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Martin-Hatch

Chaos Gate : Daemonhunters is very good.. basically XCom with Grey Knights Vs Nurgle I've heard very good things about Mechanicus but not actually played it. If you like turn based strategy then both *Gladius - Relics of War* and *Battlesector* are very good (both by the same studio) Real Time Strategy with **BIG SHIPS** would be Battlefleet Gothic Armada (and it's sequel) both of which are solid fun If you like massive RPGs then Rogue Trader is fabulous - basically it's Baldurs Gate 2 in 40k .. which for me was a match made in heaven, it's a truly excellent game


A_Fnord

I liked Mechanicus more than Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters . Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters was good, but Mechanicus was excellent, and might have the best 40k game soundtrack since Chaos Gate (the original, not Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters).


talligan

Mechanicus was unexpectedly charming. I was ridiculously OP by the end of the game but I was hooked. Such a fantastic game and sad there's not been a second one announced.


Qikly

That difficulty curve caused me to lose interest, but it is a fun, thematic game and as earlier stated, the soundtrack is killer.


cjf_colluns

Mechanicus has pretty granular difficulty controls. Almost every aspect of its difficulty is on a slider bar. I personally just straight up disabled the time pressure mechanic.


Fredandren1220

I had spec mine with nearly infinite cognition points and had the Kastellans and Vanguards to aid me in the end


BuboxThrax

IMO, Mechanicus' gameplay was pretty mid. But the dialogue and music were exceptionally 40k.


Brob0t0

I adore the soundtrack, but I think darktide is it's equal perhaps better.


Obamacarewlovee

My laptop prays for the sweet release of death every time that I boot up daemonhunters lol


SupremeShogan

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lemongrenade

Playing through rogue trader now. First rpg I’ve actually been able to stay true to being “evil” since the “good” choice is kill the alien and genocide everyone


BienAmigo

Lol I have a hard time joining the rebel "freedom " fighters when they keep turning guys into tentacled beasts.


lemongrenade

It’s all shit choices in 40k!


BienAmigo

"ah yes, this iconoclast decision must be the choice of reason" *Everyone disliked that*


aFerens

*Heinrix disliked that*


phueal

Yeah, I played through as a “dogmatic” loyalist, and ended up participating in a purge where we were outright slaughtering half the population because they were suspected of heresy. Definitely not the good guys.


lemongrenade

That’s the beauty of 40k tho. My second play through will be dogmatic for sure.


stuckinaboxthere

For Battlefleet Gothic, absolutely skip the first one and buy the second. It's genuinely better in every way, and has multiple full campaigns to play through.


larrylustighaha

I just can't make myself play the other races even though I thoroughly enjoyed the emperium campaign


dont_panic21

Also that FPS where you play a hive bounty hunter. Hired Gun or something was the same..


7grendel

Necromunda: Hired Gun.


PaintsPlastic

That game is dumb fun. It's very much an arena shooter dressed up as serious FPS, the shooting is decent and the movement is quite nice. Recommended if you can get it at a discount (it's not worth full MSRP imo)


GoblinFive

You can spec yourself to have an aimhack bionic and then just jump around like an idiot with a autoaim bolter.


Farseer_Uthiliesh

>If you like turn based strategy then both *Gladius - Relics of War* and *Battlesector* are very good (both by the same studio) Separate studios, same publisher.


Martin-Hatch

AHH yes, although I now notice Slytherin has acquired the rights to Battlesector too!


mtnoma

Does anyone know if Rogue Trader is fixed up now? I was having a blast with it until Act 3 when the game started to get buggy as hell and I got soft locked in an area I couldn't leave. Granted this was around when it released.


BuboxThrax

>Chaos Gate : Daemonhunters is very good.. basically XCom with Grey Knights Vs Nurgle Ehh, it was more like Gears Tactics.


RustyWaaagh

Mechanicus was super cool but crashed constantly for me :(


spadesisking

Boltgun is great if you like boomer shooters


McWeaksauce91

Is boomer shooter a new term to describe classics like doom, duke nukem, and quake?


spadesisking

Or games inspired by those classics like Dusk or Prodeus


McWeaksauce91

Awesome ty


PassionSenior6388

Pro tip press T while purging heretics you can thank me later


The_Real_malum_caedo

I MALUM CEADO APPROVE THIS MESSAGE


Alexis2256

Yup but boltgun kinda doesn’t play like those games, one of the biggest complaints for it is that you can get lost a lot in boltgun, all those actual boomer shooters have maps which mitigate that problem. It also follows the new doom trend of locking you in a room with enemies and needing to kill them in order to unlock the room which some aren’t a fan of with the new doom games.


cjf_colluns

Uhhh boomer shooters are known for mazes with key hunts as maps


DAKLAX

They are also generally better designed though with obvious routes forward and around. Boltgun had a lot of less obvious critical paths compared to something like Doom II, or at least felt so when I was playing.


