Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Turn-based squad tactics against awakening Necrons in their tombs
Bulwark Studios · Published by Kasedo Games · Released Nov 15, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 36 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 48
- peak 24h 57
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Apr 28, 2020
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
A single-player turn-based tactics game set on the rediscovered planet Silva Tenebris. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you lead Adeptus Mechanicus squads through missions in Necron tombs, equip and upgrade Tech-Priests, and spend Cognition points on abilities in battle while trying to prevent a Necron awakening.
For you if...
- +you like planning turn-based battles around combat resources
- +you prefer single-player missions with choices about exploration
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time action to turn-based squad battles
- −you want an open world rather than separate missions
What players say
91% of 14,629 reviews are positive · 88% of 36 in the last 30 days
Players praise the soundtrack, the Warhammer setting, and the range of Tech-Priest upgrades. Common complaints include repetitive missions, slow animations, and battles that become too easy as squads gain equipment.
Screenshots and trailer
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required)
- Graphics
- 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- 3GHz Quad Core
- Graphics
- 4GB AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based Combat
- Sci-fi
- Turn-Based
- Great Soundtrack
- Atmospheric
- Tactical
- Singleplayer
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Robots
- Indie
- RPG
- Dungeon Crawler
- Difficult
- Character Customization
Recent updates
- Apr 28, 2020 · New Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Patch
- May 16, 2019 · Skulls for the Skull Throne 3 + 1.2.4 - Augment Update
- Apr 26, 2019 · Open Beta - future update - all welcome!
- Mar 12, 2019 · 1.1.4 - The Omnissiah blesses us once more
- Feb 12, 2019 · 1.1.3 + Mac OS X + Linux + Unity Engine
3 DLC available.
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