A revived 6mm-scale mech wargame significantly outpaced its funding target on Kickstarter this summer. Confirmed via Modiphius' official Kickstarter campaign and reported by ICv2, the HARDWAR miniatures game ran from July 1 through July 31, 2026, raising £166,006 from 1,637 backers against an original £35,000 goal.
This is a confirmed, successfully funded campaign, so here's what's included.
Modiphius' official Kickstarter campaign, as reported by ICv2, confirms the following:
Raising nearly five times its original goal signals genuine, broad collector and gamer interest in a revived niche property, rather than a narrowly funded passion project, which likely supports a healthier long-term production and support pipeline for the game. A campaign clearing its goal by that wide a margin typically also unlocks stretch-goal content that a bare-minimum funded project wouldn't have reached, and gives Modiphius stronger justification for continued post-launch support.
Introducing dedicated solo and co-op rules broadens HARDWAR's appeal beyond players who can regularly assemble a full tabletop group, giving the game genuine playability for collectors without a consistent local gaming circle. That accessibility shift matters for a niche-scale wargame specifically, since smaller-scale miniatures games have historically depended more heavily on dedicated local groups than mainstream tabletop hits, and solo-friendly rules can meaningfully widen the potential player base.
For safely storing and shipping the 6mm-scale miniatures, EVORETRO's poly bubble mailers protect small, detailed pieces during transit.
For organizing painted miniatures and rulebook components, EVORETRO's acrylic modular case keeps the collection tidy.
With the campaign now closed and successfully funded, backers should watch for Modiphius' production and fulfillment updates as the digest-size hardback rulebook and miniatures move from campaign to actual delivery.
Modiphius has steadily expanded beyond its roots in licensed tabletop RPGs into original and acquired miniatures wargames, and HARDWAR's strong crowdfunding performance suggests the publisher sees genuine commercial upside in continuing that expansion rather than treating the acquisition as a one-off addition to its catalog. Successfully relaunching a previously niche 6mm mech game under a larger publisher's production and distribution resources also typically means better long-term print availability and support compared to the smaller original studio's capacity alone.
Tabletop miniatures Kickstarters, even well-funded ones, commonly see fulfillment stretch several months to a year past a campaign's close given the manufacturing, quality-control, and shipping logistics involved in producing detailed small-scale miniatures at volume. Backers should treat the campaign's July 31 close as the start of a production timeline rather than an indicator of imminent delivery, and watch Modiphius' official channels for concrete shipping updates rather than assuming a fixed date.
6mm scale sits considerably smaller than the more commonly seen 28mm and 32mm miniatures scales popular in mainstream tabletop wargaming, letting HARDWAR depict large-scale mech and vehicle battles across a compact table footprint that would be impractical at larger scales. That smaller footprint is part of what makes the game appealing to collectors with limited table space, even as it demands finer detail work from sculptors and painters working at that reduced size.
July 1-31, 2026.
£166,006 from 1,637 backers, against a £35,000 goal.
6mm scale.
A reformatted digest-size hardback rulebook with new solo and co-op rules.
Modiphius, following its 2024 acquisition of original creator Strato Minis Studio.
No, it closed July 31, 2026; the game is now moving into production and fulfillment.
Tabletop miniatures Kickstarters typically take several months to a year to fulfill after closing, so backers should watch Modiphius' official updates rather than assume a fixed delivery date.
It lets HARDWAR depict large-scale mech and vehicle battles across a compact table footprint that wouldn't be practical at larger, more common scales like 28mm.
HARDWAR's Kickstarter gives tabletop collectors a successfully funded, broadly backed revival of a niche 6mm mech wargame, now moving into production. Watching Modiphius' fulfillment updates is the clearest next step for backers.
Having mailers and a case ready keeps the miniatures and rulebook protected once they arrive.
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