- Warsim 1.3.5 (2026 Warsim Refresher) - 3 September 2026
I'm sorry for the delay on this update. I've been sat on releasing one for a while but ya boi's been a bit burned out in this wild old life, I still have loved all the support and love Warsim has endlessly been getting in this downtime, and I want to continue to affirm I love Warsim and will never stopMAP FINDER ENCOUNTER (5 features)We always need more throne room fleshing, now this varied old encounter can keep things fresh and expand your world!* Added new person discovers map throne room encounter* Added 20 variant origins of map* Added chance map finder wants to sell map for 10-300 gold* Added chance map finder wants to gift map to you* Added chance map finder wants to keep map for themselfTHE COVE - LANDS BEYOND (6 features)We've got 100 variants of water body but no cove to match, well that's solved now!* Added new Lands Beyond location - The Cove* Added empty cove variant with n…
- Warsim Dev Q&A - Your questions answered! - 27 August 2026
Hey guys,After asking all the discord and reddit Warsim fans for their questions I've turned them into an article with screenshots of each question and my answer following it!Check it out here on the Warsim officlal website!If there's any questions not answered that you want to know, let me know and I'll be happy to answer themAs always, love you guys
- Warsimlikes are still cooking! (19 Warsimlikes) - 5 August 2026
It's been a minute since any Warsim updates, but my god I can't go a few weeks without getting some juicy Warsimlikes update or a whole new game being dmed to me. So to all you wonderful Warsimlike devs out there making cool stuff, thank you so much for doing what you do!Come join in the development of all these gems in the Warsimlikes discord room!THE WARSIMLIKE MEGALISTWe are now at an insane 19 Warsimlikes total...The newest 6 are...TAE RPG (new)This epic looking Warsimlike rpg is coming to steam right now!Explore, discover and live your fantasy on this ASCII RPG adventure! Create your character, choose your race, class and go on an epic adventure, leveling up, collecting loot, building reputation and fighting enemies on a combo system turn based combat. All that while enjoying an awesome soundtrack.Check out our very own Chefjeff (creator of Cult game) interviewing the TaeRPG dev he…
- Slumbox Kickstarter Update - 3 February 2026
I know this is the Warsim page but I just wanted to make a huge thanks to the Warsim community for the support on the Kickstarter. I've said this before but any support of Warsim in the last few years has been indirectly helping fund Slumbox anyway so I still owe you even if you didn't back the Kickstarter.Being able to make games is my dream, Warsim has been a beautiful thing that I've loved for so long and getting the backing to be able to do Slumbox is lifechanging.There's been loads of people upping their pledges or overpledging for tiers and I'm honestly shocked that one person has done it let alone 30+ so thank you to all of those who did!I've had such a wholesome outpouring of DMs, Emails, Comments, and people sharing this that I've genuinely been brought to tears a few times this week... I can't put it into words.Check out the page here if you haven't alreadyhttps://www.kickstar…
- Warsim 1.3.4 (Monster Levelling) + Slumbox Announcement + More! - 30 January 2026
Hey guys, it's been a little minute but I've had an insane amount of things going on recently and wanted to make todays update a special one. So much is happening all at once but to summarise... New Warsim Update, We're on the frontpage of Steam, I'm announcing my new game, and its Kickstarter Campaign, and we're in a bundle on Steam with the legendary Dwarf Fortress!The UpdateSo monsters have been a thing for a long time, a feature I love loads. There are 10's of thousands of monsters with their parts defining how they fight. You can fight up to 60 different monster trainers with unique events in your monster pit and get up to all sorts with them. There are a few things I wanted to improve though... Monsters getting stronger for winning lots (like XP), and a rework of the monster HP system which would almost completely randomise the monsters HP out of it max HP each fight.Now monsters…
- The State of Warsimlikes in 2026 - 15 January 2026
The fact that we can't seem to go a few weeks with another Warsimlike project being announced makes me so happy!Come join in the development of all these gems in the Warsimlikes discord room!THE WARSIMLIKE MEGALISTThank you all for taking the time to check these awesome projects out. The early support devs get when making a game can make all the difference so it's really appreciated! We have 14 Warsimlikes total now thanks to 2 new entries! CULT GAMECheffJeff on our Warsimlike discord is probably the Warsimlikes Goat, he's been working on some incredible stuff and also singehandedly saved Warsim from a huge bug that broke development December 2023 by helping me through an issue that I couldn't wrap my head around personally, absolute hero. Cult Game is now on steam finally so go give it a wishlist!He also dropped maybe one of the best trailers I've seenHeroes of Book & PaperThe first Wa…
- Warsim 1.3.3 (Finishers and Helmets) - 6 October 2025
Heya guys, been a minute but had to come back with another batch of Warsim goodness! Much love to everyone who is continuing to play, review, post, and comment. I appreciate you all
- Warsim Beginner's Guide (7 Part Series) Now live! - 29 September 2025
Hello good Warsimmers! I don't like using these posts for things that aren't updates directly but I wanted to share this, after 7 weeks of releases we have the full Beginner's Guide Series live! So if you want to hear me waffle on about different features of the game and learn something new, or if you're a new player who's needing some guidance, look no further :) Full series here Episode 1 (Throne Room) Episode 2 (Warfare) Episode 3 (The Lands Beyond) Episode 4 (The Arena) Episode 5 (Mercnearies) Episode 6 (Champions) Episode 7 (Laws) If there's anything I missed that people need help with though please shoot a message or leave a comment here and I'm always happy to help :) Thank you Huw
- Thank you all for everything! - 5 September 2025
Hello, I've held off on making soppy posts like this for quite some time but I really feel like I need to thank everyone for the support with Warsim. It blows my mind that since 2016 people have been supporting my development, and since 2017 on Steam people have been buying the game and supporting me that way. It's allowed me to focus entirely on game development for over a decade now and given me a chance to become a real legit GameDev (my dream job) I never thought it was possible and it was only ever going to be a hobby, I've had so many 1000s and 1000s of kind comments and dms that I can't even count them all but each one has touched me and even today when I get dms/emails/and comments of support it feels just as wholesome and nice as it did back in 2016. I've cherished these for years And this used to sit next to my desk when I lived at home and remind me why I work on Warsim The l…
- Warsim 1.3.2 (Buff Heroes) - 19 August 2025
Hey guys, it's been a wild Summer here at Warsim HQ but I haven't stopped, here's another update adding a new rung of upgrades to make your champions powerful when taken into battle. Thank you as always :) BUFF HEROES UPDATE (21 features) A huge new upgrade path for strengthening your champions when used in Battle * Added new upgrade 'War-Champion Grease' (500 gold) (+5% strength to heroes in battle) * Added new upgrade 'Basic War-Champion Armour' (1k gold) (+10%) * Added new upgrade 'Basic Training Camp' (2k gold) (+20%) * Added new upgrade 'Sturdy War-Champion Armour' (4k gold) (+30%) * Added new upgrade 'Training Camp' (5k gold) (+40%) * Added new upgrade 'Well-Crafted War-Champ Armour' (6k gold) (+50%) * Added new upgrade 'Basic Blade Training' (10k gold) (+60%) * Added new upgrade 'Journeyman Blade Training' (15k gold) (+75%) * Added new upgrade 'Advanced Blade Training' (20k gold)…
- Warsim 1.3.1 (Arena Expansion Update) - 18 June 2025
Hey guys, got another update here cooked up while I was binging Warsim lately. A few things added, a new game mode, some new Arena features, and a couple of fixes and tweaks! Enjoy :) EMPIRE MODE (1 feature) Adding this for myself mostly but I'm sure others will love it! You can now start as an empire with 50 lands. Once you end your first turn you will gain the ability to launch total invasions, this is fun for people who want to start a more mid/late game play from the get go. * Added new 'challenge' mode - A new Empire (start with 50 lands) ARENA EXPANSION (122 features) Ah the arena, it's been a while since anything has been added to it, now we've got a few more events and tweaks as well as a new system of post battle celebration and a system for reactions to fallen or kicked over fighters. * Added new victory celebration system (1 in 4 odds of happening at end of a fight) * Added c…
