War Hospital has been delayed to early 2024 from its original release date of October 26, Nacon and Brave Lamb Studio have announced.
The World War I-set real-time strategy game will launch for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S when it does eventually hit stores early next year, although a concrete release date has yet to be announced. Here’s the full statement regarding the game’s delay:
You have been following our news for a long time and you know that we are committed to making a truly unique game. As the aim of the game is to save people rather than kill them, War Hospital offers a different perspective from other war strategy games. We want to make the game as deep and realistic as possible while respecting the subject it deals with. This is why War Hospital features a range of game mechanics, including management, strategy and role-play. These different systems are complex, and we require more development time than previously thought to find the right balance.
To achieve our authenticity and quality goals, we have decided to extend our development time and push back the release to early 2024. These additional months will allow us to refine details, balance the game and fix more bugs so that you have a more polished game.
Thank you for your understanding, your patience and your support.
Set in 1917, War Hospital follows retired British combat medic Henry Wells, who is drafted back and thrust into the Great War as the commander of a field hospital for soldiers on the Eastern front. As such, players find themselves establishing a facility to heal combat injuries amidst the roar of battle artillery shells explode in close proximity.