Short answer
Every WARDOGS match has three teams: Lonestar, Valkyra and Manticore. BULKHEAD introduced them in its official Top Questions announcement in February 2026, and the developer FAQ on Steam lists the same three teams.
The three factions
| Faction | Team colour | Official description |
|---|---|---|
| Lonestar | Blue | The heavy hitters of the Western paramilitary world |
| Valkyra | Red | A force that aims to return the Soviet People's Republic to greatness |
| Manticore | Green | The Kingdom of Persia's force, described as Tehran's shadow army |
Where the war takes place
WARDOGS is set in Kolchia, a war-torn region in the derelict industrial mountains of Eastern Europe. The factions are fighting over PV-1, a rare resource that the official announcement says has fuelled decades of Eurasian conflict. Kolchia includes multiple locations and points of interest.
Do the factions play differently?
The official sources we checked describe each faction's identity and story, not different weapons, abilities or statistics. Players on community forums share opinions about how each team tends to play, but those are impressions, not published rules. We will add gameplay differences here only if BULKHEAD confirms them.
Faction flavour in matches
Proximity voice chat means you can talk to enemies as well as allies. The official announcement also mentions building loudspeakers to blast faction propaganda at the other teams.
Sources & verification
- Official WARDOGS announcements on Steam Checked 2026-09-14
- Developer FAQ pinned on Steam Community Checked 2026-09-14