Warhounds

Warhounds — Exclusive Closed Playtest (Jan, 30– Feb,15)

🎥 IGN Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWvtXmgRtXw

🎮 Genre: Turn-Based Tactics / Strategy
🧠 Focus: Hardcore, deterministic combat (no RNG)
🌍 Setting: Alternative near-future Africa
📅 Closed Playtest: January 30 -  February, 15
🔑 Access: By request + Twitch Drops
🎁 Twitch Drops: Playtest keys after 30 minutes watched

Links

For Creators 

https://discord.gg/9mDu9DHTdg

🌐 Official Website: https://warhounds.game/
🎬 Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcQshGRugw
🛒 Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929470/Warhounds/
📰 Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vyblppOcB1T0k1gzBrMxGfEkCVqIg7pk

About the Game

Warhounds is a hardcore, turn-based tactics game about an elite mercenary unit operating in an alternative near-future Africa. You command a professional squad known as the Warhounds, progressing through a full narrative campaign where every mission directly affects the balance of an ongoing regional war.

Core Hook

🚫 No RNG. No random misses. No hidden percentages.

Combat is fully deterministic and driven by:

• positioning

• cover & elevation

• line of fire

• tactical planning

Every action has clear, readable consequences. High lethality means mistakes are punished — and smart play is rewarded.

Gameplay Highlights

• 25–40 minute cinematic missions, designed as episodic action set-pieces

• Strong emphasis on flanking, verticality, and destructible cover

• Cone-based overwatch for spatial control instead of binary reaction shots

• Five distinct classes with clear battlefield roles and strong loadout synergy:

  • Assault

  • Sniper

  • Machine Gunner

  • Grenadier

  • Specialist

Strategic Layer

• A mobile headquarters aboard a seized cargo ship

• Squad recruitment, medical treatment, supply management, intel & black market

• Faction & diplomacy systems that unlock missions, equipment, and dynamically alter the world state based on player decisions

Why Warhounds Is Different

• Compared to XCOM:
  No probability management, no dice rolls. Outcomes are earned purely through tactics and positioning.

• Compared to Jagged Alliance:
  A more focused, cinematic, high-lethality experience with faster decision cycles and tightly directed missions — closer to an episodic action thriller than a sandbox simulation.

Closed Playtest Details

🔒 Exclusive Closed Playtest: January 30 -  February, 15

During the playtest, creators will get:

• Early access to the playtest build

• Permission to stream, record, and publish content

• Access to Twitch Drops, allowing viewers to earn playtest keys

🎁 Twitch Drops — How Viewers Get Playtest Keys

Your audience can earn a Warhounds Playtest Key by watching your stream.

Requirements:

• Watch an eligible Warhounds stream for 30 minutes

• Claim the Drop on Twitch

Key Claim Process (via our Discord bot):
1️⃣ Connect Twitch account
2️⃣ Authorize Twitch
3️⃣ Bot verifies Drop status
4️⃣ Steam playtest key is issued

⚠️ Twitch account connection required
⚠️ One key per Twitch + Discord account

👉 If you need more than one key (for co-streaming, editors, or team members), just message us — we’re happy to help.