Gallipoli WW1 shooter launches August 20 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

The fourth entry in BlackMill Games' WW1 Game Series finally has a firm date: Gallipoli arrives August 20, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. The Dutch indie studio confirmed full crossplay from day one and a 25% launch discount, bringing the price to around $22 / £18 at release. After a delay from its original May 2026 window, the game shifts the series out of Europe for the first time.

A new front

Verdun (2015), Tannenberg (2019), and Isonzo (2022) covered the Western, Eastern, and Italian fronts respectively. Gallipoli) moves the action to the Ottoman Front — a theatre that Battlefield and Call of Duty have largely left alone. That means beach assaults on the Gallipoli Peninsula (including the SS River Clyde landing), sand-swept Mesopotamian desert fights, and close-quarters urban combat. The shift from static trench warfare to mobile expeditionary operations is the defining visual and mechanical change.

The new signature mode, Expedition, pits 25 attackers against 25 defenders in a momentum-driven format. The British Empire and ANZAC forces must push hard and fast to keep morale and advance tempo up; Ottoman defenders need to lock down key points and grind the assault to a halt. It echoes Battlefield's Breakthrough and Operations modes, which could pull in lapsed BF1 players looking for a slower, squad-focused FPS with more historical grounding.

What's in the box

Ten historical classes cover distinct combat roles — Officer, Machine Gunner, Medic, and seven others — each with a fixed function that rewards coordinated squad play. Over 50 authentic weapons come with realistic ballistics and a suppression system that directly degrades reload speed and aim under fire. The series' trademark one-shot lethality is back, keeping engagements short and punishing.

The WW1 Game Series has sold more than 4 million copies across its three existing titles, per Games Press, and Isonzo holds an 86% positive rating from over 7,700 Steam reviews — solid for a niche historical shooter. At $29.99 standard (or roughly $22 with the launch discount), Gallipoli sits well below the $70 AAA tier, which makes the ask fairly low for anyone curious about the Ottoman campaign.