The setting and characters seem really cool and interesting, but every game I play from this franchise has been terrible 😔
The Space Hulk remake (not Deathwing) is worth a look. It was a faithful modern take on a game I played 30 years ago.
We are the mailed fist of the Emperor!
Boltgun is pretty cool
As is its big brother, Space Marine.
I recently tested Warhammer III: Total War (Don’t remember the exact title), and I would consider it an objectively good game, but:
- It wasn’t my kind of game, so I refunded it. I find that the Total War games for the past 10 years have involved too much repetitive drudgery on the campaign map. In my opinion, it hasn’t aged well. If you like the Total War games, this might be for you, though.
- Expensive business model built around DLCs. Do you like Chaos Dwarves? Be prepared to pay extra.
As a whole I wouldn’t advice against this game, as it is beautiful and well done. But the above two points need to be taken into account.
As someone who enjoys TW style games TW:WH is absolutely excellent and a wonderful time.
While the DLCs are expensive the base game has a good chunk of content already and you don’t really need to pick up the extras to get hundreds of hours out of it. It’s very much a situation where you should only grab things as they interest you or splurge during a massive sale.
The 3rd person warhammer game from the Xbox 360 was pretty good. The first person space hulk is fun if you get it for under $10
Vermintide is fun with at least one friend. The total war ones are supposed to be good too.
Vermintide is really awesome. I love Bardin. The banter among all the characters is great.
Darktide is, too, if you prefer WH40k to WHFantasy.
I haven’t heard much about it apart from it exists. Might need to take a look if they do a free weekend like Vermintide.
It’s fun for a while but gets repetitive quickly. The banter between teammates is well written and can be funny at times.
I hope they do a spacemarine terminator version. Power fists, lightning claws, Thunderhammer storm shield, cyclone missile launchers, assault cannons, heavy bolters…
The Owlcat one, Rogue Trader, is awesome.
Second this, if you like X-Com style combat this will really hit the spot. Abilities stack and are comboable in really fun ways. The only complaint is that there is a lot of text in this game, which can be tough if you’re playing with friends, and six characters can be a lot to level up and equip.
I haven’t played it in a couple months, but I remember the quality and polish taking a serious nose dive as you got deeper into the game. Is that still the case?
It definitely got better, but can still be buggy. You can also pretty much guarantee there will be some bigass bugs when the new DLC comes out, it’s the Owlcat way.
I’d say the actual quality doesn’t take a nosedive anymore, the game is pretty consistently fun from start to finish. The beginning definitely has more going on though.
Warhammer 40k Chaosgate Demonhunters if you are into turn based strategy.
It’s basically modern XCOM set in the 40k universe, with the ship management from Battletech thrown in.
Sanctus Reach is something I poured a lot of hours in. It’s a classic tabletop-like turn-based game where you pick units for a set number of points.
As mentioned:
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Boltgun
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Gladius
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DoW1+2
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Rogue trader
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Space marine
Additionally I really enjoyed Battlesector, cleaning up Baal after the Tyranids have been repelled.
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I really liked Inquisitor Martyr. It’s sort of Diablo-esque. It certainly isn’t amazing, but I liked the art and story and some of the gameplay. I think you can couch co-op it too.
For RTS, the original Dawn of War is excellent. Especially for the time it came out.
Chaosbane is okay but got old.
I played the first Blood Bowl like crazy on PSP.
And then Space Marine is an excellent story with great kill animations. It can be very difficult as well if you want, if you’re into that.
I loved Mechanicus. And the music is phenomenal.
My favorite 40k game and my favorite faction.
Dawn of War and its expansions are awesome, if you don’t mind playing a game from two decades ago.
“two decades ago” makes me think of the 90s, but is actually 2004. Jesus…
Space marine and space marine 2.
Tbf idk if 2 is good because it’s not out yet but it looks like it’s going to be good
The code leaked and a bunch of people are playing it. There should be the leaked reviews somewhere
There are many good games in the 40k universe. There are a few bad ones, and there are a couple great ones. If you pick a genre you like there is probably a 40k game that is a 7-8/10 in that genre.
I liked Space Hulk: Deathwing. Not sure what the general Warhammer 40k perception is on the game, but its a pretty fun coop shooter that has exactly what I was looking for. Plus its usually on sale on Steam.
Now, I am not a Warhammer superfan. I don’t know any lore except that pretty much everyone commits lotwral warcrimes on an hourly basis and everything is incredibly aggressive. I know some stuff like the Ultra Marines and a little about humans in the time, but I would say I am so on the outside of the fandom I must look like a casual to a casual Warhammer enjoyer. Maybes that’s why I liked it, who knows?
