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Warlord: Awaji guides for combat, camp, army, bow, cavalry, and the first island push after the 9 Sep 2026 Steam launch.
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Warlord: Awaji Wiki
First-person samurai strategy guides for combat, camp, and conquest on Awaji Island.
Lead a samurai army in first person on Awaji Island. Recruit, pitch camp, and fight in real time with combat, army, and conquest guides.
- 9 Sep 2026
- Steam release
- 91%
- Very Positive
- 1
- Player on the field
- 14th c.
- Nanbokucho Japan
Official trailer
Warlord: Awaji Main Trailer
Game overview
What Warlord: Awaji actually is
Warlord: Awaji is a single-player immersive strategy game from Darkmatter Games, released on Steam on 9 September 2026. You stand on the island as a samurai warlord, not above a map. Recruit named warriors, form an army, pitch a mobile camp, and fight in first person while convoys and rival bands move in real time. New players should start with the getting started guide, then learn controls and the weapons tier list.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Darkmatter Games
- Publisher
- Darkmatter Games
- Platform
- PC (Steam)
- Genre
- Immersive strategy, action
- Release date
- 9 Sep 2026
- Players
- Single-player
Explore the wiki
Hubs for the searches players actually make after launch: how to fight, how to build, and how to hold the island.
Tier List
Warlord: Awaji launch-week weapon and unit rankings. Treat this hub as a starting map; early patches will still move the Steam meta.
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Track Warlord: Awaji after the 9 Sep 2026 Steam launch: patch vR101 homestead fixes, plus the demo lineage for radar, bows, and horses.
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Warlord: Awaji PC tools: system requirements, settings, and performance advice, plus links into combat and camp. Not a scripts page.
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Official Warlord: Awaji links: Steam store, Discord, the studio website, YouTube, and X. Unofficial wiki; we do not list a Trello.
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Start here if you just bought the game or bounced off the tutorial homestead.
Latest updates
Launch patches, weapon notes, and new walkthrough pages.
Popular right now
The pages launch-week players open after dying in a roadside melee.
Quick start
Five steps from first boot to a marching retinue.
- 1
Launch and finish the homestead tutorial
Boot the campaign and walk the nearby homestead the game highlights. Patch vR101 moved you closer and renamed the objective so you do not attack the wrong farm. Details live in the getting started guide.
- 2
Learn block, thrust, and stamina
Attacks do not drain stamina; blocking does. Look at a target and strike, then tap block immediately. Block then attack becomes a thrust. Drill this on the combat page and the controls list.
- 3
Recruit, promote, and drop a formation
Named warriors gain experience in the field. Conquered land funds promotions and a larger retinue. Use the drag-and-drop formation menu to split melee, bows, and cavalry as covered in the army guide.
- 4
Pitch camp before night raids
Place tents, food, rest, fences, and night guards, then pack up when the front moves. The camp building guide explains when to stay put and when to relocate.
- 5
Take shrines, not every roadside brawl
Capture rival shrines to swing spiritual aura, pick strongpoints that starve enemy reaction forces, and save the walkthrough for the first island push in the conquest guide and campaign walkthrough.
FAQ
Wiki FAQ
Quick answers for new warlords landing on Awaji.
Where should a new player start?
Read the getting started guide, bind controls, then fight a few melees using the combat page before you spend land on promotions.
Is Warlord: Awaji a Roblox game?
No. It is a PC Steam title from Darkmatter Games, the studio behind Warlord: Britannia. Buy it on the official Steam page linked from this wiki.
Does the game have multiplayer?
Steam lists Warlord: Awaji as single-player only. You command AI retainers in first person; there is no online campaign at launch.
Which languages are supported?
This wiki supports: English, 日本語, Deutsch, Français. Configure locales in site.meta.json and run npm run generate:i18n.
Is this wiki official?
No. It is a fan-made guide site. Confirm patches, pricing, and language support on Steam, Discord, and darkmattergames.com.
What should I read after the tutorial?
Jump to army formations, the weapons tier list, then bow and cavalry once ranged troops join the retinue.
Is Instant Action the campaign?
No. Instant Action is a skirmish with flags and tickets. The island campaign is getting started and the Awaji map.
Does the game autosave?
Launch reviews say no. Save manually. See troubleshooting if the homestead tutorial or the first army fight is eating the run.
Ready to take Awaji?
Start with the getting started guide, then drill combat, army formations, and the weapons tier list before your first shrine push.
Open the beginner guide