Ogre is the official video game adaptation of the Ogre tabletop wargame from Steve Jackson Games.

In 1977, Ogre’s clear rules made wargaming accessible to a wide audience. This digital adaptation takes that approach even further by automating a number of the processes and elements of administration in the physical game. These changes increase the pace of the experience and make turns quick and effortless even for new players, while keeping the rich strategic choices that Ogre veterans expect.

Ogre is a tactical ground combat games set in the late 21st century. In 2085 A.D., armored warfare is faster and deadlier than ever. Hovercraft, tanks and infantry slug it out with tactical nukes. But the most feared weapon of all needs no human guidance. It's the giant cybernetic tank called the Ogre.

Ogre raised nearly a million dollars on Kickstarter for its giant Designer’s Edition, and one of the stretch-goal promises was “We will do a computer game.”

Here it comes.

Campaign

Ogre fans will be working through a new single player campaign called Nightfall.

Specially created for the game by Ogre line editor Drew Metzger and legendary designer Steve Jackson, Nightfall is set in the time after the main Ogre narrative continuity, pitting the world’s forces against a faction of Ogres whose AI has gone rogue.

Nightfall takes place over 10 scenarios and includes unique challenges and situations for players to overcome, including intercepting and eliminating an Ogre convoy, a chancy coastal invasion against an Ogre factory, preventing an Ogre escaping a battlefield while recovering data from its systems, and more...

The campaign is varied and thrilling, with plenty to savor for newcomers and veterans alike.

Multiplayer

Ogre offers a full suite of multiplayer options for commanders to dig into.

At its heart, Ogre is an asynchronous game, so we’ve taken advantage of this fact and are offering players the opportunity to have many games of Ogre active at any one time.

Players can issue all of their commands in a turn for one game, then jump to a completely different game against another opponent and do the same, and so on. Coupled with the ranking system we’ve implemented, players will be able to find a whole host of opponents at their skill level to challenge at any time of the day or night. A total of 10 maps are available to play in this mode and players can customize their forces.

With fully integrated Steam Turn Notifications, players will be notified whenever it becomes their turn, even when they’re not actively playing Ogre.

Set in the near future, hovercraft, tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic tanks called Ogres take part in a seemingly endless world war. You take command and vie for supremacy on the irradiated battlefields of The Last War.

Key Features:

• Meticulously Crafted Adaptation of the Original Game: Ogre veterans will instantly be at home with this adaptation, while new players will find a deeply rewarding, turn-based strategy game.
• Time-Tested, Compelling Gameplay: The Ogre tabletop game has withstood the test of time and captivated gamers for over forty years - this is the definitive digital edition.
• Loads of Units and Factions to Choose From: Build out your faction with Light, Heavy, Superheavy, and Missile Tanks, G.E.V.s, Infantry, Marines, Howitzers, and Ogres (Mark I - Mark VI), while utilizing Trains and Command Posts as you see fit. Choose to play as either the North American Combine or the Paneuropean Federation.
• Varied Maps Offer Strategic Decisions: Roll through many terrain types, across bodies of water, and make use of defensive areas to shield your units from attack.
• Play Again and Again: Multiple game modes (including single player and multiplayer) plus achievements provide hundreds of hours of entertainment.

Ogre will be available as digital download through Steam, as part of the tabletop game’s 40th anniversary celebrations, on October 5, 2017.