Holdfast: Nations At War is an online multiplayer first and third person shooter focusing on a combination of teamwork and individual skill. Take part in historic clashes on land and at sea waged by the most powerful nations during the great Napoleonic Era.

Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!


Fight On Multiple Fronts
Enlist in the Army
Work with your comrades to storm enemy fortifications or support the fight from the rear with artillery fire. Keep the line steady in open field battles and lead your men to victory.

Join the Navy
Experience what it’s like to be a crew member on board a military sailing ship. Raise the sails, launch rowboats, fire the cannons and cooperate to keep your vessel afloat.

Join the Coast Guard
Fend off naval vessels and marine-filled rowboats with chain, round and grape shot as they attempt to capture your fortified position. Guard the shoreline to the last man standing and repel the invader.


Battlefield Roles
Steadfast men in the ranks and take lead as an officer, fire devastating musket volleys while standing shoulder to shoulder, support the fight from the rear with artillery, construct defences or boldly charge with bayonet equipped.

A grand selection of 21 classes to play with. Every class comes with its own traits and abilities which are crucial for your team’s survival.


Ride To Glory
Ride into battle with your trusty steed and engage the enemy with swords, pistols and carbines from horseback. Mounted Hussar, Cuirassier and Dragoon classes quickly traverse the field of battle.

Gallop away now as tides of glory await!


Warring Nations
Take the King’s shilling or fight for the Emperor in smoke-filled Napoleonic field battles! Declare your allegiance to the British Empire, French Empire, Kingdom of Prussia or Russian Empire and strive for dominance over the battlefield.


Age Of Sail
Experience the thrill of naval combat aboard mighty warships from the golden age of sail! Assemble the crew and take to the seven seas as you master several unique ship types each with their own distinct characteristics.


Regimental Linebattles
Enlist with a regiment and rise through the ranks! Partake in fierce organised events where the community battles in formations relevant to the Napoleonic era. Hone your skills because you can be sure that your opponents will too.

Join the community Discord to get involved.



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The long awaited Austrians finally arrive! Ram your shot and prepare for battle, the Austrian nation marches into Holdfast with this major update release. These dashing fellows in white are the latest addition to the Napoleonic front of the game and feature unique uniforms, voice lines and music to accompany them.

Before grabbing your musket and heading to the front, take a moment to watch the release trailer below and take a dive into the rest of this blog post to find out what else is coming and meet the latest fellow joining us on the battlefield… Nick ‘Wobblebang’ Claus.


Austria When? Austria Now


The Österreicher marches onto the field of battle in this major update. Featuring unique uniforms, voice lines, music and of course very splendid headwear, the Austrians will certainly make an impression on the battlefield and leave their mark.



These fine chaps in their glorious white are now available to play across all Holdfast Nations At War servers. So hop on Holdfast to enlist and fight for the Kaiser.

Nick 'Wobblebang' Claus!


After the antics of Fred during the dark Halloween nights we have been sent the ‘gift’ of none other than Nick ‘Wobblebang’ Claus who has come to cleanse the land of Fred's minion’s evil doing during this most festive season. Good ol’ Nick has brought with him not only his unwavering festive spirit but he has even kindly placed some presents for us all under the Christmas trees.

Unfortunately for us however, someones been letting him at the whisky again… so don’t expect much from him as he can be a little explosive at times.



Players are able to select the Nick ‘Wobblebang’ Claus head for a limited time throughout this festive update, allowing them to spread Christmas joy the only way Mr Wobblebang knows how. Our good fellow is doing his best!

Hills of Tyrol


Accompanying Nick and the Austrians will be a new battlefield for the games Napoleonic front. Inspired by the western Austrian state of Tyrol this small country town sits quietly beside a still lake making it the perfect place for a spot of fishing or in the case of Holdfast, some good old fashioned volleys of powder and shot.



The Hills of Tyrol is now playable across all Nations At War servers.

A Christmas Gift


All of the available Nations At War DLCs have been updated! Following this release, owners of the game's Napoleonic uniform DLCs will be treated with a free upgrade to the DLC that will introduce additional uniforms from both Italy and Austria to the various packs.



