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Modiphius launches Kickstarter for its 6mm scale miniatures game, Hardwar

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Modiphius Entertainment has launched the Kickstarter for its new 6mm scale tactical sci-fi miniatures game, Hardwar.

Available to back until July 31st, Hardwar is a 6mm-scale miniatures range and game set in the turn of the twenty-second century with fast-paced tactical rules and a hard sci-fi setting full of tanks, mechs and aircraft.

The free Quickplay is also available, streamlining the rules of the upcoming core book and allowing players to try the core mechanics and gameplay before backing the crowdfunding campaign. 

The reward tiers are:

  • Soft Assets – £5: rulebook in PDF only
  • Hardbot Pilot – £15: rulebook in hardback and PDF
  • Force Commander – £60: rulebook in hardback and PDF, one set of miniatures of your choice, d12 dice set, and tokens.
  • Corporate Commanders – £120: rulebook in hardback and PDF, two sets of miniatures of your choice, d12 dice set, tokens, and farm life terrain set.
  • Battlefield Commanders – £160: rulebook in hardback and PDF, any 4 sets of miniatures of your choice, d12 dice set, tokens, unit card pack, and farm life terrain set.
  • Hardwar General – £400: All-In Pledge. Rulebook in print and PDF. Every set of miniatures, every accessory, and all 3 terrain sets.

As part of the Kickstarter, the Hardwar rulebook has been fully edited and reformatted into a table-friendly digest-size hardback, introducing solo and co-op rules, and features the Extended Hardware and No Heroes content previously only available in PDF. The miniature sets have all been re-mastered to provide crisper details truer to the original sculpts.

Modiphius has also developed brand-new solo play rules for the game. These will let players take their force, select a mission and then face off against a determined AI force generated as they explore the battlefield. Players will choose from quick skirmishes or open battles, and see their force grow – but should watch out for the AI’s cunning strategies!

In Hardwar, players take on a variety of roles from leading a private security company, commanding corporate forces, a revolutionary rabble, or a marshal protecting farmsteads. They will have access to a range of factions using pre-built units or can create rules for their favourite models with the simple construction system. The game has straightforward rules allowing a mix of classic armoured warfare, with mechs, spacecraft, exotic experimental weapons, cybernetics, sentient combat swarms and ECM. 

Originally developed by Strato Minis of Poland, with rules by Krzysztof Raczynski, Rafal Zerych, and Robey Jenkins, Strato Minis Studio was acquired by Modiphius Entertainment in 2024.

GAMA Expo 2025: Modiphius unveils Hardwar, a fast-paced 6mm scale tactical sci-fi miniatures game

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Modiphius Entertainment has announced the upcoming launch of Hardwar at this year’s GAMA Expo. Following the acquisition of Strato Minis Studio last June, Modiphius will be launching a retail-friendly Kickstarter for the Hardwar miniatures game this summer. Hardwar is a 6mm scale miniatures range and game set in the turn of the twenty-second century with fast-paced tactical rules and a hard sci-fi setting covering armour, mechs and aircraft.

In Hardwar, players take on a variety of roles from leading a private security company, commanding corporate forces, a revolutionary rabble, or a marshal protecting farmsteads. They will have access to a range of factions using pre-built units or can create rules for their favourite models with the simple construction system. The game has straightforward rules allowing a mix of classic armoured warfare, with mechs, spacecraft, exotic experimental weapons, cybernetics, sentient combat swarms and ECM.

Players can preview the game at AdeptiCon next month, with a Kickstarter coming this summer for the hardcover core rulebook, fully revised and updated and the first two of seven factions, the Syndicate Taskforce and Consortium Security Squadron, along with further expansions.

Originally developed by Strato Minis of Poland, with rules by Krzysztof Raczynski, Rafal Zerych, and Robey Jenkins, Strato Minis Studio was acquired by Modiphius Entertainment in 2024, to completely re-launch the game to an international market in 2025. The Hardwar rulebook has been fully edited and re-laid out in a table-friendly digest-size format and will feature the “Extended Hardware” and “No Heroes” content previously only available in PDF. The starter sets have all been re-mastered to provide crisper details truer to the original sculpts and painted by Callum France and Rosie Williams, the painting team at Modiphius.

Modiphius Entertainment acquires Strato Minis Studio and Mech Wargame Hardwar

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Modiphius Entertainment has announced that it has acquired Strato Minis Studio including the complete Hardwar, Retrobots, and Stratoyager game and miniature lines from their international creators.

The acquisition includes Hardwar – a 6mm scale miniatures range and game set in the turn of the twenty-second century with fast-paced tactical rules and a hard sci-fi setting covering armour, mechs, air and seacraft in both 6mm and other scales, and Stratoyager – the game of space fighter combat.

The Hardwar line will be released in waves, starting with a reprint of the core rulebook that will include the previous content from the Extended Hardware and No Heroes PDFs. This will be followed by a selection of Starter Sets, with the aim of getting new people playing in the universe and building anticipation for the future of Hardwar.

Hardwar is a hard sci-fi setting that uses an innovative system to recreate fast-paced tactical combat between mechs, armour and air forces. It features straightforward rules allowing a mix of classic armoured warfare, with mechs, spacecraft, exotic experimental weapons, cybernetics, sentient combat swarms and ECM.

In Hardwar, players can immerse themselves in a variety of roles, from starting a private security company or becoming a corporate commander delivering shareholders’ demands to leading a revolutionary force, being a small-time dictator or a noble wasteland marshal charged with protecting farmsteads.

Modiphius will produce a quickstart PDF, which will allow people to try Hardwar for free. The publisher will also be developing a solo/co-op game to let you play a procedurally generated campaign with a growing armoured force.