It is not free to play, there is no battle pass, and in Early Access the Supporter Pack is the only thing Bulkhead sells besides the game (Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026). The price is planned to rise as Early Access goes on, so $39.99 is the lowest it is meant to be. Both editions are on the Steam store page; neither was discounted on Oct 26, 2026.

Quick facts

Sources: Steam store data, Supporter Edition package and Supporter Pack, read Oct 26, 2026; Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026; GamesRadar+, Sep 22, 2026; Steam Refunds, read Oct 26, 2026; PCGamesN, Sep 19, 2026.

Prices by region

Steam sets a price per country. These are the store's prices on Oct 26, 2026, read from Steam's own store data for each region:

Sources: Steam's store data for Wardogs (US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Turkey) and for the Supporter Edition package, read Oct 26, 2026. GamesRadar+ also gave the UK launch price as £36.99 (Sep 11, 2026).

What the Supporter Edition contains

5:52 The Supporter Edition is the game plus the "WARDOGS - Supporter Pack", which is also sold on its own as DLC for $12.99 to anyone who bought the standard game. Bulkhead lists the pack's contents as (Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026):

Source: Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026, repeated on the Supporter Pack's store page, read Oct 26, 2026.

None of it changes how a gun or vehicle performs, so the extra $10 buys looks and a thank-you, not an advantage. The three camos match the three Factions. Other camos come only from the Gold Market, bought with Gold Bars earned in play (Gold Bars and the Gold Market).

Is Wardogs free?

No. Wardogs is a paid game on Steam, listed at $39.99 with no free-to-play version (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026). The only free ways in so far were the betas before launch: the first closed beta of Aug 21 to 23, 2026 took free sign-ups through Request Access on the store page (PCGamesN, Aug 18, 2026), and Bulkhead opened the second beta to everyone on Sep 5, 2026. No free weekend for the released game had been announced in Bulkhead's posts as of Oct 26, 2026. The betas are on Release History.

No battle pass: the monetization pledges

5:22 Bulkhead's February FAQ promised "No Battlepass. No Pay to Win." and cosmetics earned by playing (Bulkhead's FAQ, Feb 18, 2026). With pre-orders it made three pledges (Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026):

1. No monetization at any point in Early Access, except the optional Supporter Edition.
2. In-game cash and Gold Bars will never be sold: "they must be earned through play".
3. Camos will never be sold directly.

6:16 After 1.0 that may change. Bulkhead's team told Insider Gaming that monetization mechanics would begin at 1.0, when the base price rises, because "We're a business that needs to make money" (Insider Gaming, Aug 28, 2026), and the "10 reasons not to buy" video said running costs after 1.0 "will need to be covered if base game sales no longer cover them" (PC Gamer, Aug 11, 2026). What that will be has not been said. The only other extras on the way are Steam Trading Cards and Points Shop items, added within Season 2 once Valve approves them (Bulkhead, Oct 14, 2026).

The planned price rises

2:56 The store's Early Access answer says Wardogs is priced lower during Early Access and "we may raise the price closer to full release" (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026). Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer gave the steps at Gamescom as "scaling pricing": $39.99 now, $49.99 in about 12 months around version "0.5", and $59.99 at about 24 months (GamesRadar+, Sep 22, 2026). Both are plans, not dates, and neither had happened as of Oct 26, 2026.

He did not soften it. "Our game is worth this, and if you don't agree with that, please don't buy it," Brammer said, adding that "We believe that our price needs to go up to make this game sustainable" (GamesRadar+). He has also argued that games are too cheap for what they cost to make (GamesRadar+, Sep 24, 2026). Buying now does not mean paying again later: Bulkhead says Early Access players get everything added later (Insider Gaming). GamesRadar+ expects the console versions planned for 2028 to cost more than today's PC price (GamesRadar+, Sep 11, 2026). The plan behind the steps is on Early Access and Roadmap.

Refunds

Wardogs follows Steam's ordinary refund policy. Valve refunds a game for any reason if the request comes within two weeks of purchase and the game has been played for less than two hours, and it says Early Access playtime counts against that two-hour limit (Steam Refunds, read Oct 26, 2026). A pre-purchase can be refunded at any time before release, with the 14-day, two-hour window starting on release day. DLC such as the Supporter Pack is refundable within 14 days if the game has been played for less than two hours since it was bought.

