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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Engaging tactical depth and unit variety” (76 of 102 reviews) and “Strong campaign narratives and voice work” (11); the most common complaint is “Repetitive AI and limited tactics” (22). 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 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I played Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector for around 11 hours and I’m close to finishing the campaign. The game is not bad, it is actually enjoyable at times, but it has some fundamental issues that prevent me from…”
“Slightly similar to the actual tabletop game, very free customization for your armies, basically endless fun. (it is better with faction DLC though, and lots of people in the community are adult children and whine about…”
“An underrated game that's really fun. Very similar to the board game or Dawn of War, turn-based. Perfect for passing the time while waiting for Total War 40k!”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Fun 40k turn based combat. Fun main story campaign. Other game modes are fine but a little limited.”
“gOOD INTRO”
“When I first bought this a few years ago it was much more barebones and I refunded it because the price wasn't worth the content. Since then there's been a lot of updates and I'm happy to say that I had a great time…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Just finished the main Blood Angels campaign - great game. My first experience in a table-top 40k style and what a showing! The animations and sound fx is superb. Units incredibly detailed and fun to look at. Some of…”
“Like any Games Workshop product, it's not going to be cheap. But, also like any Games Workshop product, it's pretty and gives me the tactical ASMR my brain is itching for. This gives me another full army to play, and I…”
“This is a decent offering for a turn based tactical 40k game. The units are well realized and faithful to the tabletop. Over time the game has added more game modes so there is something to do with your factions. At the…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I have hundreds of hours into the game. Gets better all the time. Solid team behind the game and the discord is always busy.”
“Great Game, very replayable and good selecion of armies. Would like to see the top 10 space marine factions though instead of just poxy blood angels. Dark Angels, White Scar please”
“I get lost in this game! In a good way. 40,000 years from now, ill still be playing ;-)”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is a decent offering for a turn based tactical 40k game. The units are well realized and faithful to the tabletop. Over time the game has added more game modes so there is something to do with your factions. At the…”
“I have hundreds of hours into the game. Gets better all the time. Solid team behind the game and the discord is always busy.”
“When I first bought this a few years ago it was much more barebones and I refunded it because the price wasn't worth the content. Since then there's been a lot of updates and I'm happy to say that I had a great time…”
22 of the 102 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“Since the last DLC absolutely broken AI in crusade mode. AI can literally charge through cover (which shouldn't be possible), can shoot through massive stone cliffs (which shouldn't be possible), can ignore armor on…”
“Just finished the main Blood Angels campaign - great game. My first experience in a table-top 40k style and what a showing! The animations and sound fx is superb. Units incredibly detailed and fun to look at. Some of…”
“Honestly, the game is really bad. The literal only redeeming factor is that it's WH40K, otherwise just about everything about the game sucks. If it wasn't WH40K, it would be absolutely review bombed. The voice acting is…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“For the amount of money people have to pay for the base game then another 15 dollars for each faction. I would think the game would run like a well oiled machine. With an amazing easy to understand player interface. It…”
“Since the last DLC absolutely broken AI in crusade mode. AI can literally charge through cover (which shouldn't be possible), can shoot through massive stone cliffs (which shouldn't be possible), can ignore armor on…”
“Just finished the main Blood Angels campaign - great game. My first experience in a table-top 40k style and what a showing! The animations and sound fx is superb. Units incredibly detailed and fun to look at. Some of…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Since the last DLC absolutely broken AI in crusade mode. AI can literally charge through cover (which shouldn't be possible), can shoot through massive stone cliffs (which shouldn't be possible), can ignore armor on…”
“pretty banger game, def one of the best turn based combat games ive played, but price sucks so buy base + dlc on key sites. base game is only like 3.99 there or on sale. devs pls add more chapters and units +…”
“A lot of promises, bare minimum delivery. The base game is the best part. Everything else feels like beta state and has been for years. Most of my time on the game was around launch, I go back every now and then to…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“For the amount of money people have to pay for the base game then another 15 dollars for each faction. I would think the game would run like a well oiled machine. With an amazing easy to understand player interface. It…”
“The game heavily emphasizes multiplayer to the point that single player is a waste of your money and multiplayer play is the worst part of this game. Very few people play online and there's no matchmaking.”
“1. The game's price has doubled compared to its release price. 2. Even when you buy the game, you don't get full faction access because you still need to buy the "elite units" DLC to get the full experience. 3. The DLC…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“For the amount of money people have to pay for the base game then another 15 dollars for each faction. I would think the game would run like a well oiled machine. With an amazing easy to understand player interface. It…”
“Since the last DLC absolutely broken AI in crusade mode. AI can literally charge through cover (which shouldn't be possible), can shoot through massive stone cliffs (which shouldn't be possible), can ignore armor on…”
“This is a decent offering for a turn based tactical 40k game. The units are well realized and faithful to the tabletop. Over time the game has added more game modes so there is something to do with your factions. At the…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Honestly, we are lucky to even get games like this, 40K has really exploded in popularity lately, and that generally means the games turn into low content action schlock. 40K is a tabletop war game after all, when you want to adopt a tabletop wargame to the PC/consoles, you…”
— a player, Steam review · 180 hrs played“Really enjoyed the game. Play Ultramarines, Space Wolves, Nids, and Orks on tabletop. This is the closest you can get to tabletop without playing tabletop. Enjoyed the campaign a lot - was a really good introduction to the game systems and was paced well. Took about 24 hours to…”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“The best adaptation of the tabletop faction v faction action warhammer 40k has ever had! Little buggy here and there but mostly with minor, often comical visual errors like a dead assault marine stuck in mid air killed via overwatch lol I hope they add more factions! Would love…”
— a player, Steam review · 835 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 2026-10-20.
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.
Major Update & Xbox Play Anywhere Support Coming October 29
Attention Commanders! If you missed our latest Battlesector Checkpoint stream on October 19th, we’ve got you covered with a complete recap of everything discussed by Game Director David Sharrock. Watc
Xbox Play Anywhere Launching October 29th
Attention Commanders! We have a major update for owners of the Xbox and Windows Store versions of Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector . On October 29th we are officially launching support for Xbox Play Any
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Dev Diary #19 - Combat Calculations
The base game mechanics of Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector are based on a tried and tested system. Units use their modified weapon accuracy to try to hit the enemy. On hit, damage is dealt based upon t
Roadmap update
Greatings Warriors, It’s been a while since we updated you on how the game is proceeding, so now is the time. We are excited to unveil our updated development roadmap for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesecto
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - 1.7.7 - Patch Notes
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, we're releasing a new update for the game. As per usual, please let us know what you think of the list of changes. Your feedback is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Warhammer 40K · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · 3D · Tactical · Isometric · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Asynchronous Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://www.slitherine.com/game/warhammer-40000-battlesector |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: i5-4460 (or equivalent) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 (2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card