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Lead Necron or Mechanicus forces in two campaigns, commanding leaders and troops through tactical battles and a planetary war.
Released 21 May 2026
Command Necron Legions
Lead Troops With Tech-Priests
Destroy Battlefield Terrain
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Developed by Bulwark Studios · Published by Kasedo Games
On a world contested by awakened Necrons and the Adeptus Mechanicus, players lead either Vargard Nefershah’s dynasty or Magos Dominus Faustinius’s forces. The two campaigns tell opposing sides of the conflict, with an epilogue following their conclusions.
Combat is turn-based: choose a leader, deploy supporting troops, and use each faction’s abilities and unit roles to win battles. Terrain provides cover for the Mechanicus and can be destroyed by the Necrons; leaders must survive while regular troops can be lost.
Between battles, a planetary campaign layer offers missions and assignments to capture or defend regions and gather resources. Leaders and forces gain upgrades as campaigns progress, while events and decisions affect the course of the conflict.
Positive reviewers often enjoy the tactical battles, the distinct roles of leaders and their troops, and the chance to play both the Necrons and the Adeptus Mechanicus. Some also praise the visuals, faction stories, and challenge. Many reviewers criticize the linear campaign and reduced customization, with recurring complaints about repetitive missions, technical problems, and a soundtrack they find less memorable than the first game’s.
After millennia of slumber, Vargard Nefershah mobilises her dynasty’s legions to annihilate the Adeptus Mechanicus interlopers who unknowingly settled upon her world. Across the galaxy, Magos Dominus Faustinius is summoned to bring his hard-won expertise to bear and ensure the Necrons do not succeed. The conflict soon becomes a crucible of unanticipated significance, drawing to it external actors stranger and more deadly still.
Two playable factions, two narrative campaigns, two highly unique play-styles and one important choice – who will you lead to victory in this arcane technological war of cold metal hatred?
Assemble your force, deploy your warriors and crush your enemies in intense turn-based tactical battles. To succeed you’ll need to master and adapt to each faction’s unique abilities and playstyles, as well as the diverse range of combatants at each side’s disposal.
New environmental mechanics require you to maneuver like never before. Play to your chosen faction’s strengths and weaknesses – take cover behind terrain as the Mechanicus, or destroy it as the Necrons.
Fight for control of an entire world, capturing and defending regions from the forces of the foe while generating and managing crucial resources.
Race against the Sankhotep dynasty’s global awakening and drive back their deathless legions as the Mechanicus, or defend the tombs of your people as the Necrons and crush the verminous interlopers.
Deploy and upgrade a characterful entourage of Tech-Priest leaders as Magos Dominus Faustinius, or customise your own court of Necron nobles as Vargard Nefershah.
Manage each of your territory’s garrisons and assemble your forces wisely for each mission, choosing from a vastly expanded selection of fighters from each faction’s range.
Sublime music and audio design by critically acclaimed composer Guillaume David will once again transport you to the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Incredible illustrations combine with highly detailed and authentic environments and characters to bring the Warhammer 40,000 universe to awe-inspiring life.
Veteran author Ben Counter, best known for his Black Library novels, returns to tell the next chapter of the Mechanicus saga. Atone for past failures as Faustinius in his ongoing war against the ancient Necron species, and follow the inexorable rise of Vargard Nefershah as she seeks to reclaim the dynasty’s crownworld from the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Experience an epic conflict skilfully woven over multiple campaigns, replete with narrative events. Your choices will shape not just the course of the war, but its climactic outcome.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 34 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
