Distinct, varied factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The faction variety is excellent, and every campaign feels unique thanks to different mechanics and unit rosters.”
Steam review · 140.8 h played ↗
Total War: WARHAMMER
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac)2016RPG · Strategy · Simulation
The verdict
A fun, darker, faster Warhammer Total War with distinct factions and great battles, but now largely a DLC unlock for the sequels. Skip it if you want a polished standalone or hate paywalls.
Great for
Warhammer and Total War fans who want a compact, grim Old World campaign, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Paying near full price for a DLC-gated game that its sequels have overshadowed
What players love
Epic, satisfying fantasy battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Epic, spectacular, and endlessly entertaining.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Faster, simpler and runs well
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“this one is still the easiest to run on my pc.”
Steam review · 303.3 h played ↗
Addictive campaign and replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“One more turn... one more turn... this is going to be the death of me.”
Steam review · 154 h played ↗
Needed to unlock content in sequels
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Buy this to unlock DLC in Warhammers 2 and 3.”
Steam review · 114.8 h played ↗
Darker, grimdark atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“It just overall "feels" more grimdark and challenging to me compared to the sequels.”
Steam review · 1475 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced DLC and paywalled factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“lets give the customer 2 lords from each race and then over the next few years charge them 30$ for each additional lord turning a 59.99 game into a 200$+ game.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Too expensive for an old game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is 10 years old and is still $60...”
Steam review · 363.4 h played ↗
Just a DLC for Warhammer 2 and 3
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“this is just a glorified DLC at this point”
Steam review · 50.7 h played ↗
Cheating AI and unfair difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Ever wonder what it's like to have an enemy pull 4 armies out of their ass?”
Steam review · 29.7 h played ↗
DLC online check locks saves and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“DLC has an online check so that you can't continue saves when the servers are down.”
Steam review · 60.8 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Game needs a much better tutorial.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable35 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics(DirectX 11) AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB | NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB | Intel HD4000 @720P
Storage35 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics(DirectX 11) AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB @1080P
Storage35 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics(DirectX 11) AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB | NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB | Intel HD4000 @720P
Storage35 GB available space
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