Wake Island in video games
The tiny Pacific atoll is one of Battlefield's most famous maps, played again and again since 2002. Wake Island appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Battlefield 6 and Battlefield V.
In real lifeThe games
In gameBattlefield 62025Wake IslandReal place, reimaginedWake Island, the series' most famous map, returned in Season 4 in summer 2026 as Battlefield 6's 17th map. The remake of the horseshoe-shaped atoll adds naval warfare, a fuel depot and a shipwreck in the lagoon, with…Game vs real photo 
In gameBattlefield V2018Wake IslandReal place, still recognisableA remake of the classic Battlefield atoll map, set during the Japanese attack on the US base in December 1941.Game vs real photo
The real place
Wake Island is a coral atoll in the North Pacific, made of three islets (Wake, Wilkes and Peale) around a shallow lagoon. It was the scene of a battle in December 1941 and was held by Japan until 1945. Today it is a US territory run by the US Air Force, with a long runway used for refuelling and emergency stops.
Visiting
There is no way to visit as a tourist: the island has no public flights and access is limited to military and contractor staff. The closest you can get is a window seat on a trans-Pacific flight, or the island in Battlefield V, which is also on this map.