What is the best Warhammer 40,000 video game?

From epic real-time strategy and turn-based tactics to brutal first-person carnage and deep RPGs, the grimdark future of the 41st millennium has never looked better on screen. Which Warhammer 40K game reigns supreme?

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   Space Marine 2

   Saber Interactive's 2024 third-person action blockbuster featuring Captain Titus slaughtering hordes of Tyranids in visceral co-op gameplay.
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   Dawn of War

   Relic Entertainment's landmark 2004 real-time strategy game that defined the Warhammer 40K video game genre with iconic faction personalities and base-building.
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   Dawn of War II

   Relic's 2009 story-driven RTS focusing on a small Blood Ravens squad through tactical squad-based missions against multiple alien factions.
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   Space Marine

   Relic Entertainment's acclaimed 2011 third-person shooter where Space Marine Captain Titus wages glorious war against Orks and Chaos forces on an invaded Forge World.
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   Darktide

   Fatshark's 2022 Left 4 Dead-style co-op shooter plunging players into a grimdark Hive city as Inquisitorial agents battling Chaos corruption.
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   Rogue Trader

   Owlcat Games' 2023 isometric CRPG casting you as a powerful Rogue Trader commanding a city-sized spaceship across the far reaches of space.
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   Mechanicus

   Bulwark Studios' 2018 turn-based strategy commanding Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests exploring a Necron tomb world with a unique resource and ability system.
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   Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

   Complex Games' 2022 tactical turn-based squad game featuring elite Grey Knights battling a catastrophic plague spreading across the Imperium.
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   Boltgun

   Auroch Digital's 2023 retro Doom-inspired first-person shooter delivering lightning-fast, over-the-top carnage as a Space Marine against Chaos forces.
10. 10
    Battlesector

    Black Lab Games' 2021 turn-based tactical wargame faithfully recreating the tabletop experience with a Blood Angels campaign and deep unit customization.
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    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

    Tindalos Interactive's 2019 space RTS featuring epic fleet battles across 12 factions with deep customization and a sector-spanning campaign.
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    Inquisitor - Martyr

    NeocoreGames' 2017 action RPG sandbox where Inquisitors investigate a massive voidship, blending mission-based gameplay with RPG character progression.