Streamlined Civ-like focused on war
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's minimal approach, with little to micromanage and a focus making your little dudes fight makes this a game I wish I picked up sooner.”
Steam review · 25.5 h played ↗
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Proxy Studios2018Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Strategy
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A streamlined, war-only 40K Civ-like with distinct factions and fun multiplayer, but the base game is thin and the DLC is very expensive. Skip it if DLC-gated content bothers you.
Great for
Warhammer 40K fans who want Civ-style turn-based conquest with no diplomacy, solo or with friends
Main risk
Base game feels incomplete: units and most factions are locked behind $150-200 of DLC
What players love
Distinct, unique factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game does one thing exceptionally well that most other 4X games don't. Faction identity.”
Steam review · 36.5 h played ↗
Great with friends and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is one of the best 4X games for playing with friends against the PC or even other people.”
Steam review · 517.1 h played ↗
Faithful Warhammer 40K atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Gladius doesn't feel like a generic strategy game with a Warhammer skin slapped on top.”
Steam review · 857.2 h played ↗
High replayability and hundreds of hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The base game alone is enough for hundreds of hours”
Steam review · 214.3 h played ↗
Great modding support
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Honestly, if you aren't using mods, you aren't playing Gladius right.”
Steam review · 640 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory, overpriced DLC
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This is a $40 demo, and the full game is around $200.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive, and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Print armies, march them around the map and hope you win the rock paper scissors combat.”
Steam review · 68.7 h played ↗
Base game is barebones with few factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Base game with no DLC is hardly a game at all there is like no content”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Poor balance and AI problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“there is absolutely no reason certain units should be so busted whilst others are utter garbage.”
Steam review · 44.2 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and broken menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I don't think I've been able to get the game to run stable through an entire match in months”
Steam review · 60.8 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the tutorial for this is not very good so I've found it hard to get into this game”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsVulkan support with 3 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsVulkan support with 3 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsVulkan support with 3 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 900 series / AMD Radeon RX 400 series)
Storage4 GB available space
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