diff --git a/game/theater/conflicttheater.py b/game/theater/conflicttheater.py
index c87d8c77..7f9fee11 100644
--- a/game/theater/conflicttheater.py
+++ b/game/theater/conflicttheater.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class ConflictTheater:
         raise KeyError(f"Cannot find ControlPoint with ID {id}")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_json(directory: Path, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> ConflictTheater:
+    def from_file_data(directory: Path, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> ConflictTheater:
         theaters = {
             "Caucasus": CaucasusTheater,
             "Nevada": NevadaTheater,
diff --git a/qt_ui/main.py b/qt_ui/main.py
index 70d4dd5b..09cfd011 100644
--- a/qt_ui/main.py
+++ b/qt_ui/main.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def create_game(
     # for loadouts) without saving the generated campaign and reloading it the normal
     # way.
     inject_custom_payloads(Path(persistency.base_path()))
-    campaign = Campaign.from_json(campaign_path)
+    campaign = Campaign.from_file(campaign_path)
     generator = GameGenerator(
         FACTIONS[blue],
         FACTIONS[red],
diff --git a/qt_ui/windows/newgame/QCampaignList.py b/qt_ui/windows/newgame/QCampaignList.py
index 1d74e64a..8d2c1fd2 100644
--- a/qt_ui/windows/newgame/QCampaignList.py
+++ b/qt_ui/windows/newgame/QCampaignList.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union, Tuple
 
 import packaging.version
+import yaml
 from PySide2 import QtGui
 from PySide2.QtCore import QItemSelectionModel, QModelIndex, Qt
 from PySide2.QtGui import QStandardItem, QStandardItemModel
@@ -41,9 +42,12 @@ class Campaign:
     path: Path
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_json(cls, path: Path) -> Campaign:
+    def from_file(cls, path: Path) -> Campaign:
         with path.open() as campaign_file:
-            data = json.load(campaign_file)
+            if path.suffix == ".yaml":
+                data = yaml.safe_load(campaign_file)
+            else:
+                data = json.load(campaign_file)
 
         sanitized_theater = data["theater"].replace(" ", "")
         version_field = data.get("version", "0")
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ class Campaign:
         )
 
     def load_theater(self) -> ConflictTheater:
-        return ConflictTheater.from_json(self.path.parent, self.data)
+        return ConflictTheater.from_file_data(self.path.parent, self.data)
 
     @property
     def is_out_of_date(self) -> bool:
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ def load_campaigns() -> List[Campaign]:
     for path in campaign_dir.glob("*.json"):
         try:
             logging.debug(f"Loading campaign from {path}...")
-            campaign = Campaign.from_json(path)
+            campaign = Campaign.from_file(path)
             campaigns.append(campaign)
         except RuntimeError:
             logging.exception(f"Unable to load campaign from {path}")
diff --git a/resources/campaigns/battle_of_abu_dhabi.yaml b/resources/campaigns/battle_of_abu_dhabi.yaml
index 5d6c25ca..ebd2d5d4 100644
--- a/resources/campaigns/battle_of_abu_dhabi.yaml
+++ b/resources/campaigns/battle_of_abu_dhabi.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-{
-  "name": "Persian Gulf - Battle of Abu Dhabi",
-  "theater": "Persian Gulf",
-  "authors": "Colonel Panic",
-  "recommended_player_faction": "Iran 2015",
-  "recommended_enemy_faction": "United Arab Emirates 2015",
-  "description": "<p>You have managed to establish a foothold near Ras Al Khaima. Continue pushing south.</p>",
-  "miz": "battle_of_abu_dhabi.miz",
-  "performance": 2,
-  "version": "8.0"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+---
+name: Persian Gulf - Battle of Abu Dhabi
+theater: Persian Gulf
+authors: Colonel Panic
+recommended_player_faction: Iran 2015
+recommended_enemy_faction: United Arab Emirates 2015
+description: <p>You have managed to establish a foothold near Ras Al Khaima. Continue pushing south.</p>
+miz: battle_of_abu_dhabi.miz
+performance: 2
+version": "8.0"
\ No newline at end of file