WAINHOLD

Press kit

Wainhold

A competitive economic strategy game about roads, carriers and a living economy — and the borders you have to hold.

Fact sheet

DeveloperBetween Alerts — independent studio based in Ukraine
PublisherSelf-published
Release dateEarly Access: 2027
PlatformsPC (Windows) · Steam
PriceTBA
GenreEconomic strategy / city builder with war
ModesSingle player vs AI; competitive multiplayer (in development)
Languages (planned)English, Ukrainian, German, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese
EngineGodot 4
Websitewainhold.com
Steamstore page
Press contact[email protected]

History

Wainhold is built by one developer in Ukraine — a network engineer and manager with no game-dev background — in the evenings, between air-raid alerts and power cuts, directing a team of AI agents.

Status

Alpha footage, work in progress. Screenshots on this page are in-engine captures from the current build.

Description

Wainhold is a city-building economic strategy with war, in the tradition of the strategy games of the '90s and 2000s — rebuilt in full 3D.

Players lay roads flag to flag, and carriers hand every log, loaf and ingot along each stretch. Woodcutters feed sawmills, farms feed mills and bakeries, mines feed smelters and armouries. A well-planned road network turns a hamlet into a thriving town. Military buildings claim land, soldiers defend and capture it, and harbours open the sea to expeditions and distant settlements. Seasons and weather change the world: autumn rain, storms at sea, snow and frozen lakes, night with lit windows.

Play against a strong AI opponent that builds a real economy, or against other players in competitive multiplayer designed for fair, balanced matches.

Features

  • Roads and carriers: every item is moved by hand, visibly, across the settlement
  • Production chains: timber, stone, grain, bread, ore and metal
  • Territory and war: military buildings, soldiers, defence and capture
  • Seasons, weather and day–night cycle in several climates
  • Harbours, shipyards and sea expeditions
  • Strong AI opponent; fair competitive multiplayer (in development)
  • Scalable graphics presets for a wide range of PCs

Video

Trailer with in-game sound: YouTube · trailer and teaser on the Steam store page.

Screenshots

Click for 1920×1080 JPEG. Free to use in coverage of Wainhold.

Autumn: watchtowers, a farm and golden wheat fields among red-leaved trees, carriers on the road A snowy town at dusk seen from above, hundreds of lit windows Soldiers in red and blue clash by a guardhouse A harbour seen from the sea: a red-brick harbour building, a ship at the pier and a tower Two villagers building a snowman in a winter yard A winter night in town: a domed building, lit windows and lanterns in the snow The build menu (English interface) over a summer town A town square on a winter night: a domed hall, lit windows, carts and villagers in the snow Lightning strikes over a town in a rainstorm Donkeys and carriers between brick houses and a vegetable garden Smouldering ruins after a capture, a watchtower in a dry meadow A harbour at sunset: a brick tower, a ship by the bridge, footprints in the sand The first morning: a headquarters by a hill, the first flags on the plain Houses burning by a watchtower during a fight Laying a road flag to flag (English interface)

Full resolution, 3840×2160 JPEG: 01 · 14 · 02 · 11 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 03 · 07 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 12 · 13 · 15

Logo and icon

Wainhold mark Wainhold wordmark PNG, for dark backgrounds: mark 1024×1024 · wordmark 1200×166
Wainhold Steam capsule Steam capsules, PNG: 920×430 · 1232×706 · 748×896 · 3840×1240 (no text)

How it's made (AI use)

We are open about this. Wainhold is made by one person directing a team of AI agents. The agents write the code, generate the 3D models procedurally and run thousands of AI-vs-AI matches to test the balance. The developer decides what the game is, how it looks and feels, and what is good enough — and throws a lot away. All AI-generated content is disclosed on the Steam store page according to Steam's rules.

Contact

Press & creators[email protected]
Discorddiscord.gg/WkucKHErsc
DeveloperLightsOut Dev (Between Alerts)