The setting and characters seem really cool and interesting, but every game I play from this franchise has been terrible 😔
I really like Space Marine. It was my introduction to the series and I even dabbled in the multiplayer which I normally never do. I tried future war hammer games and they just never clicked for me.
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.
Boltgun is pretty cool
As is its big brother, Space Marine.
Total War:Warhammer series has taken up a lot of my time. I suggest Modding it to suit your play style and desired level of challenge.
Darktide, and vermintide, as others have mentioned if you prefer action to turn based.
Dawn of War series are all good games. The second one in coop mode is excellent.
Spacemarine is an instant classic.
I’d skip Gladius. It’s good, it’s fine. Its a cheap copy of better games with a warhammer skin over it.
I want to second the Total War series. 2 is my favorite, 3 was great but unplayable on my pc sadly.
Very very easy to get into, im not the biggest Warhammer fan but fuck me, Total War is a massive scale Civ and I love it.
Vermintide is a lot of fun. The total war Warhammer games are pretty good.
My personal favorite (as an RPG fan) is Rogue Trader (40k) by Owlcat Games. Game is superbly written and the combat and world is pretty fun too. If you hate CRPGs, stay away though. This game really showed me the secret sauce Warhammer 40k has going for it.
I’m excited as hell for space marine 2. We’ll see how that goes.
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
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!
Vermintide is fun with at least one friend. The total war ones are supposed to be good too.
Darktide is, too, if you prefer WH40k to WHFantasy.
I hope they do a spacemarine terminator version. Power fists, lightning claws, Thunderhammer storm shield, cyclone missile launchers, assault cannons, heavy bolters…
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.
Vermintide is really awesome. I love Bardin. The banter among all the characters is great.
I just finished dawn of war soulstorm but with Chaos. Planning to play again with sister of battles. I bought it on steam sale a few week ago. I lost count on how many times i play the game. The only dawn of war game i have ever play.
40k: Dawn of War and the expansions are fantastic.
I couldn’t get into DoW II because I couldn’t keep track of all the little cool downs spread across units.
DOW II is perfect for co-op with a friend. You have much less to keep track of, and it’s a good time playing through it!
Speed Freeks is extremely underrated. Multiplayer only. It plays like Unreal Tournament x Twisted Metal.
The Owlcat one, Rogue Trader, is awesome.
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.
Good to know! I’ll have to go back to it. I was really enjoying it, but I just had some annoying bugs that turned me off.
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.
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 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.
I loved Mechanicus. And the music is phenomenal.
My favorite 40k game and my favorite faction.
