Developer: Bulwark Studio
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified
Rrp: £22.99 (Epic), £24.99 (Gog.com, Humble and Steam)
Once more we step foot into the universe of Warhammer 40,000, this time though rather than being a space marine or a hired gun we take on the role of being a member of the Mechanicus. With this game we also depart from the first person view point and instead see things from an isometric view as we command units.
In this game the enemy you face against are the Necrons, for those not in the know think… technologically advanced (and I mean advanced even for the 40K universe) undead, it’s actually more complicated than that but if I were to cover that this review would be over twenty pages long.
In many ways this game plays similarly to something like X-Com, where you pick what missions you wish to go on. You won’t be able to go on all of them though as some have a time limit to them. Speaking of time limits, this game has an interesting risk and reward mechanic. You see as you explore the various ruins you raise the awareness of the Necrons to your presence. The faster you go the less of them you’ll be facing but you may also miss some rewards that taking a quick detour could have gained you.
The combat is turn based in nature which makes sense for these kinds of games, a real time battle would be very difficult to win, especially since you are usually outnumbered (and often out gunned too). Between the missions you get to customise your tech-priests making them more specialised, though doing this requires a resource called blackstone that you will attain as you play.
If you’re into Warhammer 40k this is a very good offering, it worked really well on the Steam Deck and provided some real challenge in the later stages of the game. Hell, I’d recommend it to anyone who likes a good strategy game not just those into 40K.
