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What it is: a single-player military FPS with a strategy layer on top. You run a campaign in fictional Granovia — Vietnam-flavored jungles, rice paddies and streets — taking territory, holding off counterattacks and keeping your men alive, fighting every battle yourself in first person.

How a run plays

  1. 1
    Plan on the campaign map

    Pick which territory to attack next — the campaign is the meta layer where your decisions shape the war.

  2. 2
    Equip your soldiers

    Factions have distinct equipment lists — the M16 is selective-fire, the M60 is belt-fed suppression. Kit your squad for the fight you're choosing, not the last one.

  3. 3
    Fight it yourself

    Every battle plays in first person — you lead the squad through jungle, rice paddy and street fights rather than resolving them on the map.

  4. 4
    Hold what you take

    Taken territory draws counterattacks — the campaign is as much about surviving the response as winning the assault.

Quick Play and factions

Outside the campaign, Quick Play builds custom battles — terrain, weather and opposing forces of your choosing, up to massive 64-player battles across as many as three factions.

FactionFlavor
U.S. ForcesThe expeditionary army — American equipment and firepower
Federate Army of GranoviaThe home army of the fictional setting
W.A.R.L.O.R.D.ZThe third belligerent — lets three-sided battles happen in Quick Play
Setting: Granovia is fictional by design — the developer says it "loosely resembles the Vietnam war" rather than recreating a real engagement. The title riffs on the real 1969 battle of Hill 937 and the 1987 film, but this isn't a simulation of either.

Not the other Hamburger Hills

The name collides with three different things — pick the right one before you download anything.

This game

Wesware's single-player FPS — the one that's trending, released October 2026 and still in active development.

The 1987 film

The Vietnam war movie about the real assault on Hill 937 — what you're after if you want streaming or a plot summary, not a game.

The real battle

Operation Apache Snow, May 1969 — the historical fight the name comes from.

Mod maps & scenarios

Hamburger Hill maps exist inside other games — Ravenfield workshop maps, Arma 3 scenarios — separate from this standalone release.

FAQ

Is Hamburger Hill free?

It downloads from the developer's itch.io page — check the current price there, as itch builds sometimes go free during development.

Is it multiplayer?

No — it's single-player. The "64-player battles" in Quick Play are battles with 64 combatants, AI included, not 64 humans.

What platforms does it run on?

Windows and macOS builds are on the download page — the labels can differ in version, so check before grabbing one.

Is it finished?

No — it's in active development at version 0.4.0 with frequent updates. Expect systems to grow.