Total War: WARHAMMER

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 52k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · RPG · May 24, 2016

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
185
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Total War: WARHAMMER?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 52k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise8% are divided67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
New mechanics are brought into the campaign map as well, and these are well done and add a nice, new layer to the depth presented by the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From a narrative perspective, it feels remarkably like the oncoming invasion of the Others in Martin's ASOIAF fantasy series, or Sauron's and Saruman's war in Tolkien's LOTR series.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are great (for a Total War game), and the special effects and monsters all look stunning.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay49 reviews
Story30 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
85% still recommend
Monetization
29% still recommend
Combat
87% still recommend
Crashes
64% still recommend
Bugs
22% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$14.99$59.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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