At the Opening Night Live of the gamescom 2023, there was a wealth of new information and insights about games set to be released in the coming months. Among them was Warhaven.
What kind of game is this? Warhaven is a medieval war game produced by the Korean development studio Nexon.
Since Warhaven is set in a medieval setting with fantasy elements, the gameplay focus is primarily on fighting with melee weapons like a sword. However, there are also magical elements as well as powerful war machines and siege weapons that you can use during the chaotic PvP battles.
In Warhaven, various well-known modes such as Capture the Flag, Domination, and Team Deathmatch are played, which are mainly recognized from various shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield.
In each match, up to 24 players (12v12) compete against each other. Previously, it was mentioned that there would be 32 players per match (16v16), but as Nexon announced during gamescom, the number of players has been reduced. There is also expected to be a smaller mode at release, where only 6v6 will be played.
You can watch the Warhaven trailer for the ONL of gamescom 2023 here:
What do we know about the release? Warhaven is set to start on September 21, 2023, as a free-to-play title in Early Access on Steam. As for a possible console release, nothing is known at the moment.
Already in October 2022, there was a global beta for Warhaven, where players could test the war game and get a first impression.
What do players say about the new trailer? While some commentators on YouTube express their excitement for Warhaven, others are rather critical of the trailer – the criticism is not even directed at the game itself.
The music selection and some slow-motion sequences are not well received. One user sums up the sentiment aptly by writing: The game may really be good, but this trailer is absolutely terrible. Not only the slow-motion from 2010 that literally no one likes, but also the goddamn music.
If you now want to see a really good trailer for a medieval game that has excited fans, you should definitely take a look at Crimson Desert:
