Tense, high-stakes permadeath tactics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The stakes are high and bad decisions are brutally punished. Character progression takes real investment and can be lost in an instant.”
Steam review · 337.7 h played ↗
Mordheim: City of the Damned
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 72%Mostly Positive · 72%Rogue Factor2015Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A brutal, janky but deeply atmospheric Warhammer warband tactics game with permadeath and heavy RNG. Skip it if you dislike unfair-feeling dice, slow AI turns and clunky UI.
Great for
Warhammer and tabletop Mordheim fans who enjoy punishing permadeath tactics like Darkest Dungeon or ironman XCOM
Main risk
Brutal RNG that feels rigged, slow AI turns and a steep, poorly explained learning curve
What players love
Dark Warhammer atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It is also a gorgeous game for the era of graphics that it comes from, and is genuinely dripping with atmosphere.”
Steam review · 37.4 h played ↗
Faithful to tabletop Mordheim
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“awesome customization options just like the tabletop. Its very faithful adaptation of the original.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Deep customization and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“There’s depth in unit building - Stat allocation and skill selection shape each warrior into a specific role”
Steam review · 546.8 h played ↗
Rewarding once you learn it
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The investment in time is eventually very worth it.”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
Unique, no real alternative
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“There is nothing out there that scratches the same itch.”
Steam review · 308.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
RNG feels rigged against the player
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the absolute unfairness and outright cheating of the so-called "random" number generation.”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
Enemy AI cheats and scales unfairly
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“secret ambush, enemy always gets advantage and omniscience.”
Steam review · 282.3 h played ↗
Clunky UI, controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The interface is cumbersome.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Bugs, jank and unfinished design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“One of the cranes never let me turn it around. I had to completely start over”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
Slow AI turns and sluggish pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the AI's turn time simply kills it!”
Steam review · translated · 2.1 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty and poor onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The difficulty ramps so fast and there's no guidance for why my warriors feel so weak compared to the enemies.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit, Windows 10 64bit (32bit OS not supported)
ProcessorAMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Memory4096 MB RAM
Graphics1024 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AMD Radeon HD 5850/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or higher
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit, Windows 10 64bit (32bit OS not supported)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
Memory4096 MB RAM
Graphics2048 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AMD Radeon R9 270/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or higher
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit, Windows 10 64bit (32bit OS not supported)
ProcessorAMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Memory4096 MB RAM
Graphics1024 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AMD Radeon HD 5850/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or higher
Storage8 GB available space
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