Every Warhammer 40,000 Video Game Ranked From WORST To BEST
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2023
- Welcome to the 41st millennium! The universe created for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game has an incredibly rich, varied, and frankly terrifying lore that has been built up and expanded upon for decades. A great many licensed video games have dipped into the wealth of content offered by the 40k universe over the years, and in this video, we're ranking, judging, and then arranging all of them from downright heretical to the true a-star-tes. Here is every Warhammer 40,000 Video Game Ranked from Worst to Best.
Featured Warhammer 40,000 video games:
• Adeptus Titanicus: Dominus
• Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command
• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
• Eisenhorn: Xenos
• Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000
• Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion
• Necromunda: Hired Gun
• Necromunda: Underhive Wars
• Space Crusade
• Space Hulk (1993)
• Space Hulk (2013)
• Space Hulk: Ascension
• Space Hulk: Deathwing
• Space Hulk: Tactics
• Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels
• Talisman: The Horus Heresy
• The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn
• The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
• Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon
• Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister
• Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
• Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
• Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch
• Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
• Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
• Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
• Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
• Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
• Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
• Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War
• Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus
• Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf
• Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command
• Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin) & Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
Script: Simon Pike (@Sim198k)
Video Editor: Lean Bacalzo (@LeanBacalzo) & Leonardo Bacalzo
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LOADS of choice for 40K gaming out there, but which is your personal fave? 🔫🎮
Chaos gate:daemon hunters(the new one)
Dead to rights
Probably soon to be space marine 2🤷♂️
I know you aren't including mobile only, but I have been digging Tacticus on mobile. Yea, it's a p2w game, but I've been playing it witout spending any money and have been enjoying it since it still has a decent pace without needing $$$ spent. It's basically built using the same system from the mobile game Rivenguard, but after trying both, I think the tweaks done to Tacticus make it significantly more fun.
Dawn of war 2 easy
I'm a sucker for Mechanicus (AdMech being my favorite Imperium faction) and Shootas, Blood, and Teef is a guilty pleasure of mine.
@@DuskEalain not played either my self,ill look at admech im keen for battlesector to go on sale👍winter is coming john bankcard🤣🤣🤣
Im very opinionated when it comes to "8bit trash" i refuse to look at that bolt gun game as a result🤣🤣
The fact that there are so many lost Warhammer 40K games should teach us this: game preservation is important and physical media has a reason for existing.
but its also very oddly fitting as lost knowledge and tech etc is big part of the lore - a case of fiction and real life blurring lines
This is all preserved on web archives etc. What does physical media have to do with this? The important part is for DRM to not prevent people from playing the games.
@@mercurioslevin1877it does have a poetic angle to it but I'm so into retrogaming that I can't fully agree. Some of the best game experiences ive ever had have been games from the early 90s and I'm very thankful that fans kept them available. Heck, sometimes they even release mods and updates for them to this day
Your kind cling to your temporary physical storage, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude plastic drives you call the temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you.
But I am already saved, for piracy is immortal...
Jokes aside, few of my xbox360 and ps1 disks don't work anymore. Physical media needs to be dumped. Otherwise there always will be risk of it dying.
Real life STCs.
Didn't see any tags and its hard to click through the video when I am trying to decide on which Warhammer game to buy so I created a quick link list. here ya go!
Also question for TripleJump - Where would you put Rogue Trader on this list???
46. Warhammer 40k - Storm of Vengeance - 3:05
45. Warhammer 40k - Space Wolf - 4:26
44. Warhammer 40k - Freeblade - 5:55
43. The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth - 7:17
42. Eisenhorn: Xenos - 8:37
41. Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command - 10:08
40. Warhammer 40k - Kill Team - 11:47
39. Talisman: The Horus Heresy - 13:11
38. Warhammer 40k - Regicide - 14:34
37. Necromunda: Underhive - 15:58
36. Warhammer 40k - Fire Warrior - 17:21
35. Adeptus Titanicus: Dominus - 18:45
34. Space Hulk: Deathwing - 20:27
33. Necromunda: Hired Gun - 21:55
32. Warhammer 40k - Squad Command - 23:41
31. Warhammer 40k - Armageddon - 25:16
30. The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn - 26:58
29. Warhammer 40k - Eternal Crusade - 28:37
28. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada - 30:08
27. Warhammer 40k - Darktide - 31:59
26. Warhammer 40k - Rites of War - 33:38
25. Space Hulk: Tactics - 35:12
24. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 - 36:55
23. Space Hulk - 38:37
22. Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels - 40:27
21. Space Hulk (2013) - 42:02
20. Warhammer 40k - Battle Sister - 43:49
19. Space Crusade (1992) - 45:43
18. Warhammer 40k - Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters - 47:06
17.Warhammer 40k - Chaos Gate (1998) - 48:30
16. Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40k - 49:53
15. Warhammer 40k: Gladius - Relics of War - 51:17
14. Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion - 52:40
13. Warhammer 40k: Deathwatch - 54:04
12. Warhammer 40k: Sanctus Reach - 55:24
11. Warhammer 40k: Dakka Squadron - 56:55
TOP TEN!
10. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War III - 58:30
9. Warhammer 40k: Shootas, Blood and Teef - 1:00:01
8. Warhammer 40k: Inquisitor - Martyr - 1:01:51
7. Space Hulk: Ascension - 1:03:41
6. Warhammer 40k: Space Marine - 1:05:16
5. Warhammer 40k: Battlesector - 1:07:06
4. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II - 1:08:53
3. Warhammer 40k: BoltGun - 1:10:50
2. Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus - 1:12:44
1. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War - 1:14:35
Thanks for that.
Never played any of these games. Guess I'll start at number one.
Mechanicus, Boltgun, and Inquisitor Martyr are all excellent games, with Inq Mar being a good jump in title. GLHF
Ty
You deserve 10k likes tbh
God’s work.
Please time stamps
An interesting list. I think Dawn of War 3 is listed way too high as it is the weakest of the Dawn of Wars, I'd say Chaos Gate Demonhunter is a far better game. DarkTide had a lot of promise on release but they didn't deliver on what was promised. A year later there are things still missing, but they can make up for it. When OwlCat's Rogue Trader comes out later this year it will have to be added to the list and I expect it to be very high up, same with Space Marine 2. Also, the Alpha of Speed Freeks shows a lot of promise as well. Dawn of War 1, Boltgun and Space Marine 1 are to me still the best Warhammer 40K games around.
Although I personally love Mechanicus (with the Heretek expansion) seeing it placed so much higher than Daemonhunters surprised me. At least equal or superior in both polish and reception. Calling it an inferior XCOM clone is a bit strange since it better resembles Gears Tactics' more urgent, action oriented take on TBS. It's quite a different design. Dawn of War 3 was almost universally panned and I struggle to understand how it manged a top 10 slot at all. It's so half-baked.
DoW 3 being above the Gothic Armada games is actual heresy.
DoW3 felt fine in the campaign, but as soon as you left the campaign it showed all the problems. It was a game where they tried to appeal to too many crowds, rather than sticking in a lane and making a refined experience. Dawn of War 1 is great if you want the epic scale 40k battles or are just a traditional RTS fan, meanwhile Dawn of War 2's focus on smaller squads is more like the classic 40k tabletop - both are fantastic choices and have their own adoring fanbases. Dawn of War 3 seemed to lack an identity - it felt like they wanted to keep the squad powers and hero focus of DoW2, but they also wanted to go back to the DoW1 scale, all while trying to incorporate elements of the then-popular MOBA format - one foray into multiplayer and you immediately realize that you're pushing lanes, tearing down towers, and aiming to destroy a nexus... MOBA 101 (on another note, I'm actually amazed we never got a true 40k MOBA with how every franchise seemed to have one). Dawn of War 3 ended up doing large scale worse than DoW1 and small scale worse than DoW2, all while feeling watered down by mechanics that the fans never asked for... I wanted to love the game so much, but it lacked the long-term enjoyability of both its predecessors.
@@Dreznin I think the campaign had its problems too. The pace of resource gain was glacially slow because it was balanced for multiplayer, so you spent so long waiting for points so you could actually buy units. Also, it kept swapping factions each mission so you really didn't get a chance to get used to the faction you were using.
I thk DARKTIDE deserves much better rating as its class overhaul pretty much fixed the issue in October 3rd 2023. (11days prior to this video)
This increased players, reaching to 33k peak players last month.
Agreed Darktide is so much fun and getting very close to the Vermintide level of fun.
Darktide is a game of immense potential and can now be considered a good title. Only perhaps held back by the slow content updates
Still has balancing and difficulty issues, among others, but can't deny it's a blast. New maps are the b st yet (Carnival, Baross, Archivum), new skill trees, and easy enough you don't have to restrict yourself to META builds and god-tier weapons, even at the absolute highest levels. You can have fun with any build and team compositions (although a couple of Smite Psychers improve the odds considerably).
Dark tide is u playable
Y, give it a year though and it will be 10/10.
For me Dawn of War (the first one) is the best Warhammer 40K game by a long shot.
Also, I hope we will see a list of Warhammer Fantasy games.
For me its DoW2 + Chaos rising, but first one is always close second.
DoW Soulstorm and its amazing fan mods that are still going strong today is the best. If we're talking only the base game, then I would probably agree that the first one was best.
Chaos Gate was a great game.
It is the best RTS I have every played. It beats all Warcrafts for me and Starcraft too.
one game of warhammer 40k that would be good would be a titanfall 2 copy that lets us fully control an imperial knight for some missions and a space marine for ground missions, and for especial missions let us use another type of titan like warhog or imperatus class
I don’t know Warhammer 40,000 from a hole in the ground but it’s a lazy Friday afternoon, it’s an hour+ TripleJump video, and I’m here for it
Same.. Like I know in general what it's about, but have never played any of the games
I'll back the guy In a pandasuit, it's very cool and bleak and I never knew how much influence this series has had on games
All you need to know is Big E.
Is the emperor of mankind.
The warp has many names
Theres 4...5 chaos gods
All you need to do is trust in Big E.
Burn the herectic
Kill the xenos
Purge the unclean
40k is dope. Its worth reading about.
Warhammer is a religious experience. Accept the the God Emperor of Mankind as your lord and savior. 😁🤣
Boltgun has a "taunt" button...in a single-player FPS game...
"For the throne!"
So much fun
Deathwing is underrated. When the multiplayer server still ran properly it was a blast to play. Maybe even good enough to get up there into the top 10, if you ignore the single player and AI
It was awesome but the class and loot update came too late, game was dead already.. :/
I would never put hired gun above death wing in any stretch of the imagination, hired gun is absolutely awful in every regard
Dawn of War 3 being as high as it is basically disqualifies the list.
I like Dawn of War 3 😅
Sure it isn’t anywhere as good as Dawn of War 1 and I would have preferred it played more like that game rather than hero hammer, but it is still one of the better 40k games out there in my opinion 🤗
@@bear4278 It is like... your opinion.
I'd argue it is one of the worst major 40k releases, discounting never-ending shovelware.
DoW3 is the type of game that simply makes me quote certain classic: "What were they thinking?!"
Couldn't agree more. I reinstalled it recently because I saw how little progress I had in it, played one match, and uninstalled. It's really not good.
The writing in Mechanicus was stellar, I'm glad it is recognized here !
I enjoyed the writing too!
The voicework really helped it shine. The music is stellar. I still listen to Guillaume David’s work to date.
I just wish the gameplay was up there
too.
@@thirteenthirtyseven4730 So true ! I was sort of angry the gameplay didn't hold up because all the artistic choices were so great and you could really tell that they knew and loved the franchise ... I'm soon going to try the WH40K Chaos Gate game from last year, my hopes are set pretty high
I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Nothing beats finding a good game. Somehow it goes over my head. I see it's rave reviews are ubiquitous so that means it's something subjective, but I'm just don't get it. Crappy design, and the tactical play is so limited. For info, my personal favorite is close between Sanctus Reach and Warhammer: Liberation. With Liberation edging out the win.
Oh, Liberation brings back gooood oooold memories indeed, I still have the box somewhere and I'm glad I kept it because the artwork was really something ! Totally agree with you on the gameplay side of the Mechanicus, it just doesn't hold up to the overall polished quality of the game and that's too bad, so I really hope the Chaos Gate game from last year did an ok job at a 40K XCOM clone ! @@noworldorder
Rogue Trader is so good and would def be in the top 10 (my number 1 at the moment)
yeah why didn't he place it
@@darioidk2508 Rogue Trader released in December 2023 whereas this was uploaded in October
Garbage game. A role playing game that doesn't let you play a role. Everything revolves around the companions, you're irrelevant.
I recently bought Inquisitor Martyr with all DLC for around €9 on steam in a sale. So if you are willing to wait for it your remark about the price is definitely not an issue.
Yeah I also have Inquisitor and don’t know why I haven’t played it yet it looks good. I’ve been on an ARPG kick playing Diablo 4 and hyped for Path of Exile 2.
currently on a massive sale again
Great game, must have if your a 40k fan.
Props to the writer of this list who clearly has a great grasp of the enormous range of lore in 40k!!
And for correctly acknowledging the fact that the Orks are the best faction in 40K.
Aeronautica Imperialis is an actual tabletop game. It was originally released as a White Dwarf article to allow players to use existing pieces to play a spinoff game, but came out as its own standalone game several years ago. It even got an expansion adding on the Tau. It didn't go over too well though and only ever got Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Orks, and Tau.
As new fan of WH40K franchise, I'm quite glad to pick up some of the best games in my early days of knowing this confusing but interesting (Gladius: Relics of War, for free and Shootas, Blood, and Teef with some discount). The orks was just a love at first sight with their mad love with color red and unique way to speak, with Blood Angles came second.
Remember red makes you fast blue makes you lucky and purple, well, ever seen a purple Ork?
Used to love 40k and genuinely had no idea SO MANY games came out in the back half of the 2010s for it...
If you'd put me on the spot before today I'd maybe have been able to name 2-3.
Final Liberation at #16? *Way* too low!
You didn't even mention the live action cutscenes they filmed for it which, considering being filmed in 97 and being very low budget, hold up extremely well (especially the actor playing Commissar Holt).
