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Warhounds

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.

What works

  • Addictive tactical combat with meaningful positioning and cover
  • Distinct mercenary classes and personalities
  • Customization of mercenary appearance and equipment
  • Strategic base management and contract system
  • Frequent developer patches and community engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical issues including crashes and bugs at launch
  • Limited skill tree depth and class customization
  • Repetitive mission objectives and environments
  • Camera and ui usability problems
  • Some voice acting and animation quality concerns

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Strategic Mind: The Pacific

  • Sudden Strike 4

  • Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition

  • Last Train Home

  • Rebel Cops

  • Those Who Rule

More fantastical

Games that feels like Warhounds but with more imaginative fiction

  • Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

  • Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

  • Ascension to the Throne

  • Templar Battleforce

  • Halfway

  • Miasma Chronicles

Less expressive

Games that feels like Warhounds but with less self-expression and customization

  • SPARTA 2035

  • Vigilantes

  • The Troop

  • Warfare Legacy Collection

  • Mud and Blood

  • Warfare

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Warhounds: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Value.

Last update: 22/08/2026