War for Westeros is a real-time strategy game drawing heavy inspiration from the venerable Battle for Middle-earth series from the mid-2000s. You choose a faction - House Stark, Lannister or Targaryen, or the invading White Walkers - and guide them to victory over a series of battles. Your armies will include cavalry, infantry, archers, siege equipment and more exotic creatures such as giants, wights and, of course, dragons (well, three). The game features multiplayer and a single-player campaign mode, where you apparently choose which area to attack next.
The franchise has had a mixed history with official video game adaptations. Game of Thrones: Genesis was a poorly-received real-time strategy game that has been almost completely forgotten about. Game of Thrones: The Roleplaying Game was a surprisingly decent game (and easily has the best story set in Westeros not written or outlined by Martin himself) but had a horrendous opening couple of hours which put most players off. Game of Thrones: The Telltale Adventure Series was promising but the story devolved in a poor retelling of the main storyline with lower stakes and less-interesting houses.
The franchise has had much better success with fan-made games, such as Westeros: Total War, a mod for Medieval II: Total War, and the mods for Crusader Kings II and III, plus Mount & Blade.
War for Westeros is targeting an early 2027 release window on PC.
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