March of Giants How to Play: Beginner Guide

What you control in a 4v4 battle

March of Giants is a free-to-play MOBA built around 4v4 team battles. You control a Giant whose unique abilities are connected to an army of Soldiers. The current Steam overview also describes Battleworks, which are tactical deployments that change the battlefield. Understanding those three systems answers the basic question of how the game is played.

The official overview describes Soldiers scouting, gathering resources, attacking enemy Giants, capturing objectives, and overwhelming defenses. It also confirms that Giants and Soldiers can be upgraded during a match. The collected sources do not establish the exact victory condition or a complete objective sequence, so those details are 待确认. This guide therefore explains the confirmed actions without inventing a route to victory.

Get access before expecting a download

As of October 5, 2026, March of Giants is still in development and not generally available on Steam. The Pioneer Playtest opens on October 7 at 10 AM EDT and runs through October 18, 2026. Ubisoft has separately announced an Early Access window of Summer 2027. That window is not a confirmed date for the full release.

New players should open the Steam store page and select Request Access under March of Giants Playtest. Steam sends a notification after access is granted, and the approved game can then be downloaded from the Steam Library. Submitting the request does not itself grant access. Invitations may be paused while the developers adjust server capacity, so immediate approval is not promised.

Prepare your account and computer

The current playtest requires Ubisoft Connect and a Ubisoft Account in addition to Steam. You can sign in or create that account when launching the game, according to the official instructions. Minimum requirements include Windows 10/11 64-bit, 8 GB RAM, DirectX 12, and 15 GB of available storage. A broadband connection and persistent internet access are required to play.

The playtest covers North America and supported European countries, with servers in both regions. Its announced languages are English, French, German, and Spanish. The country list includes the USA, Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany, and Spain, among others. More regions and languages are planned for later tests, but the current announcement does not make access worldwide.

Learn what your Giant contributes

Giants bring unique abilities and lead Soldiers with distinct strengths. Steam confirms that your Giant can be upgraded throughout the match. This establishes a character progression layer inside each battle, without specifying a universal upgrade order. The collected material does not support naming one Giant as the strongest beginner choice.

Read the abilities and upgrade descriptions available in the current client before treating an older build as a recommendation. That is preparation based on the official system description, rather than a tested character strategy. The full current roster count and a best beginner pick are 待确认. Historical alpha videos do not establish the balance or roster of the Pioneer Playtest.

Rally and move your Soldiers

Soldiers are more than a background army that you simply watch. The official Steam description says you can rally them from advancing waves, bring them between lanes, and command them across the battlefield. It explicitly lists scouting, resources, enemy Giants, objectives, and defenses as uses. Those are confirmed purposes, rather than a prescribed opening sequence.

The current material does not give a maximum rally count, a movement route, or an exact command range. It also does not confirm a universal timing for moving troops between lanes. Those operational details are 待确认 until documented for the current version. Knowing that movement is possible should not be confused with having a tested lane rotation guide.

Recognize the displayed Soldier commands

The official homepage displays Scout, Attack, Capture, Retrieve, and Enhance. Scout relates to scouting, while Attack, Capture, and Retrieve sit alongside the officially described combat, objective, and collection roles. These are examples presented by the website, not a verified complete command inventory. A five-entry showcase does not establish the total number of available actions.

Enhance appears in the showcase, but its exact effect and eligible targets are 待确认 in the collected material. Hotkeys, command costs, cooldowns, and interface steps are also not established here. Check the current client descriptions when access opens rather than filling those gaps with assumptions. No command combo or numerical bonus is claimed in this guide.

Understand the role of Battleworks

Battleworks are deployments used to reshape the battlefield. Steam describes trenches, giant slayer bunkers, cavalry, and soldier drops as ways to create choke points, reinforce objectives, and influence battles. The official homepage also displays the names Trenches, Bunker, Soldier Drop, Ironclad, and Cavalry. These are current examples, not proof of a complete inventory.

The collected descriptions explain the purpose of this system without giving a best placement diagram. Exact costs, deployment limits, durations, and the strongest Battlework combination are 待确认. A trench or bunker shown in official media does not prove that the same location is optimal in a current match. The first step is recognizing the available deployment and reading its current description.

Separate upgrades from a fixed build

Steam says both your Giant and Soldiers can be upgraded throughout the match. The official homepage also names Merits, Arsenal, Warshell, and the build focuses Kinetic, Alchemic, Survival, and Soldiers. These terms confirm that progression and itemization matter to play. Their names alone do not supply an item order, resource cost, or damage calculation.

Treat the current upgrade descriptions as the starting point for learning those systems. A fixed first purchase, strongest build, or mandatory progression sequence is 待确认 from the collected evidence. This guide does not turn a list of system names into a tested build recommendation. Specific choices need current details that the overview sources do not contain.

Keep 2025 and 2026 information separate

The developers' current vision article says Soldiers, Battleworks counterplay, itemization, roster, map, and interface evolved after the September 2025 Closed Alpha. Old alpha footage can therefore show game-related mechanics without accurately documenting their current implementation. The current account instructions require Ubisoft Connect, replacing the older Amazon Games iD instructions. This distinction matters before following an old setup guide or copying a build.

Returning September 2025 Closed Alpha participants are automatically included in the Pioneer Playtest. They do not need to request access again and will not receive a new Steam access notification at the opening. The official instructions say to find the game in the Steam Library when the test starts. Returning players still need a Ubisoft Connect account.

What your first session can confirm

Use the current client to check the Giant ability descriptions, Soldier commands, available Battleworks, and upgrade interface. These are the documented systems that a first session can make concrete. Exact buttons, timings, and a complete match walkthrough remain 待确认 in this article. The guide is based on official descriptions, without claiming hands-on access to the upcoming test.

The Pioneer Playtest has no NDA or watermark, and the official announcement permits recording and streaming. That makes current footage useful when it is clearly tied to the October 2026 version. A video should still be checked for its date before its controls or strategies are treated as current. This page preserves confirmed rules and leaves missing tactical details open for verification.

Common questions

Before you go

Can I play March of Giants now?

As of October 5, 2026, the game is not generally available. The Pioneer Playtest is scheduled for October 7–18, and new players need Steam access approval.

Is this guide based on hands-on testing?

No. It explains current official descriptions. It does not claim tested builds, exact match tactics, or access to the upcoming playtest.