Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time
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Igor Bonifacic
2026-04-13
Fans of miniature plastic soldiers, rejoice. Games Workshop has brought a host of older Warhammer and Warhammer 40K video games to Steam for the first time, alongside a dozen games that haven't been available on Valve's storefront for a few years. The new to Steam releases consist of three games from the Warhammer fantasy range — Shadow of the Horned Rat, Mark of Chaos – Gold Edition and Dark Omen — and four from its sci-fi 40K universe — Chaos Gate, Fire Warrior, Final Liberation and Rites of War.
If you're a Warhammer fan of a certain age, some of these may be formative experiences for you. I know they are for me. I can't count how many hours I spent playing Chaos Gate when I first discovered 40K at the age of 10. Yes, it was an XCOM clone, but by that point I didn't know about the MicroProse original, and Space Marines were cool.
Years later and as a Tau collector at the time, I also loved Fire Warrior, even if it wasn't the most polished or deep first-person shooter. I haven't played the other five games included in today's announcement, but I've heard Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat and Warhammer 40K: Rites of War are pretty good if you're into the setting or, in the latter case, a fan of the Eldar.
To celebrate the re-release of these old gems, Games Workshop is running a Classics sale on Steam, with discounts on all 19 re-releases. Plus, you can get discounts on some more recent releases, including the excellent Dawn of War – Definitive Edition and Dawn of War 2 – Anniversary Edition. If you're new to the Warhammer 40K universe, and would rather avoid a plastic addiction, one of those would be my first port of call, along with the excellent Space Marine 2.
blueberry.tea
Apr 15, 03:34 PM
🐉 Nice and simple. That's about it the price is fair.
xX_darkSoul_Xx
Apr 15, 02:14 PM
kind of .probably not This isn't a game, it's a time sink.
trashPlant
Apr 15, 10:54 AM
for sure depends on the time 🧠 lmao no way Not couple friendly.
wifiWizard
Apr 15, 09:04 AM
Loads slowly. I demolished it. 🕹️ Generally not bad.
bananaSoup
Apr 15, 08:34 AM
I lent it.. In my opinion...
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