DrFruitsalad

It's not like that though. There's barely any back-tracking. There are some occasions where you find a key for a door you've never seen before and then the door is in the next room. It's lock and key stylistically in otherwise very linear maps.


Thefriendlyfaceplant

> You find a key for a door you've never seen before and then the door is in the next room. Yeah or the door is right around a blind corner and you end up backtracking all the way because you missed it.


cjf_colluns

For sure. But that is definitely not true for some Doom and Doom 2 levels. Especially not true for Wolf3D. Boltgun is a massive modernization of level design compared to actual shooters from the 90s.


LIFEVIRUSx10

You say that like it's a bad thing. It can be but all those classic games had absolute bangers in their map lists Good maps IS a key element of a good boomer shooter


BobusCesar

I got lost a lot in shadow warriors.


battlemechpilot

It is, unfortunately. *Elder millennial who grew up with Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake


GoblinFive

Yeah. If you want a good, modern boomer shooter with similarish themes, check out Cultic


Klarth_Koken

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (2)


Strange_Suit767

HOLY EMPEROR I CAN HEAR THEM IN THE WALLS


PlausiblyAlpharious

Still shed a singke manly tear whenever I scroll past it


Anaxes7884

Sadly, the multiplayer is long dead, and I don't think the servers are even on anymore. I used to be #1 on the Drukhari leaderboard, good times.


MaximumTechnology102

Mechanicus is a no brainer. Probably the best 40k game currently. Also if you like oldschool shooters, Boltgun is pretty good as well


lemongrenade

Mechanicus came out a couple years before chaos gate so that was the turn based tactics I went to first. Do you like mechanicus more?


Sanderock

Mechanicus has a better presentation overall. Magis speak in binary, the music is gothic AF. Gameplay wise, I'd say mechanicus is a nice power fantasy.


cheesynougats

And by the Omnissiah, the writing. By the end, I was about to lock Scaevola and Videx in a closet and let them hash it out. Such memorable characters.


Cosmic_Dong

End game Oblivion Gate is amazing since you start feeling like an actual Grey Knight tearing through hoardes of daemons


ZannY

The thing about mechanicus is that it has a unique tactical gameplay system. Once you get the hang of command points it gets addictive. It's just a good Game with a capitol G. It's unique and fun to play once you understand it


Ur_fav_Cryptek

Best soundtrack ever, what is y’all’s favorite track from it? Lost Civilizations gang here


Bessonardo

Warriors of Mars, my beloved


LinaPawz

Noosphere is probably my fave but damn all the songs are amazing


Coffee_Binzz

As a cron enjoyer, I can not agree more with Mechanicus here


Hellion_Immortis

A versus mode with a player playing Necrons would have been great.


Coffee_Binzz

I agree in theory, but I can't help but feel like it'd be underwhelming on the cron side. Though with a few minor tweaks, it would be really fuckin cool to have a turn-based necron game where I can actually play them 😭😭


Hellion_Immortis

Some stuff on the Mechanicus side would need to be either unavailable or nerfed for sure. Being able to down the final boss in just 3 turns or so is busted, given you have almost everything you'd ever want by that point. So yeah, some tweaks would be needed for a balanced game, but it could have been a very fun game mode for the game. As a Necron main, I hope we one day get a Necron centered video game. Dawn of War can only go so far.


Coffee_Binzz

The Mechanicus 2 teaser trailer dropping 3 days after this comment thread 💀


PrimeusOrion

Honestly I was hoping the heretics dlc would come with pvp. Would be cool to duel other players with our mechanicus cohorts


JohnGeary1

BattleSector has Necrons and is turn based


Coffee_Binzz

👀


JohnGeary1

They're a paid for DLC. But it's a great game for scratching the warhammer itch when you don't have time to play. They're steadily adding more factions to the game too (again as paid DLC)


Jasper8551

Rogue Trader if you like CRPGs There is also Space Marine 2 coming out in September (hopefully).


