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Lead Space Wolves through turn-based battles against an Ork invasion, managing deployments, terrain, weapons, and veteran units.
Released 19 Jan 2017
Defend Alaric Prime
Build Point-Bought Forces
Outmaneuver Ork Armies
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Fight through a dark era of carnage and endless war and lead the Space Wolves in a struggle to defend the last bastion of mankind.
Developed by Straylight Entertainment · Published by Slitherine Ltd.
On the Knight World of Alaric Prime, a Space Wolves force stands against Grukk Face-Rippa’s Ork invasion. The two story campaigns, Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf, follow their struggle to defend the planet.
Before each battle, spend points to assemble a force and choose where to deploy it. In turn-based combat, use unit abilities and weapons, maneuver around terrain, and protect your flanks against opposing troops.
Units gain experience across campaign scenarios and carry over between battles, unlocking abilities and tactical options. The game also offers skirmishes with generated maps, including battles as the Orks, and PBEM++ multiplayer.
Reviewers who enjoy the game often point to its turn-based tactical battles, where positioning, flanking, and choosing unit matchups give combat substance without requiring a complicated ruleset. Several also appreciate the Warhammer 40,000 atmosphere, the range of units, and the campaigns. Others find the missions repetitive or the selection of playable factions too narrow, and some criticize the AI, pacing, or controls.
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach brings you to a dark era of carnage and endless war. There is no peace among the stars: the Imperium of Man is beset on all sides by all kinds of threats. Among them is the Orks, a barbaric and warlike xeno race. One of their fiercest leaders, Grukk Face-Rippa, leads his Red Waaagh! in the Sanctus Reach system. Worlds after worlds fall to billions of Orks, until only one last planet resists the green tide: the Knight World of Alaric Prime. This is where a brave company of Space Wolves makes its stand to defend the last bastion of mankind in the system…
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Lead the Space Wolves in their struggle against the Orks through two uncompromising and long story-driven campaigns: Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf. Command several dozen different authentically crafted units and heroes, with unique and extremely detailed 3D models that bring the universe of Warhammer 40,000 to life.
The gameplay is rich and varied: spend your points, make your list, choose your deployment, and fight! Units at your disposal have different abilities, strengths and weaknesses, can level up and are carried over between scenarios. Choose among many different types of weapons, watch your flanks and make a wise use of the terrain: any tactical choice will be vital.
With a campaign system, a skirmish mode, a map generator and multiplayer PBEM++ support the game offers endless replaybility.
Lead either the Space Wolves Space Marines in the campaign or the green tide of the Orks in skirmish battles!
Two campaigns: Stormclaw (over 20 missions and skirmishes!) and Hour of the Wolf (over 25 missions and skirmishes!)
Play as the mighty Space Wolf heroes Krom Dragongaze, Ragnar Blackmane and their Jarl, the High King of Fenris, Logan Grimnar as well as the Ork Warbosses Grukk FaceRippa and Mogrok da Mangla
30 Space Wolf units from packs of Blood Claws to the fearsome Predator – And lead the legendary Imperial Knight Gerantius!
30 Ork Goff units including the formidable Gorkonaut!
Unit experience level progression though campaigns which unlock new abilities and tactical options
Generated skirmish maps on many different types of terrain and environment
Addictive multiplayer modes using Slitherine’s online PBEM++ server
Warhammer Classics is a collection of the greatest titles from the annals of Warhammer video game history, spanning the last 30 years, brought back to life as a series to celebrate their iconic legacy. Because of their classic nature, some of the content may not accurately reflect current depictions, lore, or presentation within the current Warhammer universes and settings.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 12 |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 69/100 View on Metacritic |
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