$39.99WARNO Command NATO's Last Stand in 1989
Cold War goes hot in 1989, and you hold a custom battlegroup of NATO or Warsaw Pact steel. WARNO is a large real-time tactics game about tanks, infantry, artillery, helicopters and jets fighting over German towns, forests and rivers. Bring co-op friends for skirmishes against the AI or huge 10v10 team battles.
Is WARNO worth it?
WARNO is worth it if…
- you like co-op games where each friend runs part of a larger battle
- you like planning forces before a match, then adapting under pressure
- you like Cold War hardware, from Abrams and Leopards to Hinds and Frogfoots
- you like big team games with room for artillery, air, armor and infantry players
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Team up against the AI
Skirmish missions work solo, co-op, or multiplayer, so you and co-op friends can learn the game together without another team hunting you. You pick NATO or Warsaw Pact, build a battlegroup from your division, then deploy infantry, tanks, artillery and air support on the same side. One of you holds a village with infantry and anti-tank teams while the other pushes armor around the forest and calls in helicopters.
Huge team battles with jobs for everyone
WARNO stretches from tight 1v1s and 2v2 to 4v4 team matches all the way to all-encompassing 10v10 battles. That scale suits a group: you take air defence and interceptors, your friend takes tanks and artillery, a third holds the frontline with infantry. Victory comes from moving a dynamic frontline and capturing zones like hills, villages, bridges and industrial areas. With fixed income trickling in, you keep buying reinforcements, plugging gaps, and covering each other when jets or Hinds roll in.
Build your Cold War toolbox
Before a match you assemble a personal battlegroup from famous formations like the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, West German 5. Panzerdivision, or Soviet 79th Guards Tank Division. Six nations supply more than 1000 units, from M1A1 Abrams and Leopard tanks to MCV-80 Warriors, Gazelle scouts, SU-25s, Spetsnaz, mobile SAMs and self-propelled artillery. The Armory lets you inspect and compare everything in detail. Specialising is the fun part: pack heavy armor and accept thin air cover, or bring strike aircraft and fast interceptors and lean on a friend for ground holding.
A slower, thinking kind of RTS
This is real-time tactics with deployment planning, rules of engagement, and AI-assisted Smart Orders to cut down on clicking. Combat rewards combined arms and positioning over speed: anti-tank missiles punish tanks at range, tanks punish infantry in the open, jets punish whatever sits still too long. Maps give you rivers to cross, bridges to hold, forests for ambushes, and open ground where outflanking hurts. Quality-of-life tools help new commanders settle in, while veterans get plenty of counters, trade-offs, and battlegroup tinkering to argue about after the match.
Good to know before you queue?
Can we play the whole thing co-op against the AI?
Skirmish missions support co-op, so you can team up with co-op friends against the AI while you learn maps, units and battlegroup building. The five Army General campaigns and eight Operations are framed as solo and turn-based strategic play around the Fulda Gap area, with tactical battles attached.
What does a team match actually look like?
In a 10v10, each commander covers a slice of the front, advances the line, watches for ambushes, and feeds reinforcements where the line bends.
How much choice do we get in armies?
A lot. Pick NATO or Warsaw Pact, then a parent division that sets which units you can take. The six nations are the U.S., West Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union and East Germany, with more than 1000 units to mix, from conscripts and main battle tanks to scout helicopters, strike aircraft and fast interceptors.
Is it beginner-friendly for a tactics game?
It tries to be. You can issue orders during pre-combat deployment, set rules of engagement, and use Smart Orders, plus browse the Armory to compare units before you commit. Expect a detailed, systems-heavy game about counters and positioning rather than quick arcade rushes.
