Game of Thrones Winter is Coming
Released Nov 2019
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming is a PC strategy game based on the HBO drama television series, officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment under HBO, and developed and published by YOOZOO Games. Interactive Entertainment and HBO.
60% positive · 2,767 reviews
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming is a free-to-play massively multiplayer strategy game that has been live since November 14, 2019 and continues to receive frequent content updates. The game is built around a live service model: it features ongoing seasonal events, rotating limited-time content, monetized Monthly and Weekly Cards with tiered rewards, and a steady stream of new commanders, advisors, skins, and gameplay systems.
The developer's recent update history confirms this pattern is ongoing. The most recent update on August 12, 2026 added a new commander (Varys), a new commander-exclusive weapon, new troop appearances, and a new limited-time event called Winterfell Trial. Before that, updates arrived on July 30, June 17, and May 6, 2026 — each introducing new characters, gameplay modes (such as the Grand Horse Race launched June 22, 2026), and system improvements. Looking further back, updates continued consistently through 2024 and 2025, with each patch introducing new named content and features.
The game's store description describes an ongoing world-conquest experience with recurring competitive events, and the monetization structure (paid subscription cards, rotating item shops, event-gated rewards) is characteristic of a game designed to run indefinitely. There is no indication from the developer that content development is winding down or concluding.
Evidence
Update adds new Greensight Commander Varys, a new commander-exclusive weapon, new troop appearance skins, and a new limited-time event Winterfell Trial with personal and alliance challenge modes.
Update adds new advisors, a One-Tap Gather feature, and monetized Auto Attack and Auto Gather features tied to paid Monthly Card and Weekly Gathering Supply subscriptions.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
YOUZU (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming is a PC strategy game based on the HBO drama television series, officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment under HBO, and developed and published by YOOZOO Games. Play the role of an ambitious Westeros lord, determined to save a people plagued by war and put a stop to the endless disputes between the Seven Kingdoms.
This new strategy game has been built using the Unity engine and has beautifully rendered characters and scenery designed by renowned artists.
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming has been designed to give players a balanced combination of strategy and roleplaying for a unique gameplay experience. Build your base, expand your territory, recruit characters from the show, train your army, and make history.
- Sit on the Iron Throne: Party up with your friends and raise an army to compete with other lords over the castles across Westeros. Eventually, your quest is to sit on the Iron Throne and become the ruler of Westeros.
- It's Down to You: Will you cut down those who seek to betray you? Or conquer cities and rule over vast lands? Make your own choices and create your own legend in the struggle for power.
- Relive the story of Westeros: Interact with events from the show and play through your favorite moments as a Westeros lord.
- Use Commanders you have recruited from the show in battle. Check their attributes, ranks, guards, and armies, and use their unique skills in battle.
- Then explore a vast and varied recreation of Westeros with over 30 different terrain and weather types in an ever-changing world.
- Select your commanders, set your battle formation, and use their abilities to complete missions in both PvE and PvP for great rewards.
- See the story of Game of Thrones unfold again and unlock exclusive hidden storylines through a wide variety of PvE missions.
This new strategy game has been built using the Unity engine and has beautifully rendered characters and scenery designed by renowned artists.
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming has been designed to give players a balanced combination of strategy and roleplaying for a unique gameplay experience. Build your base, expand your territory, recruit characters from the show, train your army, and make history.
1. Dive into the World of Westeros
- Westeros Like You've Never Seen It Before: The world of Game of Thrones Winter is Coming has been crafted and designed to recreate a geographically accurate version of Westeros with all the major castles from the show.- Sit on the Iron Throne: Party up with your friends and raise an army to compete with other lords over the castles across Westeros. Eventually, your quest is to sit on the Iron Throne and become the ruler of Westeros.
- It's Down to You: Will you cut down those who seek to betray you? Or conquer cities and rule over vast lands? Make your own choices and create your own legend in the struggle for power.
- Relive the story of Westeros: Interact with events from the show and play through your favorite moments as a Westeros lord.
2. Meet All Your Favorite Characters
- See Game of Thrones and its characters from a different perspective. Forge your own path and progress together with your favorite characters from the TV show as you recruit them in your army.- Use Commanders you have recruited from the show in battle. Check their attributes, ranks, guards, and armies, and use their unique skills in battle.
3. Expand Your Territory and Build Your Base
- Customize your castle and add an array of different areas with their own distinct features and upgrades to help you build your kingdom.- Then explore a vast and varied recreation of Westeros with over 30 different terrain and weather types in an ever-changing world.
4. Destiny Calls Your Troops, 10,000 Faces Arise
- Battle among 10,000 other players that can all fights across the world simultaneously, conquering kingdoms across Westeros.- Select your commanders, set your battle formation, and use their abilities to complete missions in both PvE and PvP for great rewards.
- See the story of Game of Thrones unfold again and unlock exclusive hidden storylines through a wide variety of PvE missions.
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Last evaluated Aug 18, 2026
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