Winter Season 2026: a first look at what's coming on 1 December

Autumn Harvest wraps up at the end of November, and the winter season starts on 1 December. It's still a few weeks away, but I wanted to show you what's coming.

Two new ships

Information Center, a ship with a lighthouse, and Raider Ray, a stingray with a shell on its back

Winter brings two ships you haven't been able to play yet.

Information Center carries a lighthouse and works the board with sonar.
Raider Ray is a stingray that picks three tiles at a time, scouting and striking in one move.

We're still tuning both, so their abilities could change a little before launch. I'll put the final details in the patch notes.

A new season pass

The pass works the way it does now: play battles, climb the tiers and pick up rewards on the way. Both new ships are on the premium track, along with new winter avatar parts and emotes.

A row of winter emotes: a viking frozen in ice, a gift, a gingerbread man, mistletoe, a penguin, a snowball and a snowman

Snow Day skins

Three winter skins are coming to the shop in December as the Snow Day bundle: Bobble Hat Octopus, Log Cabin Sub and Igloo Turtle. They're new looks for the Octopus, Long Sub and Sea Turtle you already know, and they'll only be in the shop for a limited time.

The Bobble Hat Octopus, Log Cabin Sub and Igloo Turtle skins on the water in a battle

When

All of this lands on 1 December, wherever you play BattleTabs. The full patch notes will be here on the blog on the day. If you haven't played yet, you can play Battleship online free in your browser.