Battle for Wesnoth for MAC
Free, open-source fantasy strategy game for Mac: turn-based tactical battles, story campaigns, multiplayer and a map editor.
Battle for Wesnoth Overview
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open-source, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme. You can play it alone or in online and local multiplayer. Its campaigns each have their own tactical challenges, story and several difficulty levels, and its world is told through hundreds of sprites, animations and characters. Factions have many different unit skills and traits, so choosing and using your units is at the centre of each battle.
The game is free under the GPL-2.0 licence and is made by The Battle for Wesnoth Project. It is highly moddable: the community makes map packs, eras and entire campaigns, and the built-in map editor lets you create and share your own scenarios. Version 1.18.8, on the stable branch that the project recommends for most players, is a small update with new translations. The macOS download needs macOS 10.12 or later and is a large disk image of about 481 MB. A development branch is offered separately for players who want to try what is coming, with macOS 10.13 or later. The project also lists the game on Steam, itch.io and the Mac App Store.
Key Features
Battle for Wesnoth is a long-running fantasy strategy game with plenty to play and to make.
- Campaigns: many campaigns with their own challenges, story and difficulty levels.
- Tactical combat: turn-based battles with many unit skills and traits across several factions.
- Multiplayer: play online or locally with friends, strangers or against the AI.
- Map editor: many tools and hundreds of terrain types, with maps you can save and share.
- Add-ons: community-made map packs, eras and entire campaigns.
- Detailed world: hundreds of sprites, animations and characters.
- Options: changeable settings for gameplay and for hotkeys.
- Music: a composed soundtrack for its high-fantasy world.
What’s New in Version 1.18.8
Battle for Wesnoth 1.18.8 is a small update to the stable branch.
- Updated translations: Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish.
- Made Boost::system optional in the CMake build system for newer Boost versions.
- Fixed not all translations being available for selection on Windows builds.
Battle for Wesnoth FAQ
Is Battle for Wesnoth free?
Yes. The game is free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
What kind of game is Battle for Wesnoth?
It is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, with single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.
Which macOS version does it need?
The stable 1.18 download needs macOS 10.12 or later. The separate development version needs macOS 10.13 or later.
Does it run natively on Apple Silicon?
The download page does not say which processor types the macOS build supports, so check it on your Mac after downloading.
Can I play with other people?
Yes. It has online and local multiplayer, and you can play with friends, strangers or against the AI.
Can I make my own maps?
Yes. The map editor has many tools and hundreds of terrain types, and you can save your maps and share them with others.
Are there community add-ons?
Yes. The game is highly moddable, and the community makes map packs, eras and entire campaigns.
What is the difference between the stable and development versions?
The project recommends the stable 1.18 branch for most players because it is well tested and balanced and gets only occasional bug-fix updates. The development branch is offered separately.
Where else is the game available for Mac?
The project also lists it on Steam, itch.io and the Mac App Store.
Where does the Battle for Wesnoth download on battle-for-wesnoth.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official download page at https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Download. battle-for-wesnoth.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the game.
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