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Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it.

latest

1 week ago

These builds are automatically generated from master.

Latest changes

  • cc8b593f: Fetched translations and updated data. (2024-05-04 02:28:16 +0000) (The Widelands Translations Bot)
  • bc8e46c3: Territorial Lua error fix (CB #4805 / GH #6443) (2024-05-02 13:49:03 +0000) (The Widelands Bunny Bot)
  • f742c311: Fetched translations and updated data. (2024-05-02 02:30:55 +0000) (The Widelands Translations Bot)
  • c1922c25: Clear misc clang-tidy-16 checks (GH #6420 / CB #4782) (2024-05-01 18:36:43 +0000) (Benedikt Straub)
  • 145b2ab5: Check for invalid combination before calling DefaultAI::expedition_management() (CB #4800 / GH #6438) (2024-05-01 11:56:14 +0000) (Tóth András)
  • 2fe75caf: Fetched translations and updated data. (2024-04-29 02:32:44 +0000) (The Widelands Translations Bot)
  • 9f2be64e: Fetched translations and updated data. (2024-04-27 02:29:43 +0000) (The Widelands Translations Bot)
  • e155db40: Update vcpkg version (2024-04-26 03:26:05 +0000) (The Widelands Build Bot)
  • 1babc3aa: Add thread identifier to crash reports (CB #4801 / GH #6439) (2024-04-25 11:24:14 +0000) (Tóth András)
  • cf278be5: Fetched translations and updated data. (2024-04-25 02:30:37 +0000) (The Widelands Translations Bot)
Original filenames
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-msvc-Release-x86.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-mingw-Release-x86.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-release-clang-x86.dmg
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-mingw-Debug-x86.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-msvc-Release-x64.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-Debug-clang-10-x86_64.AppImage
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-msvc-Debug-x64.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-msvc-Debug-x86.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-Developer-Documentation.zip
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-mingw-Release-x64.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-mingw-Debug-x64.exe
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-debug-clang-x86.dmg
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-release-clang-arm64.dmg
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-debug-clang-arm64.dmg
Widelands-cc8b593f47bb43d46d0faff902dd16ffce0ca9fd-Release-clang-10-x86_64.AppImage

v1.2

1 month ago

The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the stable release Widelands 1.2.

Windows installer 64 bit · 32 bit
Mac packages (64 bit) MacOS ≥ 12 Intel · MacOS ≥ 14 Arm
Linux (64 bit) AppImage · Flatpak · PPA
Source code as .zip · .tar.gz
Checksums and signatures for all downloads
List of all downloads

Since the release of version 1.1, we implemented several hundreds of new features and bugfixes; for example, to name just a few of the highlights:

  • UI Plugins are add-ons that can add more functionality to the user interface
  • Naval Warfare preview: Invade foreign coasts using warships!
    This is included as a preview feature and needs to be explicitly enabled in the game setup screen.
  • Soldier garrisons for ports and headquarters
  • Balancing changes to the Amazon economy
  • Fifth scenario for the Frisian campaign
  • More settings in the game setup screen, such as configurable durations for timed win conditions
  • Diplomacy handling for the computer players
  • Stick pinned notes onto map fields to mark important points
  • Hyperlinks let you navigate within the encyclopedia and to the online help
  • Easy maps publishing inside the editor
  • High-resolution images for many more units
  • Accessibility enhancements for many user interface components
  • Expose more functionality to the add-ons and scenario scripting interface
  • Fixed many crashes and hangs and enhanced error handling

Widelands 1.2 is translated completely into Catalan, German, Hungarian, Low German, and Russian, and the translations for 8 other languages are more than ⅔ complete.

Widelands is distributed for Windows (64-bit and 32-bit), Mac OS X ≥ 12.0 (Intel 64-bit) and Arm (≥ 14.0), Linux (AppImage, 64 bit), and in source code. For Linux users, we also provide a Flatpak package and a Ubuntu PPA and try to make compiling as easy as possible, and most distributions will pick up Widelands 1.2 into their repositories very quickly. Both binary and source packages are available under the links below and from our Download page.

If you like what you see, have a look around our homepage, https://www.widelands.org. You may also want to check the forums and our IRC channel, #widelands on LiberaChat, to arrange multiplayer games with other players.