And the soundtrack is arguably the best out of all the 40K games!
FMV actors in the 90's almost always went full ham on this stuff, it was incredibly entertaining. You could tell they thought no one would ever see it and they lived their best Broadway dreams against primitive greenscreen.
yeah Final Liberation was fantastic
I mean he put eternal crusade above space Hulk deathwing and hired gun.
The soundtrack was the most 40k of all games imo
I cant take this list seriously when you rnked Dawn of War 3 so high, let alone above Darktide. Even before the rework, Darktide was still a vastly better than whatever the fuck DoW III was trying to be.
Thank you guys!!!❤ I was looking for something like this for a long time...
Thank you for making these type of lists, they make my day
Very much agree.
How do I collab with you guys on a ranking video
Personally, I think Boltgun should have been number 2. It's honestly the most fun I've had with a 40k video game in ages!
I wouldn't even put it in my top 5.
@@Ultrox007So it is still in your top 10.
@@AAhmou Actually not sure.
40k games I love: Dawn of War's 1+2, Chaos Gate Remake, Chaos Gate original, Space Hulk Ascension, and 40k Gladius. (also put EYE here even though it's not technically 40k)
Ones I liked: Space Marine, Chapter Master, Mechanicus, Necromunda, Gothic Armada 2, [the other Space Hulks], Final Liberation, and Legacy of Dorn.
Boltgun is slightly below those due to its lack of variety in combination to its length. (67% the options as Space Marine, but twice as long), but I can't say I didn't enjoy my time, it just got tedious and boring.
At least it took 4 hours to reach that point,
unlike Dakka Squadron which got boring after 1 hour.
@@Ultrox007Nice selection, I love their RTS (DoW and both battlefleets) and Gladius is awesome, can’t wait for Drukari !
Depends if you prefer strategy or FPS, really.
The box art for all of these games is fantastic
nice summary!
Darktide has improved since release, but it did probably suffer from a premature launch.
DoW III did have a fantastic soundtrack at least.
nice to see Space Marine rate well, it was a flawed classic ... that I thrashed relentlessly. looking forward to the sequel!
I picked up Hired Gun in a sale this yr. And was pleasantly surprised. It was a fun time running and gunning in the 40k world, no big issues that were mentioned here, so guess they’ve fixed it since those reviews. And you get a mech-hound companion! So, fun gunplay, get to pet a doggo, if on sale I’d say worth the pick up.
Holy shit, I thought you sounded familiar. Youre one of the guys from the golden watchculture era! So random that this video happened to be recommended now. Awesome to see you still putting out awesome videos man!
I don't know anything about the 40K universe but this is a great introduction. I've been looking for some kind of main overview of the whole thing, and this is the best way.
Dawn of War 1 was my first exposure to Warhammer 40K, the intro still gives me chills, but I have never played the tabletop game. I did read the Dawn of War series and got hooked on the novels from Black Library having now read hundreds, the Eisenhorn and Ravenor omnibuses are a couple favorites.
The Space Hulk board game had a big impact on me growing up. For better or worse, the videogame adaptations never quite held up to that experience for me, but I definitely appreciate them as their own things.
Great video, thanks a lot! So much nostalgia...wonderful!
I actually quite liked kill team but that's mostly because me and my dad played through it together and it was a fun time bonding over our mutual love of the series, shame it's been de-listed
Me and my friend played it split screen on my ps3 way back. Definitely underrated co-op gem
I've played spacehulk. If you are at all curious, do yourself a favor and play it.
The gameplay is pretty lackluster, but the atmosphere, level design, visuals, are all top notch. Id say its worth trying it just for that. The biggest issue i have with it really is that you are literally a walking fridge, you have about just as much grace in your movements
Although I have watched youtube videos and really liked the lore of WH40K, I had never played any of the games until Darktide. I have had such a blast on the L4D style of game so for it to be #27 on the list really got me excited to maybe expand my roster of games to try out!
I love darktide, in it's current state it's a real dope game - especially if you have friends who play it too. Some day it'll be exactly what every wh fan wants, it's like an investment to the future and so much has happened since release and it will get better and better with every patch. If you have a stressful job there's nothing better to kill hundreds of demons. The launch was horrible, but I think that this wasn't the intention of the devs. You and I know that darktide is a really good game, I loved vermintide 2 as well, if you don't know it - check it out! You'll love it
It's really cool to see Triple Jump are real Warhammer fans. Of any major IP, I think none is so unjustly ignored by the mainstream audiences and outlets. There is so much incredible content in the universe. I feel like It's rare to find actual fans despite it being such a massive IP.
Space Hulk revenge of the blood angels on the ps1 was such a good game for its time, imo. I loved that game so much back in the day. At the time of its release it would easily top this list...but given that there was virtually nothing else out there, I guess that's to be expected!
