Hedgewars is a free turn-based artillery game for Windows in the Worms tradition, made by the Hedgewars Project. Teams of pink hedgehogs with attitude trade shots in battles that run from the depths of hell to the depths of space. This page covers version 1.0.0, which needs Windows 10 and takes up about 169 MB.
Free, open source and no price tag
The game is free and licensed under GPLv2. Nothing points to ads or in-app purchases, so there are no paid extras to expect.
The publisher is the Hedgewars Project, and the package ID is Hedgewars.Hedgewars. The installer is about 169.3 MB, which is sizeable for a game of this type.
Pink hedgehogs from hell to outer space
Hedgewars is a turn-based strategy game mixed with artillery, action and comedy. You control hedgehogs with attitude, and the battles run from the depths of hell to the depths of space.
The tags are artillery, strategy, turn-based and worms, and the catalog files it under action games.
Version 1.0.0 and a 2022 update
The current build is 1.0.0, last updated on March 17, 2022. It requires Windows 10 or later.
Hedgewars pros and cons
Pros
- Free to download and play
- Open source under GPLv2
- Turn-based artillery play with a comic hedgehog theme
- Download comes from the official site, www.hedgewars.org
Cons
- The installer is about 169.3 MB
- The last update was on March 17, 2022
- Visual previews are not part of the page
- Requires Windows 10 or later
Is Hedgewars safe?
The Hedgewars Project releases the game as open source under GPLv2, so its code is open to inspection. No scan results came with this listing, so run your own antivirus check on the download before you open it.
How to install Hedgewars
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start Hedgewars from the Start menu.
