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?

1

Space Marine 2

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

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

Darktide

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

6

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.

7

Mechanicus

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

8

Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

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

9

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

Battlesector

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

11

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.

12

Inquisitor - Martyr

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