This upgrade to the game's DLCs will also apply automatically to players who newly purchase them. All of Holdfast’s DLC will be on sale for the duration of the Steam Winter sale. Feel free to pick up some additional uniforms for your classes during this holiday season!

Join Us


Don't forget to join Discord for everything Holdfast! Partake in community-hosted events, enlist in a clan more widely known as regiments amongst the community, discuss the game and beyond or even chat with us, the game's developers. We'd love to hear about your recent escapades and your thoughts about the game.

discord.gg/holdfastgame







Changelog 85 - Game Version 2.11.8388.27593

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● 9 new features and improvements.
● 8 DLC additions.
● 50 additions and fixes to the Holdfast SDK.
● 1 quality of life addition.
● 2 graphical upgrades.
● 7 bug fixes.
● 1 optimisation.

Click here for the full change log.


We look forward to another groundbreaking year for Holdfast in 2023! There’s a whole lot more in store for Holdfast and beyond.

A special thanks to the following community members for their assistance in making this happen - CharlesEJesus, Cheekyfox, Denizen, Charles, ApexPhantom, NitroPunch, Delta, Binghampton, Davide, Mr Dario, Ed, Mattr and all those that joined us in our testing.

Thank you for your support and until next time, may good health be yours.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Jackson, Rejenorst, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Headbusta, Gest & Winston (The Cat).

Holdfast: Frontlines Released. March into WW1!

Holdfast: Frontlines Released. March into WW1!

News

A new era for Holdfast is here. Come take a look at what we have in store.

Holdfast: Frontlines WW1 - Announced!

Holdfast: Frontlines WW1 - Announced!

News

Prepare to march into the Great War in Holdfast: Frontlines! A total-conversion DLC releasing for free as a show of thanks to our beloved community.

Winter Update. 3 New Maps & Regiment Prestige!

Winter Update. 3 New Maps & Regiment Prestige!

News

Introducing 3 new maps, regiment prestige mechanics, new soldier ranks, the long-awaited Guard DLC uniforms and much more. Holdfast continues to expand...

Major Update! Battlefields Expanded

Major Update! Battlefields Expanded

News

Assemble your infantrymen and advance your cannons as Holdfast adds eight new battlefields to commence fire in volleys and siege formidable fortifications...

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hatsune-fan
hatsune-fan - - 43 comments

hi guys, your game looks great! keep up the good work.

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AnvilGameStudios Creator
AnvilGameStudios - - 22 comments

Thank you!

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kaitowhynot
kaitowhynot - - 53 comments

Nit meant to be a douchebag here, but isn't this just mount&blade; napoleonic wars with a graphics update, and if it isn't, would a dev care to explain the difference?

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Guest
Guest - - 693,839 comments

not dev, but I think navy are greatly improved, rather than just a boarding ship, you can shoot cannons on the ships and do battle. Not "health bar" system like WoT or NW, but a component based system like War thunder.
I guess gunplay is slightly improved too.

I would like to see how melee system works.

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AnvilGameStudios Creator
AnvilGameStudios - - 22 comments

Feel free to join our Discord server for a chat.

Discordapp.com

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Guest
Guest - - 693,839 comments

Will there be a mac Version?

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AnvilGameStudios Creator
AnvilGameStudios - - 22 comments

We’re focusing on targeting the PC platform for the game’s initial release. We will, however, be looking into Mac and Linux as well.

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Guest
Guest - - 693,839 comments

Will this game be pc exclusive

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Batman_of_Gotham
Batman_of_Gotham - - 1 comments

Man I am already excited to play this! They better have both singleplayer & multiplayer!

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lord_olafson
lord_olafson - - 110 comments

Looking good.

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Guest
Guest - - 693,839 comments

This needs to be simple with a good melee mechanic for it to work. I don't like the idea of individual 'roles' such as medics, this game needs to be of Napoleonic Wars simplicity because that's where your market will be coming from and it needs this familiarisation. Musket accuracy has to be horrendous because your long term player base and community will be made competitive through the melee system, this is what people enjoy and stay for with this type of game in competitive linebattle scenarios.

It looks very smart though so keep it up.

- 5 year Regiment leader on Mount&Blade;: Napoleonic Wars

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