Units have different abilities and equipment to spice up the game. The game evokes the feel of Warhammer chess but promises multiple game modes in which capturing the “king” will not always be the route to victory. The game boasts a chess-like play field and turn-based combat that promises “a new take on one of the most established strategy games of all time, evoking the grim setting of the iconic Warhammer 40,000 universe and hearkening to the roots of traditional gaming.” Release Date: May 4 (Early Access), Mobile TBAĬalled a “brutal take on one of the greatest turn-based strategy games of all time,” Regicide was only released for public consumption in early May, but it’s already gotten extremely positive user reviews. Platforms: PC (Steam Early Access), iOS, Android Here’s a brief rundown of the upcoming titles so we can hopefully keep them all straight. There’s even a new Total War game coming out with a Warhammer veneer, which sounds awesome even to a Warhammer ignoramus like myself. The list includes (*deep breath*): Warhammer 40k: Regicide, Battlefleet: Gothic Armada, Space Hulk: Deathwing, Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide, Warhammer 40k Inquisitor: Martyr, Eisenhorn: Xenos, Bloodbowl 2, Warhammer 40k: Dark Nexus Arena, and Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. That is a ton of games for one franchise.įar from slowing down, however, Games Workshop is still cranking out material for their classic fantasy and sci-fi franchises with a number of games recently released and still in the works and expected between soon and very soon. All told, between Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, there’s probably around 35 games in the franchise. According to the list of licensed products on Games Workshop’s website (the creators of Warhammer), there are 22 franchises in the Warhammer video game line, to say nothing of expansions and sequels – Dawn of War has three expansions and a ton of DLC and the sequel has two expansions. Dawn of War, Dawn of War 2, Space Marine, Warhammer Online, Space Hulk: Ascension, Armageddon, Bloodbowl, Mordheim… the list goes on and on.
I’ve always known the game has had a cult following (which I am totally prepared to admit that I’ve underestimated), but hot damn there are a lot of Warhammer games out there. I was never quite to the level of ignorance where I would accuse it of ripping off the Blizzard mainstay Warcraft (Warhammer was first released in 1983 and Warcraft in 1994) but my experience with the game’s setting is limited to a short time playing the ill-fated (but actually pretty solid) MMO Warhammer Online and a very short stint with the excellent Dawn of War series.īut the name Warhammer has been cropping up repeatedly over the past few months. I, like many people, have very little experience with Warhammer.
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