The battle for the Iron Throne shifts to high-stakes grand strategy with Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, officially debuting at Gamescom 2026.
Blending deep political dynasty management with real-time tactical battlefield commanding, War for Westeros lets players lead the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms through military conquest, strategic marriages, and covert subterfuge.
Campaign Mechanics: Politics & Total Warfare
Unlike standard RTS titles focused solely on unit production, War for Westeros introduces a two-tier strategy engine:
- The Small Council Strategy Layer: Manage house treasury gold, food reserves during harsh winters, and espionage networks to bribe or assassinate rival lords.
- Real-Time Tactical Combat: Direct thousands of armored knights, northern vanguard shieldwalls, Dothraki cavalry flanks, and siege engines across detailed Westerosi terrain.
- Dragon Warfare & Siege Logistics: High-risk dragon deployments provide massive battlefield air support but carry heavy defensive counters from scorpions and castle ballistas.
PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor (Minimum): Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Processor (Recommended): Intel Core i7-13700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (for 10,000+ unit rendering)
- Memory: 16 GB Dual-Channel (32 GB Recommended for Ultra battles)
- Graphics (Minimum): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Graphics (Recommended): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Storage: 70 GB High-Speed NVMe SSD
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