- Warsimlikes Subgenre Expands (3 New Warsimlike games) - 4 June 2025
Hello everyone, I'm once again here to update the exciting list of Warsim-like projects with even more! It seems the more we talk about this the more inspired others become try branch out and start working on their own cool ascii games. The amount of DMs I get about this stuff also is incredible and I respect everyone who tries to do this stuff. For any who want to follow along closer check out our Warsimlikes discord room on our discord. So here is the updated list of Warsimlikes! THE WARSIMLIKE MEGALISTThank you all for taking the time to check these awesome projects out. The early support devs get when making a game can make all the difference so it's really appreciated! We have 12 Warsimlikes total now thanks to 3 new entries! CULT GAMECheffJeff on our Warsimlike discord is probably the Warsimlikes Goat, he's been working on some incredible stuff and also singehandedly saved Warsim…
- Warsim 1.3 (Rock Bottom Challenge) - 21 May 2025
It's been a minute since we've had a Warsim update and for good reason. There has been a tremendous amount of stuff going on at my end. I went to my first ever GDC in the USA and met a load of incredible gamedevs and industry people, including a group of dudes from my own country (Gaz, Chaz, and Matt) who ended up being basically my best friends out there. We had such a good laugh! Sat next to them on the plane and learned that one of them (Chaz) had bought Warsim only 2 days prior after seeing it in a magazine, then the guy next to him (Matt) made an awesome game I'd actually played myself called 3030 Deathwar Redux, Such a small world. Chaz and Gaz are currently working on an awesome Kickstarter so if you want to support any of my new buddies I'd be eternally greatful! Me and the lads with a bunch of fake moustaches on wandering through a San Fransisco Park GDC Since GDC it's been all…
- Warsim 10th Anniversary (& 112 feature Update 1.2.9) - 4 March 2025
Hey guys, last year when I wrote up the 9th annviersary article I thought to myself... next years one now that'll be a mad one! The idea that this mad project has been going on for a decade is insane to me, and I seriously appreciate you all more than most will understand. The love, passion, and kindness from 1000s of people worldwide has kept this going. And here it is, the oldest surviving evidence of Warsim development, Mar 4th 2015. Now before all the mushy stuff and the 10th anniversary celebration, I want to share our 10th Anniversary update. This bad boy turns your Warsim into the 10th anniversary edition which comes with a new Arena Mode on the main menu. New challenge modes, and lots of new features to the game including more region maps, and deeper lands beyond mechanics. So anyway here's the changelog! (Keep scrolling for 10th anniversary article goodness) THE UPDATE 10 YEAR…
- Warsimlikes - The Subgenre grows into 2025! - 19 February 2025
Hello everyone! We're entering 2025 with 2 new Warsimlikes to go onto our evergrowing list, and damn does it feel good to see that this isn't slowing down any time soon! Our Warsimlikes discord room on our Warsim discord is still buzzing with activity too as plenty of prospective ascii devs make themselves known and share knowledge! Here is the updated list of the 11 Warsimlikes we have so far! THE WARSIMLIKE MEGALIST CULT GAME CheffJeff on our Warsimlike discord is probably the Warsimlikes Goat, he's been working on some incredible stuff and also singehandedly saved Warsim from a huge bug that broke development last December by helping me through an issue that I couldn't wrap my head around personally, absolute hero. Check it out here. He's also lately been popping off with some incredible youtube videos showing his development process, check them out here and see why 25k other people…
- Warsim 2024 - A fantastic year in review! - 16 December 2024
