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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)

Real-time space strategy with customizable fleets and tactical ship combat

Tindalos Interactive · Published by Focus Entertainment · Released Apr 21, 2016

Strategy

Reviews
Mixed
69% of 6,068
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now
8
peak 24h 11
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update
9 years ago
Nov 24, 2016

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)?

This real-time strategy game puts you in command of warships from the Imperium, Chaos, Eldar, or Orks. You maneuver individual ships and use their abilities in space battles, then customize weapons, defenses, and crews between fights. The single-player campaign follows the Imperium's war against Chaos during the Gothic War; multiplayer battles use persistent fleets.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy positioning warships and timing tactical abilities
  • +you like upgrading ships and crews between battles
  • +you want fleet battles against other players

Not for you if...

  • you prefer strategy games with little ship-by-ship control
  • you want combat without escort or other objective-based missions

What players say

69% of 6,068 reviews are positive · 92% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical ship combat, fleet upgrades, and campaign story. Common complaints include steep difficulty, repetitive missions, and bugs that can prevent completed objectives from registering. Some players also dislike dialogue they cannot skip.

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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic) system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor
AMD FX-4100 X4 (3,6 GHz)/Intel Core i5-2500 (3,3 GHz)
Graphics
1 GB, DirectX 11, AMD Radeon HD 6850/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Memory
4096 MB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Internet connection required for online gaming and game activation

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor
AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-3770 (3,9 GHz)
Graphics
2 GB, DirectX 11, AMD Radeon R9 270X/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Memory
8192 MB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Internet connection required for online gaming and game activation

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Unsupported

  • Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish.

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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