A Civil War FPS built for big battles
War of Rights is a first-person multiplayer game set during the Maryland Campaign of September 1862, covering the Siege of Harpers Ferry, the ridgelines of South Mountain, and the Battle of Antietam. Battles can reach 400 players, and the whole thing runs on CRYENGINE V. The focus is on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion: period-correct uniforms, weapons, manual of arms animations, drill camps and battlefields reconstructed as they were in 1862, down to the buildings, farms, forests, roads and rocks.
How your group plays it together
Your group can play online co-op or online PvP. The game is built around line formation teamplay, so sticking together matters: a formation buff system rewards staying in line by reducing suppression effects, lowering the morale cost when your team loses a player, and improving the flag bearer's respawn rate. Communication runs through an in-game 3D voice system, which is where the coordination actually happens. There are four modes — Skirmishes, Picket Patrol, Conquest and Contention — all designed to support teamwork at scale.
You pick an army branch: infantry on the line, cavalry screening the advance, or artillery crewing the guns. Classes include Private, NCO, Flag Bearer, Drummer, Bugler, Fifer and Officer, available from every regiment and battery, with ranks from Private to Colonel. As a General you sit at a headquarters with a map, receive reports on friendly and enemy positions, and send orders in real time down the chain of command to Colonels, Majors and Captains — who can follow them or ignore them. 135 researched regiments and batteries are in the game, each with uniforms supporting all ranks.
What to know before starting
The game is in Early Access and is entirely crowdfunded, more than a decade in the making. The developers describe it as an ever-evolving project rather than a finished product with a set release deadline. Expect the scope to keep expanding.
Content includes 47 historically accurate skirmish areas across Antietam, South Mountain and the Siege of Harpers Ferry, plus 3 Drill Camps for practicing formation work or just talking around the campfire. The tone is deliberately harsh: the developers aim to present both the gruesome and glorious sides of the period, and the game carries Gore and Violent tags. Limbs fly and blood spills, and shot and shell pass close to you and your teammates.