Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | |
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Developer(s) | Bulwark Studios |
Publisher(s) | Kasedo Games |
Series | Warhammer 40,000 |
Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
Release | November 15, 2018 (PC) July 17, 2020 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One) |
Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Bulwark Studios and published by Kasedo Games for the PC in November 2018. It is based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II was announced on May 23rd, 2024.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is the first video game to feature the Adeptus Mechanicus, a faction of cybernetically enhanced warrior priests. [1] [2] The game features turn-based tactical combat in the style of the XCOM series. [2] Cognition points (CP) dictate how many actions characters can take on their turn. [1]
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus was developed by Bulwark Studios, a studio based in Angoulême, France. [3] [4] Mechanicus was announced on February 21, 2018 for Windows, Linux, and macOS. [5] It was released on November 15, 2018. [6] Heretek expansion was released on July 23, 2019. [7] [8] Console versions for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One were released on July 17, 2020. [9]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 78/100 (PC)
[10] 67/100 (PS4) [11] 72/100 (Switch) [12] 79/100 (Xbox One) [13] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 76/100 [14] |
Eurogamer | 8/10 [15] |
GameStar | 79/100 [16] |
IGN | 8.5/10 (Italy)
[17] 7.8/10 (Spain) [18] |
Nintendo Life | 8/10 [19] |
Nintendo World Report | 7/10 [20] |
Push Square | 7/10 [2] |
Multiplayer.it | 7.5/10 [23] |
PC Invasion | 9/10 [1] |
Strategy Gamer | 4/5 (PC)
[24] 3/5 (Switch) [25] |
According to the review aggregate website Metacritic, the PC and Xbox One versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus received "generally favorable reviews", while PlayStation 4 and Switch versions received "mixed or average reviews". [10] [11] [12] [13]
Nic Reuben of Rock Paper Shotgun criticized the difficulty level: "[T]here’s just no bite to it, and it sadly ends up undermining itself as a result. If difficulty options get patched in though, grab it in a heartbeat. It’s so close to being fantastic it hurts." [26] Rich McCormick of Rock Paper Shotgun included the game among the five best games of 2018. [27]
PJ O'Reilly of Nintendo Life summarized: "Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus successfully fuses deep and rewarding turn-based strategy with impressively flexible customisation and some truly excellent world-building." [19]
Jason Rodriguez of PC Invasion reviewed the Heretek expansion and gave it six out of ten saying: "With limited new content, repeating your old romp, and a handful of bugs, it proves to be a disappointment that likes of which will bring shame to the Omnissiah." [28]
The game was included in Eurogamer's list of "The best Warhammer 40k games to play in 2022". [29] Rock Paper Shotgun ranked the game 29th on its list of "the best strategy games on PC". [30] PC Gamer listed the game second on its list of best Warhammer 40,000 games. [31]
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | |
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Developer(s) | Bulwark Studios |
Publisher(s) | Kasedo Games |
Series | Warhammer 40,000 |
Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
Release | November 15, 2018 (PC) July 17, 2020 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One) |
Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Bulwark Studios and published by Kasedo Games for the PC in November 2018. It is based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II was announced on May 23rd, 2024.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is the first video game to feature the Adeptus Mechanicus, a faction of cybernetically enhanced warrior priests. [1] [2] The game features turn-based tactical combat in the style of the XCOM series. [2] Cognition points (CP) dictate how many actions characters can take on their turn. [1]
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus was developed by Bulwark Studios, a studio based in Angoulême, France. [3] [4] Mechanicus was announced on February 21, 2018 for Windows, Linux, and macOS. [5] It was released on November 15, 2018. [6] Heretek expansion was released on July 23, 2019. [7] [8] Console versions for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One were released on July 17, 2020. [9]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 78/100 (PC)
[10] 67/100 (PS4) [11] 72/100 (Switch) [12] 79/100 (Xbox One) [13] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 76/100 [14] |
Eurogamer | 8/10 [15] |
GameStar | 79/100 [16] |
IGN | 8.5/10 (Italy)
[17] 7.8/10 (Spain) [18] |
Nintendo Life | 8/10 [19] |
Nintendo World Report | 7/10 [20] |
Push Square | 7/10 [2] |
Multiplayer.it | 7.5/10 [23] |
PC Invasion | 9/10 [1] |
Strategy Gamer | 4/5 (PC)
[24] 3/5 (Switch) [25] |
According to the review aggregate website Metacritic, the PC and Xbox One versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus received "generally favorable reviews", while PlayStation 4 and Switch versions received "mixed or average reviews". [10] [11] [12] [13]
Nic Reuben of Rock Paper Shotgun criticized the difficulty level: "[T]here’s just no bite to it, and it sadly ends up undermining itself as a result. If difficulty options get patched in though, grab it in a heartbeat. It’s so close to being fantastic it hurts." [26] Rich McCormick of Rock Paper Shotgun included the game among the five best games of 2018. [27]
PJ O'Reilly of Nintendo Life summarized: "Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus successfully fuses deep and rewarding turn-based strategy with impressively flexible customisation and some truly excellent world-building." [19]
Jason Rodriguez of PC Invasion reviewed the Heretek expansion and gave it six out of ten saying: "With limited new content, repeating your old romp, and a handful of bugs, it proves to be a disappointment that likes of which will bring shame to the Omnissiah." [28]
The game was included in Eurogamer's list of "The best Warhammer 40k games to play in 2022". [29] Rock Paper Shotgun ranked the game 29th on its list of "the best strategy games on PC". [30] PC Gamer listed the game second on its list of best Warhammer 40,000 games. [31]