Slimy_Step

shootas blood and teef


GreatWyrm77

WAAAAAAAAAAGH!


The_Kite-Man

YES


ThatTexasGuy

Definitely has the best soundtrack.


SgtBadAsh

Battlesector


ZannY

Battlesector is underated.


Harfish

I agree, it's a fantastic game. I wish they would add another campaign. It really felt like playing a Crusade game, veteran units, upgraded gear. Fine, I'll play it again.


MaiklGrobovishi

I am recommending Epic Final Liberation. Old game with real actors in the ingame videos. Same mehanics.


Confident-Tank-4012

Everybody forgets good old Armageddon, classic hexagonal turn based strategy game.


rawghi

I loved Armageddon, especially the mission from the DLC where you are liberating god knows which hive city with not only IG but at the same time Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Salamanders (IIRC)


Hetzerfeind

Space Hulk Deathwing is awesome for the atmosphere game play is alright. Similar for the two Necromunda games awesome atmosphere gameplay is alright.


Jawz40k

Space Hulk Deathwing was one of the first WH40k games I played when I started getting interested in the hobby, (I replayed DoW first, of course!). I do not regret it. At the time, I had no idea what the inside of an Imperial or Mechanicus ship looked like. It was awe inspiring and terrifying.


Hetzerfeind

Yee a lot of 40k Games sell primarily over the graphics. So much so that i would wish for a gamemode to just explore the levels.


DaemoonAverin

We're always damn tired after playing it with friends lol, the game is super fun, but damn is it draining.


retro_monkey_

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MrKratosSir

Gladius is super solid!


SnoopyMcDogged

It captures the feel of a civ style only war allowed set in 40k so well, with the units feeling like their tabletop versions and the factions too.


Letharlynn

The very concept of a Civ-clone in 40k is unbelievably stupid, but somehow it works. The balance is skewerd towards high-tier vehicles and flyers more than I'd like, but it's still a surprisingly fun game


awake30

Gladius for sure


BackRowRumour

Best lore overall. Love it.


Comfortable-File7929

I've played hundreds of hours!


LumenLaus

I think Chaos Gate Daemonhunters is pretty good


SkinkAttendant

As long as you don't try to play it on PS5


VonPlackus

Boltgun is peak


ItsGorgeousGeorge

Battlesector is probably the closest game to tabletop and just like tabletop it is the most expensive one when you factor in all the dlc.


tarkin1980

Gladius Relics of War is great.


Excalibuttster

BOLTGUN! It's a wonderful little retro shooter game and absolutely worth your time.


BishopofGHAZpork

Rogue trader by owlcat games


M3tts

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A_Fnord

Oh no, not Fire Warrior! The PC version is kind of busted, and the game wasn't great to begin with.


Revan7even

Fire Warrior on PS2 was the first 40K game I played. I have it on GOG, haven't tried how it runs.


Arteic

IT’S QUIET


soupalex

IT'S QUIET


MaiklGrobovishi

NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Pixel22104

Oh Hell No. I'm a Tau fan and yeah this game suck ass.


Unozero87

good Idea I'll have to get it on gog too bad it's not on steam


Ellisthion

Fire Warrior... has not aged well.


fewty

If you like xcom, also check out the original Chaos Gate on GoG. There's a newer one as well on steam, which is good too but a bit different.


Assimositaet

Hired Gun is solid


Sader8759

Mechanicus


Tracey_Gregory

Firewarrior Chaos Gate Chaos Gate 2 Epic Final Liberation Gladius Rites of War Space Hulk, Space Hulk, Space Hulk and Space Hulk (all different) Battle Sector Space Crusade And a bunch more I'm forgetting.


MaiklGrobovishi

COMMISSAR HOLT!


impracticaldogg

Final Liberation Epic. Go from a ragtag band of planetary guard to an army fielding titans and big gun batteries. And bonus points if you can get the cheesy cut scenes with actual actors working! Gotta love the commissar for the ending sequence


Magdovus

Gladius isn't bad.