2024 has been a turmultuous year, and Warsim has seen a lot happen in that time. We've had our daily deal, 100k warsimmers, a collector's edition release, and heaps of content! As well as a growing community of Warsimlikes. The fact that this project started in 2015 is doing this well here in 2024 astonishes me and ensures that I will not stop adding to this monstrosity anytime soon! BIG NEWS There's been a ton of big news this year, but to summarise it 9 year anniversary - We celebrated 9 years of Warsim development, which is insane to me... Choo choo here comes the 10 year! Collector's Edition Launch - Launched our collector's edition of Warsim via Warsimstore.com and they have been selling worldwide ever since (really blows my mind still that so many people have supported the game at this level) 100K Warsimmers - Over 100 thousand people own Warsim now! What an insane milestone... Fu…
- Warsim 1.2.8 (Staff Executions Update) - 9 December 2024
Lots of evil player fan service in this update, but hey staff executions will resume until morale improves! Nice little content update here and another big ole batch of bugs sorted! EXECUTIONS (8 features) Ever wanted to execute your staff and champions? Given how psychopathic the average Warsim player seems to be I'll bet you have... Well now you can you sick bastards! * Added ability to execute your champions * Added ability to execute games master * Added ability to execute court bard * Added ability to execute steward * Added ability to execute general * Added ability to execute jester * Added ability to execute diplomat * Added ability to execute spymaster TRAP DOOR ADVENTURERS (2 features) Adventurers foolish enough to visit your throne room?!? TRAP DOOR! * Added ability to trap door a group of adventurers (credit Cyrosink) * Added ability to trap door a lone adventurer (credit Cr…
- Warsim 1.2.7 (Houseparty and Mushroom Trip Improvements) - 19 November 2024
Was planning on releasing this later with more stuff in it, but a lovely bug reporter educated me on the fact that my wonderful champion Gibbrath from the previous update... Which was an update to fix a crashbug... Added his own save breaking bug (F You GIBBRATH) so here's an early release :) NARIO'S HOUSEPARTY IMPROVEMENTS (6 features) Played through the houseparty with one of my best friends recently in a fun playthrough, but noticed a few things that we could improve. * Added ability to sip a drink from the booze when in the cellars of the house party (credit Harrison) * Added drunk level now shown to you when in the cellars of the house party (credit Harrison) * Added ability to request the booze seller when at the house party (credit Harrison) * Added ability to pay 50 gold for 50 more drinks (credit Harrison) * Added ability to pay 100 gold for 100 more drinks (credit Harrison) *…
- Warsim 1.2.6 (Gibbrath) - 8 November 2024
Hey guys, this update is soley being released because it includes within it a fix for a bad crash bug randomly breaking peoples games... Hate those bugs with a passion but I also hate releasing updates with no actual content... So I added our boy Gibbrath to make sure it wasn't just bug fixes! GIBBRATH (1 feature) * Added new hidden champion somewhere in the gameworld BUGFIXES (9 bug fixes) As always, thank you bug reporters, I will continue stamping them out where I can! * Fixed save crashing bug (greyshrimp) * Fixed monster pit text bug (credit Bummer) * Fixed slaver camp can't be beaten in the lands beyond (Credit Dr Spendlove) * Fixed 2 text bugs in mad king text (credit Harry Brown-Beresford) * Fixed text bug in intro event (credit Harry Brown-Beresford) * Fixed 2 text bugs in blackmarket intro text (credit Harry Brown-Beresford) * Fixed 8 text bugs in old tower text (credit Harry…
- Warsimlikes - The growing community of Warsimlike games! - 29 October 2024
Hello everyone! Been a minute since my last post on this phenomenon and I thought I'd share an update! We've since got 2 more projects that have started and one is now even on steam! Alongside that the Warsimlikes discord room on our Warsim discord has been buzzing with activity and many other budding devs have stated they are quietly working on their own Warsimlike projects in the background. So here is the updated list of Warsimlikes! THE WARSIMLIKE MEGALIST With the 2 latest projects added to the list, we now have 9 total Warsimlikes. Now to you many beautiful people reading this, please note that a lot of these projects do not get the exposure they deserve, and I have learned that every single time I mention these games on Warsim's platform they get big boosts... A superpower I intend to abuse to it's limit if it helps these awesome people keep doing what they're doing! CULT GAME Ch…
