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The Battle for Wesnoth

A fantasy-themed, turn-based strategy game for macOS.

CaskGamesApple silicon · IntelDisabled
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30-day installs0
1-year installs214Last 365 days
Latest version1.18.7Apr 23 · Apr 23
Download size139KBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days

The Battle for Wesnoth is a Games app for Mac.

About

The Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy-themed turn-based strategy game, packaged for macOS as a graphical application. Homebrew installs the The Battle for Wesnoth.app application in /Applications.

  • The game is described as fantasy-themed.
  • Its gameplay is turn-based strategy.
  • The Homebrew package provides a macOS application, rather than a command-line tool.

To install it, run brew install --cask the-battle-for-wesnoth. After installation, open The Battle for Wesnoth from your Applications folder. The cask declares a macOS dependency but does not specify a minimum macOS version.

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Install and uninstall

Homebrew installs the app in your Applications folder.

Install without Homebrew

Download the same file Homebrew uses: downloads.sourceforge.net/wesnoth/Wesnoth_1.18.7.dmg

SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \the-battle-for-wesnoth

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Deep clean (optional)
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \the-battle-for-wesnoth

--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed

Facts and sources

Version 1.18.7
Recorded by Homebrew on Apr 23

Questions

Is The Battle for Wesnoth safe?

The Battle for Wesnoth is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. When installing, Homebrew checks the download from downloads.sourceforge.net against its SHA-256 checksum.

Is The Battle for Wesnoth free?

“The Battle for Wesnoth” is free to download on the Mac App Store. Homebrew installs the version from the developer’s website, which can differ from the App Store edition in price and features. Source: apps.apple.com, checked Oct 14.

Is The Battle for Wesnoth open source?

The Battle for Wesnoth’s source code is public on GitHub (wesnoth/wesnoth) under the GPL-2.0 license.

How do I completely uninstall The Battle for Wesnoth on a Mac?

Run brew uninstall --cask the-battle-for-wesnoth. To delete its settings and caches as well, run brew uninstall --zap --cask the-battle-for-wesnoth. That also deletes 2 files and folders, including ~/Library/Containers/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.

Does The Battle for Wesnoth run on Apple silicon (M1 and later) Macs?

Homebrew installs it on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, from the same download.

Where does The Battle for Wesnoth store its settings and data?

Its data is in ~/Library/Containers/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth. These locations come from Homebrew’s clean-up list.

What is the latest version of The Battle for Wesnoth?

The latest version is 1.18.7, added to Homebrew on Apr 23. Run brew upgrade --cask the-battle-for-wesnoth to update it.