Winter of the Wolf features a number of environmental features that were unique at the time. In later campaigns, the player can order the construction of buildings and units in order to complete objectives and solve puzzles. As the story unfolds, military units are encountered that ally themselves to the player. The campaigns start off simple in nature, with the player controlling a single character.
The game is broken down into a series of 11 single-player campaigns and 30 multi player maps. Player controlled units can be grouped together in order to coordinate movement and attacks. These units can be commanded to construct useful buildings or fortifications or attack enemy units or buildings. The player controls a range of military units in order to complete objectives set in a series of campaigns.
Winter of the Wolf is placed in a historical fantasy setting largely inspired by martial arts movies and anime. Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf is the expansion pack of the real-time strategy computer game Battle Realms, developed by Liquid Entertainment and Crave Entertainment and published by Ubisoft.