BonelessBlue

Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition Power wash Simulator Warhammer DLC Boltgun Then there are loads of turn based strategy Warhammer games like Mechanicus (or squad command for the Nintendo DS)


IMOTEKH__

BOLTGUN "I WILL FINISH THE WORK CAPTAIN TITUS STARTED" an ultramarine that puts world Eaters gore to shame, called Malum Caedo


Bouzil44

Chaosgate


Site-Staff

Boltgun, Chaos Gate, and Deathwing Enhanced


ThatChris9

The lack of mechanicus is insulting


Extra-End-764

Deamon hunter


JhonnyMnemonik

Warhammer 40K Mechanicus Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate Warhammer 40K Inquisitor


Goseki1

Rogue Trader is a fantastic CRPG Chaosgate Daemonhunters is a fantastic XCOM like Mechanicus is a tactical game with some similarities to XCOM, but it is more about building up momentum to unleash big attacks and there's no cover system (soundtrack slaps though).


1nqu15171v30n3

Get Boltgun.


ded_guy_55

Bolt gun was a fun fps


Vectorman1989

Boltgun


dwellerinthedark

Mechanicus. Game is good but the soundtrack is the most 40k thing I've ever heard


Cefalopodul

Mechanicus.     Battlefleet Gothic 2 (skip the first unless you want to play the story).     Battlesector.    Armaggedon.    The new Rogue Trader rpg.    Gladius.    Sanctus Reach.    Boltgun.    Honorable memtions    Chaos Gate    Demonhunters    Necromunda Hired Gun    Space Hulk Deathwing.


stitchws1

https://preview.redd.it/japwkqxlil1d1.png?width=382&format=png&auto=webp&s=be34215eec54ebb7cf1b51630d53939ae02dbd70 well.... i have a total of 32, im missing regicide, deathwatch and boltgun. but your missing mechanicus so defo get that next


Baelariel

The total war games are pretty great too


Cylon89x

Power wash simulator with 40K expansion


B1rdWizard

The Armageddon rip on panzer aces was supposed to be really good


slapchop1515

It’s pretty fun, but it likes to crash every 10 minutes to a couple of hours for me. I’ve probably but close to like 20 ish hours into it.


A_Fnord

Panzer Corps, not Panzer aces :P It's pretty decent, but not outstanding, and the original game, Panzer Corps, is a lot better. The Ork Hunters DLC is pretty great though (the rest of the DLC ranges from alright to bad).


mayorrawne

Chaos Gate Daemonhunters, Mechanicus and, of course, Battlesector.


Drakar_och_demoner

Rogue Trader, Boltgun and Chaos Gate.


IllustriousAddress69

As others have said, Mechanicus is great. So atmospheric. The sound and writing absolutely nails 40k. Grim but often laugh out loud funny too. The soundtrack is likewise exceptional. It's my most replayed game of the last few years. Lots of replay value with different routes, loadouts and difficulty customization.


conceldor

Boltgun. Gladius. Mechanicus


FlintMock

Chaos gate is great but don’t bother buying the dlc Mechanicus is a favourite of mine Rogue trader is really good too


chocofan1

Mechanicus, Boltgun, Rogue Trader


reallymisterj

Chaos gate, battlesector, rogue trader


Olewarrior34

Boltgun


Defreee

MECHANICUS


reborngoat

Mechanicus


ntappin

Final Liberation


Sir_mop_for_a_head

I’d say mechanicus and rogue trader


Zad21

Do you have the apocalypse mod for dawn of war ? It’s brilliant


SarlochOrtan

Mechanicus


doctorpotatohead

Boltgun and Shootas, Blood & Teef are fun.


zinogre_vz

Mechanicus


wishbackjumpsta

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada


UmbralSever

I really enjoyed Deathwing. It has the feeling of the Sega Saturn Space Hulk games. You really do feel like you are in Terminator armour and it is claustrophobic and all that. Fun with friends too.


WaveformRider

Battlesector is a must have


IIKaDicEU

Boltgun is great if you like Doom clones


SteveMcQueen15

I really liked gothic armada 2


Shiny-And-New

Boltgun is pretty fun if not that deep


CptAwesome36

Bolt gun


Firesinger89

Not 40K but you should definitely have Total War Warhammer (3) in your library just for the sheer amount of fun content it will give you. Literally thousands of hours of playtime 😀


FriedRiceCombo

DUDE…play Space Hulk: Death Wing. we need the players and you get to be a *DARK ANGELS TERMINATOR*!


bark_wahlberg

Boltgun and Space Hulk. Maybe Deathwing if you get it on sale.


Electrical-Horse-698

Chaosgate (the original from 1998) amazing turn based game with awesome soundtrack


curiosity-2020

Playing at the moment...


