WARDOGS on a budget PC: real FPS by GPU and CPU
Frame rates from players' own capture files, mostly single-screen 1080p and 1440p. Every number is recalculated from an uploaded capture of 60 seconds or more and checked by a person. 0 verified WARDOGS results so far.
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Official system requirements (Steam)
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 8600, AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Intel Core i7 12700k, AMD Ryzen 7 5700x |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 1660, Radeon RX 590 | Nvidia RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
| Official target | 1080p Low @ 60fps (Upscaled) | 1440p Medium @ 70fps+ (Native) or 4k Medium @ 60fps+ (Upscaled) |
Source: WARDOGS on Steam, quoted as published, checked 20 October 2026. Both tiers need a 64-bit CPU and OS.
Players on Steam: daily snapshot by RigFPS
Latest snapshot: 151,662 players in game on Steam at 15:06 UK time on 20 October 2026. 1 snapshot so far: we log one reading a day from today and never fill in earlier days, so the line grows over time.
Daily snapshot by RigFPS of Steam's current-player count, from the Steam Web API, shown as is. One reading a day is not a daily peak or average. The dashed line is the all-time peak, a SteamDB figure quoted in the BULKHEAD/Team17 press release. Data: Steam. RigFPS is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, BULKHEAD or Team17.
WARDOGS at a glance
| Developer / publisher | BULKHEAD (Derby, UK) / Team17 store.steampowered.com · bulkhead.com |
|---|---|
| Format | Tactical all-out-warfare FPS: up to 100 players split across three teams fighting over a Control Zone store.steampowered.com |
| Platform | Windows PC on Steam (Early Access). PS5 and Xbox versions are announced for 2028 store.steampowered.com · gamespress.com |
| Early Access release | 10 September 2026 store.steampowered.com |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 with BULKHEAD's own 'War Dynamics Framework' on top store.steampowered.com |
| Anti-cheat | Steam store lists kernel-level anti-cheat store.steampowered.com |
| All-time peak players | 428,666 concurrent on Steam, 13 September 2026 (SteamDB figure quoted in the BULKHEAD/Team17 press release of 15 September 2026) gamespress.com · steamdb.info |
| Steam reviews (as of 20 Oct 2026) | Recent (last 30 days): Mixed, 63% positive of 46,363. All time, all languages: 71% positive of 128,082 (Steam rates this 'Mostly Positive') store.steampowered.com |
Checked 20 October 2026. Player and review numbers change daily, so follow the links for current figures.
Other benchmarks worth reading
We link to these rather than copy their figures. Their test systems and game builds are different from ours, so their numbers aren't comparable with the table above.
- TroubleChute FPS Benchmarks: WARDOGS playtest optimisation and per-setting breakdown. Playtest build (pre-launch). Link only: we do not reproduce their figures.
- Christo Gevedjov's Radeon RX 580 8 GB test (Ryzen 5 5600, 16 GB DDR4-3200), as reported by overclockers.ru, 11 Sep 2026. In Russian. Covers Potato to High presets with FSR. Link only.
- UL Benchmarks: WARDOGS test settings (1080p/1440p/4K, Medium and Ultra). Settings description only.