We especially welcome every helping hand: Help us find bugs, translate the game, add new scenarios or features! If you want to get even more involved in the further development of Widelands, you can meet us on the forum at https://www.widelands.org/ or subscribe to [email protected] on http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public. Releases are also announced to [email protected] (https://sourceforge.net/projects/widelands/lists/widelands-announce).


This release has 6 assets:

v1.2-rc1

1 month ago

The release candidate for Widelands 1.2.


This release has 6 assets:

Tournament2023

10 months ago

The version with which the Widelands Tournament 2023 will be played.

The tag may be moved repeatedly as important bugs are found and fixed. Make sure you always use the appropriate commit. Version history:

  1. e52bb4ccb5e222386e46ead65568a1dc946ff653 (2023-06-28)
  2. d6f7db6eb67068eebc82a689e04958d7fbb181aa (2023-07-04) (compatible with 9032a3f285c7fac26b064e4ceedeee8e41925501)
  3. 49ee252825447e7071ec1d37a9c34ee918b9345b (2023-07-26)
  4. 15dc1ead85dcc12eecccdc340dfed390648a5681 (2023-08-08)
  5. ddfa8b64116201aa6a43e8cc11ad7e2acc449165 (2023-08-15) (round 1)
  6. 7b7b1902a1e92a8ba7257698015b000281445952 (2023-08-26) (round 2)
  7. df1a5b474531d0d0f70241c25699b227e23a4a54 (2023-09-12)
  8. 6a9523bf4c386bc79106014ff446eb4be6ed7850 (2023-09-14) (round 3)
  9. 00bc2d8ece5d883dd0210baf352cd0bb0f588dbe (2023-10-19) (round 4)

This release has 35 assets:

v1.1

1 year ago

The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the stable release Widelands 1.1. Widelands is a free, cross-platform economy strategy game in which players control the fate of a small tribe that can grow into a big empire, in a style of play that is unique in the open source world. Please visit our homepage at https://www.widelands.org/ to learn more.

Since the release of version 1.0, we implemented several hundreds of new features and bugfixes; for example, to name just a few of the highlights:

  • Three new scenarios: One each for the Atlantean and Frisian campaigns, and a new standalone singleplayer mission
  • An add-ons webserver allows efficient down- and uploading of add-ons as well as interactions such as voting and commenting on add-ons
  • High-resolution images for many units
  • Multithreading provides smoother performance
  • Multiple enhancements to the in-game encyclopedia
  • Diplomacy: Manage your alliances during the game
  • Fastplace: Assign custom shortcuts to buildings to place them with one keystroke
  • In-game loading and restarting of games and scenarios
  • Save and load in-game windows
  • Editor tool history dialog
  • Various AI enhancements

Widelands 1.1 is translated completely into Catalan, German, Hungarian, and Low German, and the translations for 10 other languages are more than ⅔ complete.

Widelands is distributed for Windows (64-bit and 32-bit), Mac OS X ≥ 11.0 (Intel 64-bit and M1 Arm), Linux (AppImage, 64-bit), and in source code. For Linux users, we also provide a Flatpak package and a Ubuntu PPA and try to make compiling as easy as possible, and most distributions will pick up Widelands 1.1 into their repositories very quickly. Both binary and source packages are available under the links below and from our Download page.

If you like what you see, please visit our homepage, https://www.widelands.org. You may also want to check the forums and our IRC channel, #widelands on LiberaChat, to arrange multiplayer games with other players.

We especially welcome every helping hand: Help us find bugs, translate the game, add new scenarios or features! If you want to get even more involved in the further development of Widelands, you can meet us on the forum at https://www.widelands.org/ or subscribe to [email protected] on http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public. Releases are also announced to [email protected] (https://sourceforge.net/projects/widelands/lists/widelands-announce).


For the MacOS ARM builds, please note some extra security measures Apple has put in place. You should not use a browser to download the App. Instead use the command line, e.g.:

curl --location https://github.com/widelands/widelands/releases/download/v1.1/Widelands-1.1-MacOS12-Arm.dmg --output Widelands-1.1-MacOS12-Arm.dmg

Using a browser will set a quarantine flag. This can be removed using:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Widelands2.app

This release has 5 assets:

v1.1-rc1

1 year ago

The release candidate for Widelands 1.1.


