At Summer Game Fest on Friday, a trailer dropped for the next Game of Thrones adaptation -- and it's a real-time strategy game coming in 2026, putting players in control of armies and heroes made famous in the books and HBO show.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, as it's called, is from Australian developer Playside Studios (Kill Knight, Age of Darkness: Final Stand). Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has published many games based on the franchise over the years, from a range of mobile games to the lauded Telltale Games adaptation that featured voice talent from the HBO show.Â
War for Westeros looks to stand apart from prior adaptations as a strategy game that seems to have both combat fielding armies of units and political clashes in swaying loyalties of bannerman and other forces. But it seems most of the gameplay will revolve around on-the-ground combat between factions.
War for Westeros is an RTS with asymmetric factions. Players can choose to control one of three of the realm's great houses -- Stark, Lannister or Targaryen -- or the Night King's forces beyond The Wall. Each of the four will have their own signature heroes, armies and mechanics, from cavalry to siege engines to giants to dragons, according to the publisher.