Great list - fully agree that DoW sits at the top, and probably by some distance.
Great list, but I believe both Chaos Gate games should definitely be higher.
Happy to see Battlesector and Boltgun get what they deserved. The voice acting in Battlesector was top notch.
For sure, the new one is awesome. Great story, does the setting well. It's the best xcom-like out there.
@@jessewhite753 I definitely prefer having more units to play with like the original, but it was definitely a good sequel. Made me really appreciate the Grey Knights
I really enjoyed the first one despite being ugly...I will try the new one
Great video, but very small note:
I recommend changing up the music a bit throughout the video. It becomes VERY apparent after the first 20 minutes or so that the same music is constantly on a loop and becomes kinda distracting
Outstanding work. Thank you!
Darktide is actually very good now and deserves way more credit. The environments and ambiance is super authentic and true to the source material, and along with its fantastic graphics the presentation is absolutely top tier. The 'recent reviews' on steam would give a clearer idea of the current state and quality of the game (which sits at 'very positive').
Just going to the comments to say this, thank you for beating me to it.
same, when they said Spacehulk Deathwing is the best on the list for nailing the aesthetic i was like "Is darktide not on this list?" Also, I feel like rating it so low because of polish and lack of content without having revisited it seems disingenuous, especially with how much it gets right, specifically gameplay, aesthetic desgin and sound design. This came out three weeks ago so i feel like instead of comparing the release value of the games, you should be recommending games based on how they are at the time of making the list so people know if games are good now, not when they released.
In contrast, Battlesector is ranked 5 because its players liked it. Which loosely translates to one of the 2 people making the video likes it, therefor they think its good. Most players like their games, that criticism can be levied to every game on this list except maybe the bottom 10 mobile cash grabs.
Too bad Fatshark is one of the worst companies in the videogame history. Darktide is a gotcha mobile game. 40 bucks please
I'm one of the few scrubs who enjoyed it from the beginning. It was fun and a good game to play for like 45 minute sessions when you have to go to bed or have shit to do
Still amazed that the original DoW is not only played, but still actively modded. the unification mod is awesomme and adds even more content and replayability for a game 20 years old.
I've enjoyed a lot of W40K games over the years, but for me there is one that stands above them all and keeps dragging me back for another playthrough. Dawn of War 2.
However, I also enjoyed Space Marine, Battlefleet, Final Liberation, Inquisitor - Martyr, Dawn of War 1 + addons and Boltgun.
Most fans of 40k video games will debate day in and out between Dawn of War's 1+2. Some prefer the wide RTS variety (and mods) of 1; others the tactical depth, unique playtypes, and scale of 2.
That said, the fact that Dawn of War 3 is in their top 10 is a crime.
Agree on DoW2. Timeless game. I intens to replay it soon for the nt time. You should check out Deamonhunters though. Great game and totally underrated here. It has a really good story too.
The upcoming Rogue Trader game by Owlcat looks to be another great addition the setting.
played it , very good! adviced
Oh now you definitely need to do all warhammer fantasy games ranked.
Though I really want all final fantasy games ranked.
Even if i know the rankings will piss me off.
The Final Fantasy ranked list has no chance of pleasing anyone.
@@Banquet42 none of their lists do. Just look at the star wars one.
You do realize they are listed based on online rating. They don't choose the ranking
Can someone --anyone please tell me the background music they use in this? I've found Triple Jump's lists have now become synonymous with feeling relaxed in general, so being able to listen to this track in general would be nice :P
I never really got what people don't like about Space Hulk: Deathwing. I immensely enjoyed EVERY single second of my playthrough. Not only that, I did several playthroughs of it. The environments alone make it for me, let alone the entire game itself.
Did you played that updated version or day-one version? I heard later released updated version is much better experience.
@@tezeskop oh boy day one Deathwing was a broken mess, folks needed to disable their audio devices in device manager to get passed the bell chamber in chapter one due to a memory leak that would reduce your FPS to single digits 😭 that god for the updated edition!
@@mercurioslevin1877 i got Deathwing from PS plus and i think it was running 30fps on PS5. Turned me off. I loved esthetics though.
@@tezeskop No, I played the updated one. But in any case, if it was updated later, there is no point on judging it on a previous iteration. I even played it on a mid gaming rig with tons of lag during the most tumultuous sections and I still loved it. I'm gonna get a better rig in 2 months or so and I am pretty sure I'm going to play it again.
Good to see final liberation getting some love. It’s probably the closest to the table top game and is absolutely brilliant. Shame it doesn’t work properly AT ALL on modern hardware.
Are there any fan made PC versions / mods like they did with Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines?
Should have been ranked higher.
I had to turn my office upside down to confirm it, but I still have my physical copy !
@@p.b9085 i wish I kept my physical media. There’s something about big box pc games that is just so satisfying
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES TO THIS DAY FOR 40K VIDEO GAMES!!!
