World War III - 2044

In 2041, after decades of escalating tensions, China launched a sudden assault on Taiwan, triggering a global conflict that rapidly expanded into World War III. Taiwan, heavily fortified and resolute, became the epicentre of the Pacific theatre, drawing the United States, Japan, Australia, and allied nations into a desperate defence. The war quickly spread beyond East Asia: Russia exploited the chaos to intensify its operations in Ukraine and the Baltics, while European nations mobilised under the Coalition banner to resist Eurasian advances. Over the following three years, the world fractured into two massive blocs: the Coalition, uniting democracies across North America, Europe, and the Pacific, and the Eurasian Pact, led by China and Russia, with regional allies spanning East Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Major cities from Taipei and Tokyo to Warsaw and Kyiv have become battlefronts, while economies, trade routes, and civilian populations face unprecedented disruption. By 2044, the war has evolved into a sprawling, multi-theatre struggle, where conventional warfare, cyber operations, blockades, and proxy conflicts intersect, and the survival of nations — and entire regions — hangs in the balance