Osprey Games has announced a hefty batch of wargame releases for 2026, and there's enough variety to keep miniature painters busy through the winter. The highlights include four new standalone titles and a major second edition.
The most intriguing newcomer is Signs and Wonders, a skirmish wargame by Frederick Silburn-Slater that throws the English Civil War into a blender with British folklore. Three factions vie for control: Roundheads, Cavaliers, and the Fae, each pursuing their own agenda. The Fae Queen lends her aid to whichever side suits her, making alliances unpredictable. It runs on a D10-based system with faction loyalties and a full campaign structure, arriving in October.
A Billion Suns: Second Edition lands in August, overhauling Mike Hutchinson's 2021 sci-fi fleet combat game. Hutchinson, best known for creating Gaslands, has added streamlined rules, solo play, multiple campaign systems, and three distinct Eras with unique factions. The first edition divided opinion (some found the resource management too granular for a wargame), so the revamp could win over sceptics.
Fans of Joseph A. McCullough get a double helping. Oathmark: Second Edition (August) revises his popular mass-battle fantasy wargame, where players build armies from dwarves, elves, humans, and orcs across an integrated kingdom campaign. The new edition brings expanded rules, new unit types, and years of community feedback. Meanwhile, Stargrave: Acceptable Losses (November) adds vehicles, artillery, airdrops, and military-focused solo scenarios to his sci-fi skirmish system.
Rounding out the lineup are two supplements for The Silver Bayonet, McCullough's gothic horror skirmish game set during the Napoleonic Wars. Venice: The Alchemist's Legacy (September) brings occult mysteries to the city's canals, while The Barbary Coast: A Rising Tide (December) pits players against corsairs and Carthaginian horrors.
If you're only watching one of these, make it Signs and Wonders. English Civil War meets folklore is unlike anything else on the 2026 calendar.
Sources: Osprey Publishing | Osprey - McCullough Games | Beasts of War