Warhammer 40K Games Reviews, Previews and Retrospectives
Warhammer 40K Games News and Features
Turn-based strategy fits Warhammer 40K. Small squads, high lethality, decisions that matter. Most games in the genre fall apart after a few missions. These five don’t. This is the best of them, ranked by how well they play and how well they understand the setting. 5. Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector Black Lab Games, 2021 Battlesector is the most complete faction-based tactics game in the Warhammer 40K catalogue. AboutA turn-based strategy game focused on fast, lethal combat with clearly defined units and...
The Art of Warhammer Video Games is a 208-page hardback covering more than thirty years of Warhammer video games. Written by Andy Hall, who worked on everything from Total War: Warhammer and Vermintide to Space Wolf and Blood Bowl 2, the book pulls together concept art, promotional material, developer insights, and over 20,000 words of commentary. Hall knows the space. He’s played most of these games himself, starting back with the original Space Hulk on the Amiga. This isn’t just...
A t-shirt, a statue, and one very deliberate photo have reignited speculation around Warhammer 40,000’s most iconic RTS franchise. In early 2025, Relic Entertainment made headlines by regaining its independence from Sega, backed by investment from Emona Capital. Just weeks later, Emona managing partner Dominik Dolenec posted a photo on LinkedIn from outside Games Workshop HQ in Nottingham. Standing next to the famous Space Marine statue, Dolenec wore a Relic-branded T-shirt. The caption thanked Games Workshop’s licensing chief Owen Rees...
From the war-torn battlefields of Ultramar, a new call to arms emerges. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 has been announced, and if the previous two entries in the series are anything to go by, expect blood, bolters, and the relentless wrath of the Emperor’s chosen. A decade ago, the original Space Marine put players in the ceramite boots of Captain Titus, hacking through the hordes of Chaos and Orks in an adrenaline-fueled third-person slaughterfest. In 2024, Space Marine 2 escalated...
Fatshark isn’t holding back. Darktide’s first major update of 2025, Nightmares and Visions, lands soon, and the biggest changes are reserved for the Ogryns. The developers have torn down and rebuilt the abhuman behemoths, giving them more versatility than ever before. No longer just meat shields with clubs, the Ogryns are getting a redesigned skill tree, reworked weapons, and a greater emphasis on tactical variety. It’s a fundamental shift. And for some, maybe an unsettling one. What is Darktide? For...
The Warhammer 40,000 (WH40K) universe has been a reliable wellspring for video game adaptations for decades. With its deep lore, distinct factions, and bleak, battle-worn setting, it offers a rare canvas for developers to paint stories of warfare, betrayal, and survival. But since the release of Space Marine 2 in 2024, the once-steady march of new WH40K games has all but ground to a halt. With only Mechanicus II announced as in development, fans are left wondering—what happened to the...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was a juggernaut. With over 4.5 million copies sold within a month of launch, it’s no wonder Games Workshop (GW) is hunting for its next big video game win. The company’s latest financial report reveals licensing revenue shot up from £12.1 million to £30.1 million in 2023/2024, largely driven by Space Marine 2. With 98% of that income coming from PC and console games, GW’s appetite for digital success is clearer than ever. The Grimdark...
Warhammer videogames have had a… complicated history. For every Dawn of War or Total War: Warhammer, there’s been a Fire Warrior, a Storm of Vengeance, or some half-baked mobile cash grab that makes you wonder if Games Workshop even checks what their name gets slapped on. But 2024 saw a shift. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 wasn’t just good, it was a bonafide hit, pulling in 4.5 million players a month after launch and proving that, when done right, Warhammer...
