# Battle for Wesnoth — Classic turn-based strategy

> Turn-based fantasy tactical strategy game with extensive unit and campaign options. (iPhone/iPad app by Wesnoth, Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-for-wesnoth/id575852062 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Wesnoth, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1260882652)
- Category: Games, Role Playing, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.75/5 from 1,267 App Store ratings · 185 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 634 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-11-11
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-for-wesnoth/id575852062/reviews.md

## What is Battle for Wesnoth?

The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host whom none can stand against! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition.

Features:
50+ skirmish/multiplayer maps.
90+ minutes of original composed music.
200+ unit types in six major factions, all with distinctive abilities, weapons and spells.
200+ scenarios in 16 major campaigns — more than 100 hours of gameplay!
(downloadable add-ons are under development) 400+ add-ons (campaigns, maps) are waiting for you!

## Key features

- Turn-based tactical gameplay
- High fantasy theme
- Army building and veteran progression
- Over 200 unit types
- 16 major campaigns
- 50+ skirmish/multiplayer maps
- Downloadable add-ons

## What do users think of Battle for Wesnoth?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great turn-based strategy game
- 🚀 Impressive mobile port
- 💡 Lots of free add-on content
- 👍 Challenging and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Excellent value for money
- 👍 Offline playability

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and save data loss
- 🐛 Controls not fully optimized for mobile
- 🐛 Difficulty can be frustratingly high
- 🐛 Random chance of attacks missing too often

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Saved games disappearing
- Crashes when accessing add-ons
- Unresponsive unit movement commands

**Most requested features**

- Map editor support
- Improved multiplayer functionality
- Better integration of keyboard/mouse controls
- Ability to resume campaigns after closing the app

## Recent user reviews (10 of 185)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-for-wesnoth/id575852062/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Thanks

*2025-07-05, version 1.14.13*

Wesnoth is one of my favorites because of its quality and lack of ads.

It is impressive how well this works on mobile and I like being able to play this on a phone.

Thanks for this great video game.

### 5/5 — Great turn based strategy

*2025-06-19, version 1.14.13*

Thank you to the developers for all your work! I played it on my PC years ago and was surprised there was an app. Lots of gameplay with the built in campaigns. I appreciate that it’s easy to browse and download add-ons.

### 4/5 — I Love this game but…..

*2025-06-13, version 1.14.13*

I grew up playing this game on a laptop sooo… you can imagine how excited I was when it popped up as a game recommendation. It’s great, just as I remembered. Except it doesn’t save my progress in the scenario I’m playing. If you close the tab or are gone to long 
BOOM! ☄️🔥
It’s all lost. 
 I plan to keep playing and hopefully it will be fixed in the future. Great job otherwise 👍🏻

### 3/5 — Mechanics

*2025-06-02*

The core mechanic of lawful, chaotic, neutral with the day and night cycle doesn’t seem to work all that well, I’ve been playing this game for 10 years now and have repeatedly had my lawful units; which are supposed to attack better in the daytime, miss every one of 4 or 5 attacks or only land one, while the chaotic defender hits with every attack even in the daytime when they allegedly attack worse.

Terrain is also another issue, tactically speaking being in water limits movement, visibility, and weapon effectiveness. As being in water is tactically considered to be occupying low ground and thus a disadvantageous position; some disadvantages to occupying low ground, limited visibility, which can significantly obstruct your view of surrounding terrain and potential threats. It makes you more vulnerable to fire from enemies occupy higher ground, they can fire on you with greater easy and accuracy.

Lastly combat is based on a number of attack basis, for example an elf archer has 2 melee attacks, but if attacked by a unit with 3, the elf archer will only attempt to defend itself twice, when in reality nobody is going to stand there and let someone hit them freely, fundamental flaws in the system as a whole.

Plus I would like to see the loyal trait be applied to units once you’ve advanced them twice

### 5/5 — Great Strategy Game

*2025-05-28*

This game has just the right mix of chess, Lord of the Rings and DND. It has a simple but really intuitive combat system and has tons of hours of gameplay with mod support, scenarios and local gameplay. I love playing this game by myself (I love a good pass and play I can play against myself) with friends or family. I would say I think cross platform play (my computer with another computer) is a little hard to figure out. Also most of the games units are not recruitable in normal local games (units such as death knights and peasants) the only to access them is through mods like  Era of Magic and Reign of the Lords. I would love more base game factions to be released in future updates and this is a really overall fantastic game!

### 2/5 — Not for phones

*2025-05-19, version 1.14.13*

This game looks really cool! I was hoping to overcome the control learning curve, but it is not intuitive. The tutorial text still shows instructions for computer based play. I may check this out on a computer and rate it higher there, but on a phone, it borders on unplayable. Developer- please respond if you update this game for touchscreen controls and I’ll be happy to change the rating

### 5/5 — One of the best

*2025-03-04, version 1.14.13*

I played this game on my 1st Gen Ipad when it first came out years ago and I still find myself still going back to it. Easily one of my favorite games of all time, I highly recommend this game to any fans of strategy games. It’s worth $10 dollars or more and it’s free for countless hours of fun. I really appreciate the developers and all the hard work they put into such and amazing game.

### 5/5 — Fantastic game

*2025-02-19, version 1.14.13*

Fantastic, very well designed strategy game. Lots of helpful information in the in game help, wiki and reddit. Highly recommend!

### 5/5 — Great

*2024-12-26, version 1.14.13*

Super great

### 5/5 — Crazy that this game is free

*2024-11-28, version 1.14.13*

It’s awesome.

## Frequently asked questions about Battle for Wesnoth

### What kind of game is Battle for Wesnoth?

Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Players build and develop armies, engaging in combat across various terrains and against different opposition.

### What are the key features of Battle for Wesnoth?

Key features include over 200 unit types across six major factions, 16 major campaigns offering over 100 hours of gameplay, and more than 50 skirmish/multiplayer maps. The game also supports downloadable add-ons for even more content.

### Is Battle for Wesnoth free to play?

Yes, Battle for Wesnoth is a free game. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, making it entirely free to download and play.

### What platforms is Battle for Wesnoth available on?

While the provided data doesn't explicitly list platforms, this type of game is typically available on PC (Windows, macOS, Linux) and potentially mobile devices. Users should check their respective app stores for compatibility.

### What is the typical gameplay loop in Battle for Wesnoth?

The gameplay involves building an army by recruiting units and gradually turning them into hardened veterans. Players then use these units in tactical turn-based combat on various maps and in extensive campaigns, strategizing unit placement and abilities to overcome opponents.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.14.13 — 2020-07-27

Implemented pinch-zoom.
Fixed the broken Addons screen on iPad Pro.
Updated to the recent 1.14.13 release: http://changelog.wesnoth.org/1.14

### 1.14.12 — 2020-03-26

Finally fixed the unclickable context menu.

### 1.14.11 — 2020-03-07

Fixed crash in context menu.

### 1.14.9 — 2020-02-27

Updated to the latest release.
Revoke a change that made context menu unusable.

### 1.14.8 — 2019-12-21

• Updated to the latest 1.14.9 version: http://changelog.wesnoth.org/1.14
• iPhone
• iCloud

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