Outstanding soundtrack and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the best games I have ever played. Music is a masterpiece.”
Steam review · 37.1 h played ↗
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Bulwark Studios2018Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A flavorful XCOM-lite with a standout soundtrack and deep Tech-Priest customization, but it gets easy and repetitive with slow animations. Skip it if you want lasting challenge.
Great for
Warhammer 40K and Adeptus Mechanicus fans who like XCOM-style turn-based tactics and build crafting
Main risk
Brutal early missions give way to an easy, repetitive, slow-animated game with a vague awakening timer
What changed in the last 30 days
84 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite repetitiveness, weak balance and poor value at full price. The cause isn't clear; Russian-region anger over the sequel also shows in older reviews.
84 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying XCOM-like tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Closest you can get to X-Com without getting your eyes wet.”
Steam review · 21 h played ↗
Authentic Adeptus Mechanicus atmosphere and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the setting and music are absolutely gorgeous, some of the best representation the Mechanicus have in all of 40K.”
Steam review · 24.4 h played ↗
Deep Tech-Priest customization and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the best thing is equiping and customizing the tech priests. Weapons and skills are great and advancement is really good.”
Steam review · 35 h played ↗
Good value on sale, runs well
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's honestly a miracle this runs fine on my laptop”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Fun power fantasy progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“You can get a little overpowered by the end, but personally I think it's handled well and almost serves as a reward for learning the game.”
Steam review · 67.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, boring gameplay and maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“you'll be using largely the same weapons and tactics against the same enemies in the same maps after 2 hours as you will after 20 hours.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Punishing early game, then too easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Poor game balance, early game is unforgiving while late game becomes a breeze.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Random, opaque exploration choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Make a lore-correct choice? All units lose 2 hit points.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Slow animations that can't be skipped
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The game is missing an increased speed mode which would make the unit animations and game actions faster.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Cognition point system feels restrictive
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“having to trade the ability to act for deploying the rest of your forces later is bizarre and not fun.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Text-heavy tutorial and weak onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The "tutorial" is extremely exposition-heavy instead of actually teaching you how to play the effing game.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support11 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage11 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
Processor3GHz Quad Core
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4GB AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or better
Storage11 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage11 GB available space
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