Tactical Drone Warfare 2026

Tactical Drone Warfare is a solitaire game that simulates the use of drones in the modern battlefields. Volume I covers the 2022-2024 period (corresponding to the first phase of the Russo-Ukraine war) and focus on the use of small range tactical drones.

TDW can be played in three modes: Basic Game: select a mission and fly a single sortie Operations Mode: execute a structured sequence of linked missions with shared intelligence and carry-forward consequences Campaign Mode: develop your crew from Skill 0 recruits through a four-phase progression, earning experience, improving skills, and unlocking specializations that make each crew member unique

The game models the full tactical picture of small drone warfare: day and night operations, thermal imaging, electronic warfare, signal management, battery endurance, attack angle, target exposure, and the relentless trade-off between ambition and the drone's remaining flight time.

—description from the designer