War of Rights
War of Rights is a tactical first-person shooter video game in early access. The game is set during the American Civil War with players choosing between two teams of either the Union or the Confederacy. The game features several real life historical sites and battlefields players can compete on as well as choosing to practice and hone on skills such as regimental drill and ceremony along with target practice.
War of Rights
- Date
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Genre
- action game · massively multiplayer online game · simulation video game · strategy video game
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War of Rights is a tactical first-person shooter video game in early access. The game is set during the American Civil War with players choosing between two teams of either the Union or the Confederacy. The game features several real life historical sites and battlefields players can compete on as well as choosing to practice and hone on skills such as regimental drill and ceremony along with target practice.
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The game is being developed by Danish company Campfire Games.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — War of Rights • Developer — Campfire Games • Publisher — Campfire Games • Engine — CryEngine • Platforms — Windows • Released — December 3, 2018 (early access) • Genre — Tactical shooter, first-person shooter • Modes — Multiplayer
History
History
Campfire Games founders Mads Larsen and Emil Hansen began developing War of Rights in 2012, and successfully raised US$118,000 on Kickstarter three years later. They released an early access version on 3 December 2018, and added the ability for players to utilize and fire artillery in 2020. Several more gameplay features have also been developed as of 2024.
Setting and gameplay
Setting and gameplay
War of Rights is set during the Maryland campaign in 1862, featuring maps for the battles of Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, and Antietam. As of 2024, the game also features fictionalized maps for the already implemented Drill Camps. The game is multiplayer only, and participants can choose from multiple character classes alongside different enlisted and officer military ranks. It emphasizes realistic aspects of Civil War battlefields, including a chain of command; players can receive positive benefits for following orders and maintaining their place in tactical formations. Game modes include Contention, Skirmish, Picket Patrol, and Drill Camp. Many gameplay servers have been designed to fit as many as 150-400 players for Skirmish modes in massive online community events. An in-game, limited time event titled 1776 was released in July 2025 and re-released in June 2026. Set during the American Revolutionary War, it featured the Continental Army, Patriot Militia, British Army, and Hessian Troops as playable factions.
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War of Rights is associated with Denmark.
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Reception
Ian Birnbaum of Vice magazine wrote in 2015 about War of Rights uncritical use of Confederate symbols and use of racial slurs despite the then-recent Charleston church shooting and the consequent US reckoning over the continued use of those symbols (such as displaying the Confederate battle flag). Birnbaum contrasted the first-person shooter against grand strategy games with more impersonal perspectives, saying that it was "built with one of the most realistic-looking game engines in the business [...] and it will put at least half the players in the shoes of Confederates. That's a far more involved, intimate experience." Separately, Eddie Kim of MEL Magazine wrote in 2022 about problems with player-led racism, highlighting the experiences of a Black streamer named Andrew Norris. "It's obvious in so many of these moments that Norris is in on the joke, cackling over racially charged situations that he purposefully incites," Kim wrote, but "other times you can just tell Norris isn't quite laughing at the premise, like in a clip from February where multiple people drop the N-word while calling for the killing of Black people and their allies."
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- 1.War of Rights lands on Steam Early Access. www.cryengine.com primary source inline. February 2024.
- 2.Birnbaum, Ian. Is It OK to Play as a Confederate Soldier in a Civil War FPS?. Vice. November 23, 2015.
- 3.Alice Marion. Realistic Civil War Re-enactment Game War of Rights Adds Working Artillery. Game Rant. 22 July 2020.
- 4.War of Rights. warofrights.com.
- 5.Update 197: Drill Camp Skirmishes - Released!. warofrights.com.
- 6.War of Rights. Steam :: War of Rights :: Field Report 45: Character Customization Preview. Steam. April 2024.
- 7.Update 199: 400 Player Support - Released!. War of Rights. May 28, 2025.
- 8.Games, Campfire. War of Rights: 1776 Time-Limited Event Now Live!. War of Rights.
- 9.Games, Campfire. 1776: 250th Anniversary Event Announcement. War of Rights.
- 10.Kim, Eddie. The Black Streamer Who Trolls Racists for the Lulz. MEL Magazine. April 2022.
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