Wish they had completed the expansions for the different factions and storylines.
Man, I had Rites of War back in ‘99! I used to play Eldar so it was really cool to have them in a video game. Those were the days!
Some of the old 90s games have a real soft spot for me, especially the original Chaos Gate and Final Liberation. Awesome games
Pretty decent list and I rarely agree with these.
I haven't finish Rogue Trader, but I can already say it ranks towards the top, maybe even the top.
Waiting for Total War: Warhammer 40k! Thanks for the list. I've added a few titles to my wishlist.
And now we have owlcats: warhammer rogue trader my favorite 40k game to date, a great crpg with awesome storytelling
The later update/replacement edition - Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced fixed alot of the issues the game had like finally adding in elements like proper MP progression and upgradable addons to your wargear etc but the game still has to be played Multiplayer for the true experience as the single player mode is still lacklustre sadly
There was also no Xbox edition still, I was really excited when I heard that death wing was coming to consoles but then they dropped Xbox with no explanation
First of all thank you for including the very old Space Crusade! I played it on my Commodore 64 and it was crap but it was my lovely crap! ❤ Beside that... Wasn't there a Warhammer 40l game called Retribution?
Retribution was an expansion to Dawn of War 2 yes
Martyr is really solid. Wait for the sale. It happens almost every two months 😊
Given the number of games, it'd be nice if the description had links to chapters in the video.
damn, with so many games I didn't think your list would be that close to mine, with specific games beeing right where they need to be
well done
Can’t believe you got Matt Berry to voice this whole video, incredible
Big fan of twin stick shooters so I actually had a lot of fun with Kill Team. And it unlocked the Power Sword in Space Marine which, as a Dark Angel, I had to have. 😅 Disappointed Deathwing didn't place higher. Comments are all fair, but, there was always that rare occasion when you'd get into multiplayer with a group that knew what they were doing and then it was an awesome experience.
Id love to see another game like Inquisitor Martyr but with Space Marines and you can choose classes ie librarian, vanguard, etc etc... and maybe even a couple members of other imperial factions or allies. To see a straight up Diablo like 40k game would be a dream.
45:26 Battle Sister was actually my introduction into the universe of Warhammer. I watched a play through by A Wolf In VR (great VR channel) and was instantly enamored. I bought the game myself and it further cemented my descent into Warp-madness
Ironically though, given I was introduced by the Sororitas, I’m a fledgling Xenos player (Craftworld Eldar specifically, u have some Fire Dragons and a Corsair killteam) though I do have some salamanders as well because I love my wholesome flame boys
What is the criteria used for ranking these?
Don't forget Speedfreeks! It's only in early access right now, but it looks to be shaping up to some good, orky fun.
Can't believe Warhammer 40k Chaos Gate-Deamon Hunters wasn't even a mention. I played many of these W40k games and feel like Chaos Gate might be the best one, or at least would have placed in the top 3.
It’s in top 16 or so? But should be much higher
No it's about where it belongs, maybe even too high. The Duty Eternal DLC devastated the campaign experience and instead of listening to the chorus of player complaints and fixing things at the source, they released an incredibly poorly balanced band-aid fix in the form of Execution Force. The game is fun but an intransigent dev studio squandered much of the potential the game had.
Fantastic video, thanks a lot
It has always been my opinion that a Dynasty Warriors style 40k game based during the great crusade and/or horus heresy would be amazing.
Never have I wanted a 40k game more now, that is absolutely a perfect combo
That was supposed to be Space Marine before they butchered the game. Look at the original trailer. It is basically Dynasty Warriors.
This.
I fell for regicide. It still hurts to this day. Thats 30$ I’ll never get back
Lmao
Squad Command is awesome once you get used to the controls, I'm probably just bias cuz it was my introduction to the 40k universe.
No one was gonna be happy with your list but you did a great job guys
Oh man, Soldiers at War. I almost forgot about that one. I played that so much back in the game. Unironically where I learned that Italy wasn't allied with the US in WWII from.
why no timestemps
Darktide is a hell of a lot of fun. They really need to start regularly releasing more story content though. To be fair they did just spend a ton of their time on making the talent systems better and they succeeded in that.
There isnt reeeeally much story to build on a game that focuses so much on the co-op gameplay more than anything. BUUUUT if rumours are to be believed, Genestealer cults and possible story around that and Morrow being infected could be coming.
@@cyanide7270 Vermintide had a much more substantial story and launch. It's hard to make that argument when literally the same company has already done better.
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The fact that most negative player reviews simply whine that it isn't a mere 40K reskin of Vermintide 2 certainly demonstrates the level of entitlement people have nowadays and should be largely ignored.
