Fight the Nazis in Stalingrad in this upcoming release from Axis & Allies
During the 2025 Action Briefing event, Renegade Games announced updated titles for the historic tabletop gaming line Axis and allies. The franchise, which puts players in the role of major military powers during World Wars I and II, has four major releases this year: a new theater of war, the return of an old classic, a deluxe battle map and a fantasy game. game in their Powered by Axis & Allies line.
Action Briefing’s biggest announcement by far is the introduction of Axis and allies Stalingrada new game designed by Matt Hyra and Larry Harris that brings one of the deadliest battles of World War II to the table. After Renegade acquired the Axis & Allies license in 2022, the games studio surveyed its audience and asked which historical battlefields they would like to see created. According to a Renegade spokesperson, the Soviet city was second on the list, just behind A&A: North Africawhich went on sale in 2024.
Renegade also revealed on stream that it will be bringing the classic title A&A: Battle of the Ardennes back in print. Although not a new game (first published in 2006), the two-player game depicts the battle that led to the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany, with one player manning the Allies and the other the Axis powers. The publisher stated that there would be no major updates to the original game.
In addition to these two big announcements, Renegade reminded everyone of the other big releases it will debut this year. The first is Axis & Allies: Battle for deptha fantasy game that takes players to an underwater world where four water factions have been fighting each other for centuries. Set to release in February this year, the four-player game is a continuation of the Powered by Axis & Allies series, utilizing the core mechanics of the A&A system in non-historical environments, building on last year’s release GI JOE Battle for the Arctic Circle.
Renegade is also releasing a 1914 edition of its supersized Deluxe Map. Like the 1940 Global Deluxe Map, the neoprene map will measure more than four feet tall and map parts of the world that were major hot spots of conflict during the war. All products mentioned in the announcement will be available for pre-order on the Renegade Games website.