WARDOGS Season 3 goes live on Thursday 12 November 2026, confirmed in Bulkhead’s “Road to Season 3” Steam post on 6 November. It’s the biggest reset of the extraction shooter’s year: a full season wipe, a brand-new urban map called Sabatulo, a new Limited Mode playlist, and a structural change — seasons now stretch to about three months instead of the roughly four-week Season 2. It also lands right after a ~185,000-account ban wave, so Season 3 is being pitched as a cleaner, slower-burn reset.
Here is what’s confirmed for WARDOGS Season 3 — the date, the wipe, and the new Sabatulo map — as of 11 November 2026. The exact launch hour and the full patch notes were still unpublished at the time of writing; we flag those clearly and update the moment Bulkhead posts them.
Season 3 at a glance
The confirmed pillars before the detail.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Launch date | Thursday 12 November 2026 |
| Launch time | ⚠️ Not yet announced (expect morning-UTC maintenance) |
| Season wipe | Yes — progression resets at launch |
| New map | Sabatulo (urban, close-quarters) |
| New mode | Limited Mode playlist |
| Season length | ~3 months (Season 2 was ~4 weeks) |
| Progression | Slowed toward Season 1 pacing |
| Ban wave | ~185,000 accounts, ~187M play-hours reviewed |
| Full patch notes | ⚠️ Preview promised early this week |
Release date & time
Season 3 is confirmed for Thursday 12 November 2026, announced in Bulkhead’s “Road to Season 3” Steam news post on 6 November (and the studio’s Hot Zone podcast). What’s not confirmed yet is the exact go-live hour. New seasons start after a maintenance window, and Bulkhead hadn’t published the Season 3 maintenance time at the time of writing. For context, the Season 1→2 wipe maintenance ran roughly 08:00–09:30 UTC, so a similar morning-UTC window is the reasonable expectation for Season 3 — but treat that as an estimate, not an announcement. Expect the servers to go down for maintenance, the wipe to apply, and Season 3 to open when they come back up. We’ll pin the exact time here as soon as Bulkhead posts it; until then, plan around a morning-UTC start on 12 November and watch the official Steam news feed.
The season wipe
Season 3 brings a full season wipe — your progression resets when the new season begins. In practice that means levels and in-match economy reset so everyone starts the Sabatulo-era meta on a level field. The wipe is tied to the launch maintenance, so it happens at the same (still-unannounced) time the season opens. What carries over versus what resets — the full retention matrix — wasn’t detailed at the time of writing, so if you’re deciding whether to burn stockpiled currency or hold cosmetics, wait for the official notes before assuming. Typically in WARDOGS, seasonal progression and cash reset while account-level entitlements and purchased cosmetics persist, but confirm against Bulkhead’s patch notes rather than acting on expectation. The practical takeaway: don’t hoard season-bound resources into the wipe, and be ready for a clean slate on day one. Because progression is also being slowed this season, the early-wipe grind will feel more deliberate than Season 2’s sprint.
New map: Sabatulo
The headline addition is Sabatulo, a new urban, close-quarters battleground built around tight city fighting rather than the open sightlines of the existing maps. Dense urban layouts change the WARDOGS loop: engagements are shorter and more sudden, cover is everywhere, and extraction routes run through buildings and streets rather than open ground, which rewards close-range weapons and fast repositioning over long-range poke. Exact size, layout, callouts and extraction points weren’t fully detailed in the reveal, so treat the specifics as pending the patch notes — but the design intent is clear: a CQC map that plays very differently from what’s currently in rotation, and that pairs naturally with the new Limited Mode’s tightened loadouts. If you main long-range builds, Sabatulo is the map to re-learn first; if you like aggressive, close-quarters play, it’s the biggest reason to jump into Season 3 on day one.
More WARDOGS on EverythingEdinburgh: our Season 3 patch notes, Limited Mode explained, best Season 3 loadouts, the beginner’s guide and the factions guide.
WARDOGS Season 3 FAQ
Details are from Bulkhead’s “Road to Season 3” Steam news (6 November 2026) and launch coverage (Insider Gaming, WARDOGS Hub, WARDOGS Wiki, mmoexp), as of 11 November 2026. The exact launch time, full patch notes and wipe-retention matrix were still unpublished; we update when Bulkhead posts the official notes.