Having played in the closed betas for Vermintide, Vermintide 2, and Darktide, I had a reasonable amount of expectation going into the full release and despite some gripes, I enjoy the hell out of Darktide a little more than Vermintide. The tenuous alliance between the convicts during missions, especially the banter between them being much more interesting than between the Ubersreik Five, makes the game more compelling than its Fantasy counterpart even if there's no definitive story campaign like in Vermintide (also because the battle for Atoma Prime is an ongoing conflict).
@@AdderTude I mean most negative reviews are mostly that the game has barely any content. The same few maps over and over. They fixed some of the progression and build variety issues, but the lack of maps is still an issue.
@@cyanide7270 Idk, rumors seem more wishful thinking than anything. I mean, genestealers during a Nurgle invasion? Besides, what does a genestealer cult give you that a Nurgle cult doesn't? You already are fighting an army of traitor guard so really your just the genestealers and patriarch and really that seems out of the scope of what your team is capable of. Maybe they would do that but I feel they still have a lot of work with the stuff we got before they even think about new factions.
I disagree with the positioning of Chaosgate Daemonhunters. It´s easily one of the best XCOM-likes and certainly better than XCOM 2 for example. The game is insanely good and replayable.
XCOM suffers from "consistent 5% miss chance landing with abnormal frequency" syndrome. Unfortunately, Xenonauts has this same problem, on top of the aliens unfairly being able to one-shot many of your soldiers despite having armor.
@@AdderTude Yes. I'm fine with RNG systems in tactical games like Xcom, but I am not fine when the RNG flat-out lies like in base Xcom.
Long war mods luckily fix that.
Betrayal at calth was so good on VR. Standing next to the characters was impressive. Sucks it was abandoned.
Nice List of Games, never knew there were so many of them... might be an issue of Microphone quality, but the Narrator somehow sounds like a Cyberman from Dr.Who to me. One of the Old Ones too. My Favorite is Dawn of War. All of the 1st Game, from the Base Game, to Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and even Soulstorm, as Soulstorm gets nice Additions trough Mods. Never have i enjoyed a hammy Narration than with those Games.
I have been very addicted to the new card game Warpforge on steam lately. Mobile version just came out recently too
Fire warrior. The only game I’ve played where bolt guns fire like bolt guns. Handled like a bulky rifle. Impact on enemies felt like they get hit with a grenade launcher.
Pretty solid list. Only thing I'd argue with is I do feel Darktide should be higher. Maybe not top 10, but at least top 15. While it does still have some issues, meh progression, and could use a bit more content, the gun play, visuals, mission, and music are near top tier. besides that though, everything else I'd say is fairly placed.
Also, nice to see Battle Sector so high. It is a bit underrated, and honestly, my favorite 40k turn based game so far (still have to play Mechanicus, and when it comes out, maybe Rogue Trader)
I mostly agree with the list but placing Darktide so low is just wrong. The game that was described in the video sounds like release day Darktide. The game Ive played for 80 hours is alot more polished, with good graphics, nice gameplay, and *alot* more customization with the new update.
Theres still not what many would call a "typical story" but there is more lore than you think. And theers not very many bugs yet.
Theres just a few more things Darktide needs, and alot of that is just more stuff.
But number 27? Thats heavily uncalled for.
Yet they heaped praise on Dawn of War III (in the Top Ten of this list) which was near-universally panned by 40K fans and especially DoW fans.
I very (hazily...) remember enjoying/forcing myself to play through FIRE WARRIOR on the PS2 after picking it up for dirt-cheap.
I had absolutely no knowledge of what "Warhammer 40K" even was at the time, but there's a level in that game - where you first face some absolutely brutal Space Marines - that blew my tits off.
You saying 40,000 instead of 40k feels like an attack
@svenfold979 yeah, no Warhammer 40 thousand fan would do that.
I've played 95% of this list. I definitely agree with the top 5. The one entry I take massive exception to is including Daw of War 3 in the top ten. Absolutely not a "great game." Two things turned off the fans of the other games. First was the MOBA gameplay. The multi-player was dead on arrival due to that alone. The second (but bigger) reason was that demo that showed Gabriel Angelos doing a front flip in terminator armor. That alone was worth all the ridicule the game got. Yes, it was a pretty game with a pretty decent selection of units, but the single player campaign was unbearable to sit through, switching between Marines, Orks, and Eldar constantly. If it had been 3 separate campaigns instead, it would have been a much more enjoyable experience. The game launching with only those 3 factions, with no timeline for releasing the rest, was the final nail in the coffin for this massive steaming pile of a game. It's too bad it killed the series, as the rest of the entries are spectacular.
Plus, Relic tried to appeal to the casual player rather than longtime loyal fans.
Absolutely high to put the old ass chaos gate over chaos gate daemonhunters. That recent one knocks the socks off nearly everything on the list besides the better dawn of war titles in regards to tactical strategy
I am so happy to see battle sector high on the list as it is what got me into 40K!