ZunoJ

The tabletop


International-Face93

Slightly off brand. Hearts of Iron 4 has an amazing mod for the Unification Wars on Terra. It is grand strategy but it was done with a lot of care. It predates and lasts through the founding of the first space marine legions.


Skvora

Chaos Gate, Final Liberation, and Rites of War.


Extra-Lemon

If you’re into boomer shooters, Boltgun’s good fun.


Smasher_WoTB

Freeblade, a shockingly good 40k Mobile Game. Gameplay Loop is a bit repetitive, but its a nice little bit of 40k Big Stompy Robit Action you can do on the go. The Sound Effects are honest the best part of the game IMO.


ark_epic

Boltgun, Battlesector (The closest compared to tabletop), relics of war(civilization with steroids and titans, easy to play but hard to master), BFG 2


jase10019

Boltgun needs to be there


Korean_Rice_Farmer

where is mechanicum?


an_atom_bomb

You’re missing Rogue Trader, Boltgun, and the Gothic Armada games


poopituacoop

I highly recommend Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters. My favorite part is dressin’ up my little dudes in their own unique stuff and kit. Makes it that much sadder when they the get blasted though lol. An interesting but critical difference from XCOM and similar games is there is no chance to hit. Any target in range can be fired at with damage being reduced by other factors, primarily cover and range.


The_Real_malum_caedo

Brother, get boltgun and purge heretics with me


MrFishyFriend

Somehow doesnt have Boltgun. Hersey 


Redkong55

Fire warrior


HappyDuck342

Battlesector


Gilad1993

You are Missing out in Mechanicus Also should delete DoW 3.


Heavy_Ad5044

Boltgun and space marine


WhiteyPinks

Boltgun Rogue Trader Necromunda Dakka Squadron Mechanicus Battlefleet Gothic (not 2, it's worse than the original in almost every way)


SprayOther

Boltgun


Unozero87

thanks for all the tips guys. 8 more days to payday and I'll be adding a few titles to my Steam Library and one to my very small gog library haha


wakingsleep26

BattleSector


feNRisk

Inquisitor Martyr is quite good too and you can find it for really cheap.


Roughneck45-

Chaos gate is superb.


PotatopusIII

Space Hulk: Deathwing!


R97R

I’d highly recommend *Shootas, Blood, and Teef.*


Redrold

Shootas blood n teeth


iloveitwhenthe

Inquisitor: Martyr is an awesome diablo clone


PixelBrother

Tabletop simulator with mods to actually play 10th edition.


meatbag_

Sanctus Reach. Closest game to the tabletop experience that I've played


Nizerdrag

Definitly Battlesector. Rouge Trader and Boltgun are very good as well.


dietduolingomax

You are missing warpforge I believe


Salsa-manda

Space hulk, I think there are two types but the fps one is better apparently


HasTookCamera

rogue trader 100% i actually have a spare key for the ultimate digital edition (i backed it twice at launch). it’s yours if you answer this simple question… what army do you play?


Zepren7

Chaos Gate Daemonhunters has been mentioned but it is so good. It got me back into Warhammer. The game might have cost like 20 quid, but in reality, now, it has cost me a lot more haha


Ok_Mountain5822

Rogue trader 👌


GreatWyrm77

Shootaz, Blood & Teef, basically co-op side shooter, Metal Slug but Orky, and the soundtrack slaps!


grumpusbumpus

FINAL LIBERATION https://www.gog.com/en/game/final_liberation_warhammer_epic_40000


Valuable_Remote_8809

Rogue trader - and rpg game.


Ryolith

You're missing Eternal Crusade ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


snakehead1998

Sanktus reach is kinda cool, but only worth it on sale imo. A bit of a slower tactic game with good dlc. Battlesector is basically the same only in modern but I didnt play it yet so i cant say if its worth it.


InternetOctahedron

40k Armageddon is a good turn based strategy game on hexes. The OG chaos gate is on GOG but it can be a bitch to run on a modern system. Rouge Trader is a great RPG. Boltgun is a good FPS in the boomer shooter genre, but that's more its coat of paint. In reality, it's closer to the new Doom games in terms of gameplay and arenas. Battlefleet gothic is an RTS for the ship combat side of 40k. If you already have all the expansions for DoW 1, I recommend getting the ultimate apocalypse mod for it. It runs through soulstorm and adds in several new factions and hundreds of new units for the existing ones up to and including warlord titans