GRIDWATCH

Turn-based tactical strategy on real-world terrain

Command your forces across battlefields generated from real-world map data. Every street, building, and treeline is a tactical decision. Outmaneuver AI commanders, exploit terrain, and fight for control of objectives in a simulator where the map is never the same twice.

Real-WorldBattlefield Maps
10AI Commanders
12Unit Classes
BLUFOR TURN 4ELIMINATIONUNITS: 6/8
GRIDWATCH v1.048.8566°N 2.3522°ERADIUS: 1500m

Tactical Depth on Real Terrain

Every mechanic serves the mission. Every decision matters.

Real-World Battlefields

Battlefields are generated from OpenStreetMap data. Real buildings, roads, waterways, and elevation. Drop a pin anywhere on Earth and fight on the terrain that exists there.

AI Commanders

Face 10 AI commanders, each with a distinct playstyle. Fortress digs in and overwatches. Specter flanks from the shadows. Anvil hammers you with artillery. Learn their doctrine or lose.

Fog of War & Line of Sight

You only see what your units can see. Buildings block line of sight. Elevation grants advantage. Deploy recon to scout ahead or risk walking into an ambush.

Terrain-Aware Combat

Buildings provide cover. Elevation gives attack bonuses. Roads speed movement. Forests conceal. Smoke blocks sight lines. Entrenchment rewards patience. The terrain fights with you or against you.

Also in the GRIDWATCH Universe

Quick Reaction Force

Tactical decision simulator for iOS

You are the commander. Swipe to decide. Every choice shifts the balance.

QRF distills the GRIDWATCH experience into rapid-fire binary decisions. Observe the situation, orient on your sector map, decide left or right, and watch the outcome unfold. Scenarios, events, and AI commanders are pulled from the GRIDWATCH ecosystem — a shared universe across two platforms.

  • OODA loop gameplay — observe, orient, decide, act
  • Swipe-based command decisions with branching outcomes
  • 10 AI commanders with unique modifiers
  • Sensor modes: visual, thermal, signals
  • On-device simulation engine, server-synced content
iPhone Requires iOS 26 or later
Kherson Bridgehead Turn 1 / 25
INTEL 4
MORALE 5
LOGISTICS 4
ESCALATION 1
Area of Operations
BridgeheadContested
Urban
ASQ?
VillageSecured
Elevated
MSE
River CrossingUnknown
Road
EPL?
Situation
Low Ammunition
Ammunition count is critical after sustained contact.
Request emergency resupply or conserve and consolidate?
Conserve Resupply
Visual Thermal Signals

What is GRIDWATCH?

GRIDWATCH is a turn-based tactical strategy simulator for iPad. You command a combined-arms force across battlefields generated from real-world map data, making decisions about movement, positioning, and engagement against AI opponents with distinct tactical doctrines.

Built with APP-6 inspired symbology, real elevation data, and mechanics like fog of war, line of sight, overwatch, suppression, and flanking. No loot boxes. No timers. Just tactics.

iPad Requires iPadOS 26 or later