I might try some of those I overlooked over the years.
Dawn of War 1 is the ONLY Warhammer game I've ever played.
It's fucking AMAZING, too. Way better than a lot of other games out there. I can't believe they never made any sequels to the game. They could have made, like, 40 of them. They don't even need a NEW game, just update the old one, that'd be FINE! Write more campaigns for it or something.
Still blows me away that it didn't become a series.
I never played 40k, nor was interested in it. But one boring day with game pass, I downloaded darktide. It might not be the best 40k game but it got me interested in the lore and other content out there for it.
My road to 40k is marked by the original Chaos Gate with an Ultramarine tossing a grenade yelling "A gift from the Emperor!"
I know it hadn't released yet, but I'd be curious to see where Owlcat Game's Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader lands on this list.
It’s astounding how many RTS or turn based strategy games were made that were mid or worse.
Seems like you're missing a few mobile (some of which were then ported to PC) items including Carnage (Champions), Drop Pod Assault, Combat Cards, Horus Heresy Legions and the more recent Lost Crusade and Tacticus
I was working as a third party tester for Sony when Firewarrior came out. I know it wasn't all the great. But let me tell you, as a 40k devotee since the early 90's. Coming off of shiz like "Barbie's Horse Adventure" or one of the many shovelware PS1 games we had to test all the time, having a week to test a 40k game was like having Christmas come early. And I actually really liked Firewarrior, even after testing it.
I had NO clue there were this many 40K game. Zero clue. Super excited about the new 40K game coming out.
40k games can either be legendary or completely forgotten. Little in-between.
Chaos Gate and Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 are criminally underrated here.
I don't get what was "confusing" about skill trees in Chaos Gate Deamon Hunters xD
I play Dawn of War 2' "Last Stand" mode to this day. Have played at laumch and still come back for a quick round when I feel like it.
Great video!🎉 I play 'dawn of war UA' almost every day.
There's games here. I missed games I played and loved, but it's the voice over on this that kills me its matt Berry crossed with Richard Ayoade 😂
Though as a Roleplaying Gamer since 1982 at the age of 11 and having been aware of Warhammer 40k since it came out in 1987, for some reason I never got into it. Until I found myself stuck in the hospital back in August of 2020 (Foot Surgery) & idly wondered if there were any good Sci-Fi Diablo clones out there. I stumbled across 'Inquisitor- Martyr' & it ticked all the right buttons for me. I have now racked up over 1,800hrs of play, so definitely have gotten my money's worth.
I am curious though, does this rating system take into account updates and improvements made with games that devs are still workin on? I know that 'Deathwing' got a significant update and 'Martyr' is still supported to this day.
Darktide isn't represented properly in this video. Game had a very poor launch, but if you are interested in a horde co-op shooter with convincing 40k visuals, definitely check it out. Latest updates have improved it considerably.
I still have my 1st edition Space Hulk board game. I think it just had its 40th birthday. The box, like me, is old and knackered and hence all this rambling to say I’ve loved 40k for 40 years.
My personal favourites are restricted to consoles I own or owned never had pc.
Space Hulk: Asscension
They really perfected the balancing for this game. Space Hulk is a hard game if you’re up against an experienced stealer player. But it’s Vita predecessor was a little *too* unfair rng-wise.
40k Deathwatch
Would’ve been top but after 30 hours and after beating the final level (an absolute nightmare!) the game on my ps4 crashed so it lost my save and I never saw the ending. I rly had no idea it was a mobile game as I don’t game on my phone at all. I always thought it looked beautiful on PS4 and I think it was meant to come out on Switch at some point - it exists on Amazon UK as unavailable.
Mechanicus, by coincidence has just moved from my pile of shame to my Switch so I can’t grade it until I’ve finished it, but it looks amazing on OLED screen.
The Diablo clone game was brilliant on PS4 and just edges Space Marine on 360 as my favourite action title. I’m so wanting to play all those amazing looking turn-based games on like Amiga and modern pc as well but I dare not open Pandoras PC box, I’ll starve to death the amount of tactics games I know are waiting for me on steam ☺️
The Cold Corridors mod for Space Hulk Ascension dialled the replay value upto 11 - it brought the playable chapters count to 22 each with different abilities or approach to playstyle like Legion of the Damned are all psykers and can use short ranged teleportation to Deathwatch which allows you to build your squads using marines from the 5 base game/DLC chapters so you could have a space wolf melee specialist covering the rear of a flame proof salamander with a heavy flamer etc not to mention the huge addition to the wargear options - combi-weapons including a bolter-melta as well as combat shield useable with a stormbolter for Imperial Fists etc..... Shame the game has been delisted as it's the best version of tactical space hulk games IMO
First person i hear that likes ascension. I frankly prefer the first Game or the last over ascension.