Total War: WARHAMMER

Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released May 24, 2016

Action Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 52K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 48 in 30 days
Playing now: 179; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 8 years ago; Dec 5, 2017

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Total War: WARHAMMER?

A fantasy grand strategy game set in Warhammer's Old World, where five playable races compete for control. You manage an empire and armies on a turn-based campaign map, then command units, magic, monsters, and flying creatures in real-time battles; Legendary Lords also follow individual quest chains.

For you if...

+you enjoy combining turn-based planning with real-time battles
+you want distinct fantasy factions, magic, and large armies
+you prefer a darker, grittier Warhammer presentation

Not for you if...

−you prefer simple strategy with few systems to manage
−you dislike controlling large armies in real time
−you expect modern quality-of-life improvements

What players say

79% of 52,342 reviews are positive · 87% of 48 in the last 30 days

Players praise the distinct races, unit variety, large fantasy battles, and darker visual style. The most common complaint is recurring DLC recognition and server-related issues that can prevent owned content or saved campaigns from loading; players also criticize the amount and pricing of DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Total War: WARHAMMER system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
Graphics: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB | NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB | Intel HD4000 @720P
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 35 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: *PC Integrated graphics chipsets require 4 GB RAM, e.g. Intel HD series. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
Graphics: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB @1080P
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 35 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 185
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.