This release has 5 assets:

v1.0

2 years ago

The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the stable release Widelands 1.0, the first-ever stable release after the end of the beta Builds series. Widelands is a free, cross-platform economy strategy game in which players control the fate of a small tribe that can grow into a big empire, in a style of play that is unique in the open source world. Please visit our homepage at https://www.widelands.org/ to learn more.

Since the release of Build 21, we implemented several hundreds of new features and bugfixes; for example, to name just a few of the highlights:

  • A new tribe: the Amazons
  • An add-on system
  • A third frisians scenario
  • Dynamic tribe loading to speed up game loading
  • Targeting individual map objects for removal
  • Mute/unmute messages by buildings
  • Fully redesigned main menu
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts
  • Enhanced keyboard and mousewheel support in the UI
  • Long-term stable Lua API for game content designers

Widelands 1.0 is translated completely into German, Hungarian and Low German, and the translations for 12 other languages are more than ⅔ complete.

Widelands is distributed for Windows (64-bit and 32-bit) and Mac OS X >= 10.7 (Intel, 64-bit) and in source code. For Linux users, we provide a Flatpak package and a Ubuntu PPA and try to make compiling as easy as possible, and most distributions will pick up Widelands 1.0 into their repositories very quickly. Both binary and source packages are available under the links below and from our Download page.

If you like what you see, please visit our homepage, https://www.widelands.org. You may also want to check the forums and our IRC channel, #widelands on LiberaChat, to arrange multiplayer games with other players.

We especially welcome every helping hand: help us find bugs, translate the game, add new scenarios or features! If you want to get even more involved in the further development of Widelands, you can meet us on the forum at https://www.widelands.org/ or subscribe to [email protected] on http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public. Releases are also announced to [email protected] (https://sourceforge.net/projects/widelands/lists/widelands-announce).


This release has 5 assets:

v1.0-rc1

2 years ago

The release candidate for Widelands 1.0. Installers for Windows, Mac, and Flatpak may be found at https://launchpad.net/widelands/+milestone/1.0-rc1


This release has 4 assets:

build21

3 years ago

Direct link to all downloads

The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Widelands Build 21. Widelands is a free, cross-platform economy strategy game in which players control the fate of a small tribe that can grow into a big empire, in a style of play that is unique in the open source world. Please visit our homepage at https://www.widelands.org to learn more.

Since the release of Build 20, we implemented several hundreds of new features and bugfixes, for example:

  • A much stronger AI
  • New “Peaceful Mode” and several new starting conditions
  • More detailed user controls for game speed, map scrolling, and many properties of building windows; new hotkeys; re-added quick navigation with ‘,’ and ‘.’; partly redesigned and modernized user interface
  • Allow the player to choose the soldiers to send in the attack box
  • New planning-ahead ship scheduling algorithm
  • Ferries carry wares over waterways
  • Improved display of work areas
  • Changing settings for buildings in the constructionsite
  • Spritesheets and mipmaps provide high-quality graphics when zooming in
  • Numerous fixes and improvements to the tutorials and scenarios
  • New editor tool to resize the map
  • Lots and lots of balancing tweaks to all tribes
  • Extensive behind-the-scenes source code cleanup and refactoring
  • Support for Big Endian architectures

Widelands is translated completely into Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Scottish Gaelic, German, Low German, and Spanish; and the translations for 9 other languages are more than ⅔ complete.

Widelands is distributed for Windows (64-bit and 32-bit) and Mac OS X >= 10.7 (Intel, 64-bit) and in source code. We no longer ship binary Linux packages because of the poor compatibility between Linux distributions. Instead, we try to make compiling for Linux users as easy as possible. Also, most distributions will pick up Build 21 into their repositories very quickly, and we provide a PPA for Ubuntu users. Both binary and source packages are available from http://launchpad.net/widelands/build21/build21

If you like what you see, please visit our homepage, widelands.org. You may also want to check the forums and our IRC channel, #widelands on Freenode, to arrange multiplayer games with other players.

We especially welcome every helping hand: help us find bugs, translate the game, add new scenarios or features! If you want to get even more involved in the further development of Widelands, you can meet us on the forum at https://www.widelands.org/ or subscribe to [email protected] on http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public. Releases are also announced to [email protected] (https://sourceforge.net/projects/widelands/lists/widelands-announce).