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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Tactical ship combat” (22 of 78 reviews) and “Detailed 40K visuals” (6); the most common complaint is “Frustrating mission design” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
22 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“I love ramming my Imperial ship into Orks to show them I can do that too ! XD”
“Great ship combat, captures the vibe of 40k excellently.”
“This is a very fun game so far in my short run so far! I would say though the first mission with Ork pirates was a bit difficult, but so far everything afterwards has been very fun.”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Great tactics, graphics and story. The voice acting is fun. Ship classes felt distinct and overall the game captures the WH40K atmosphere very well.”
“One of my favorite strategy games of all time. It has a near perfect level of micro without feeling overwhelming, with many abilities acting as skillshots that reward good and clever play. Though the story mode is…”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Great tactics, graphics and story. The voice acting is fun. Ship classes felt distinct and overall the game captures the WH40K atmosphere very well.”
21 of the 78 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Terrible mission design, rage quit after the 4 turn mission as no matter what I did to complete it I would still lose after recovery the data. What a terrible design of a mission. Refunded the game after that.”
11 of the 78 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a very fun game so far in my short run so far! I would say though the first mission with Ork pirates was a bit difficult, but so far everything afterwards has been very fun.”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Like its sequel this game doesn't work. half of the buttons are broken and the help menu sends you to a website that doesn't exist anymore. Its actually insane that these games are still on sale despite not working”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Like its sequel this game doesn't work. half of the buttons are broken and the help menu sends you to a website that doesn't exist anymore. Its actually insane that these games are still on sale despite not working”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“I started up the game and i can't avoid the earrape, i can't turn down the audio on the campaign start and i can't skip it, when i alt+F4 nothing happens and when i try to turn it off through my task manager, it…”
“Like its sequel this game doesn't work. half of the buttons are broken and the help menu sends you to a website that doesn't exist anymore. Its actually insane that these games are still on sale despite not working”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It's a nice game, I liked the story (less grindy than Armada 2) but also avoided two of the major mission-types (Assassination & Data recovery) due to jumping into the warp being way harder to interrupt in this game. The Ships feel way more floaty and damage seems to be more…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“This game is great but very difficult on anything but easy. Even on easy it takes a little bit not to die immediately!”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“I have around eleven hours in Battlefleet Gothic: Armada and I’m currently at Chapter 4 of the campaign. I generally enjoy space RTS games because the concept of commanding fleets and managing large scale battles in space is interesting, especially when it is set inside the…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Skulls For The Skull Throne Sale
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32830903/c5f7a6fd2855f2e5bdb7bc61314b01bc59270e2b.png Today marks the beginning of Games Workshop's 'Skulls for the Skull Throne' eve
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 - Forging a Sequel
http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544871726140509/5E802F6C55A879C4B24E76B4E9145CD2AA159AD3/ A few days ago, we announced the development for PC of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 with a Revea
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 - Forging a Sequel
http://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544871726140509/5E802F6C55A879C4B24E76B4E9145CD2AA159AD3/ A few days ago, we announced the development for PC of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 with a Revea
Announcing Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2!
https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922544233660412087/1FF0B70B92DC0653D17B65E590EE2F5025734BA2/ We are pleased to officially announce the development for PC of the sequel to Battlefleet Gothi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Warhammer 40K · Space · RTS · Sci-fi · Games Workshop · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Tactical · Real Time Tactics · Fantasy · Gothic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish * |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | https://www.focus-home.com/games/battlefleet-gothic-armada |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: AMD FX-4100 X4 (3,6 GHz)/Intel Core i5-2500 (3,3 GHz) Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: 1 GB, DirectX 11, AMD Radeon HD 6850/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Internet connection required for online gaming and game activation