0:39 Bulkhead has pointed players to refunds more than once. With pre-orders it wrote: "If you pre-order to get access to the Closed Beta and decide WARDOGS isn't for you, that's okay, we actively encourage refunding" (Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026). Before launch, after its anti-cheat change broke Linux play, the developers asked anyone who had bought it for Proton to "refund the game if you mistakenly bought it" (GamingOnLinux, Sep 5, 2026). Some players asked for refunds after the 175 ms ping cap of Oct 21, 2026 (GameWatcher, Oct 22, 2026); the cap is on Servers and Matchmaking.

Steam Family Sharing is off

Bulkhead turned off Steam Family Sharing for Wardogs on Friday, Sep 18, 2026, because "A number of accounts were exploiting Steam Family Sharing to bypass bans" (PCGamesN, Sep 19, 2026). Each player needs their own copy. Brammer defended it on X: "The $40 price tag is the best anti-cheat." The rest is on Anti-Cheat and Bans.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Wardogs? Wardogs costs $39.99 on Steam in the US, £36.99 in the UK and €39.99 in Germany and France. The Supporter Edition costs $49.99.

What do you get in the Wardogs Supporter Edition? The Wardogs Supporter Edition adds the Supporter Pack: faction camos for the A-91, Bushmaster and KH-2002 starter weapons, a Little Bird "Taxi" camo, a scoreboard Supporter icon and two bobbleheads. All of it is cosmetic.

Is Wardogs free to play? No, Wardogs is a paid game at $39.99 on Steam. Its two betas before the Sep 10, 2026 launch were free to join, but no free weekend for the released game had been announced as of Oct 26, 2026.

Does Wardogs have a battle pass? No, Wardogs has no battle pass and no real-money shop in the game. Bulkhead has pledged not to sell anything in Early Access except the Supporter Edition, and never to sell cash, Gold Bars or camos directly.

Can I refund Wardogs? Yes, Wardogs follows Steam's refund policy: request it within 14 days of purchase with less than two hours played, and Early Access playtime counts toward the two hours. Bulkhead itself encouraged pre-order buyers to refund if the beta was not for them.

Will Wardogs get more expensive? Bulkhead plans to raise the Wardogs price during Early Access, to $49.99 in about 12 months and $59.99 at about 24 months, according to Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer. Players who buy now keep everything added later.

Can I share Wardogs with Steam Family Sharing? No, Bulkhead turned off Steam Family Sharing for Wardogs on Sep 18, 2026, because accounts were using it to get around bans.

Sources

• WARDOGS | 10 Reasons NOT to Buy, Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026 (video)
• WARDOGS - TOP QUESTIONS, Bulkhead, Feb 18, 2026
• PRE-ORDER NOW!, Bulkhead, Aug 11, 2026
• Hardcore FPS immediately becomes Steam top seller as devs list '10 reasons not to buy' it, PC Gamer, Aug 11, 2026
• You can play new, realistic FPS Wardogs for free this weekend, PCGamesN, Aug 18, 2026
• INTERVIEW: WARDOGS Devs On Monetization in 1.0: 'We Have Kids To Feed', Insider Gaming, Aug 28, 2026
• THE CLOSED BETA IS NOW AN OPEN BETA!, Bulkhead, Sep 5, 2026
• WARDOGS developers clarify Linux support via Proton may come later, GamingOnLinux, Sep 5, 2026
• Is Wardogs on PS5 or Xbox?, GamesRadar+, Sep 11, 2026
• Wardogs drops Steam Family Sharing as CEO claims its $40 price tag is "the best anti-cheat", PCGamesN, Sep 19, 2026
• Wardogs price will increase throughout Steam early access, GamesRadar+, Sep 22, 2026
• Wardogs boss says "games need to cost more", GamesRadar+, Sep 24, 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
• WARDOGS on Steam, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• appdetails for app 1867240, by region, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• packagedetails for the Supporter Edition (package 1746527), Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• WARDOGS - Supporter Pack, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• Steam Refunds, Valve, read Oct 26, 2026