Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
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About the Game
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.
Developed with Unreal Engine 4, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada offers deep management of every ship composing the player’s fleet, both during and between battles. From the fastest frigates to the gigantic, miles-long battleships, the player will customize all aspects of his ships: weaponry, defense and support sub-systems, but also crew, captains, and more… each customization affecting the very performances of the ship and the special abilities available during battle. From battle to battle, the admirals and crew of surviving ships will gain experience and promotions, improving the battle-readiness of the ships for future, bigger and more dangerous battles.
Additionally an extensive multiplayer mode with persistent fleets where up to 4 players can battle simultaneously, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada also features a big story campaign, taking place during the 12th Black Crusade and putting players in the middle of the Gothic War that raged between the Imperium and Abaddon the Despoiler. Players will be at the centre of every fight, commanding fleets of gigantic ships as the Chaos unleash a sequential chain of surprise attacks on Imperium worlds – the start of 20 years of warring in the sector.
- An expansive single-player campaign across the Gothic sector.
- Four factions to command, each one with its own strengths and skills.
- Tactical PVP multiplayer offering infinite replayability.
- A huge array of authentically recreated Battlefleet Gothic ships.
- A real-time strategy experience retaining many of the tactical Battlefleet Gothic elements.
- A plethora of lore-abiding skills to fill the player’s arsenal.
- Upgrade and apply skills at port Maw
Cross-platform play between Steam, GOG and Windows Store.
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
Every single thing that this game does, the sequel does better. That's not to say that this is a bad game, because it is a faithful recreation of the tabletop game that has a decent campaign set in one of the iconic space wars of the Warhammer setting. It does the job it sets out to do. The ships look nice, and pulling off a good strategy can feel good, but in the end, they'll look nicer and the strategies are more in depth in the sequel.
Play it for the campaign if you want, but be aware that many of the issues people have had with it through the years are valid. The computer forces seem to know your objectives/maneuvers and will go out of their way to aggravate you as much as possible. Bugs are decently common, with a particular one being the allied ships you occasionally have to protect in missions forgetting their mission and just sitting there forever, leading to a reset or failure. Admiral Spire's tale is fun, but you will have to endure some misery to get through it. Truly grimdark.
Steam User 6
Unsure what most people mean with difficulties not being different from each other, but I can confirm that even normal mode is...a lot. I had to switch to easy mode and had a blast! I always wanted to play RTS games but never really had the speed or the multitasking capabilities to do so. However, this game is a turn-based tactics' fan entry into RTS games. The small amount of units and the tactical pause make it the perfect combination of turn-based and real-time gameplay. Besides the 40k setting being implemented really well, the slow pace and punchy sound make for satisfying gameplay as well.
Steam User 5
Kind of reminds me of Empire of War. Only cutting out the ground combat nobody really wanted to play.
Fairly easy to get the basics down. The Eldar faction threw me, playstyle feeling so radically different the rest. Can suffer from being repetitive.
I think it has just about the right amount of ship builds, upgrades or tactical options during combat. I'm here for a good time, not to be bombarded with information and have to micromanage every little thing. I wouldn't ask for gameplay more in depth than this personally.
Steam User 5
Bought it for 2 bucks... What the hell. Every engagement you're outnumbered.
You're ships fly like they must at all times be in front of the Ork ships (so that you can get rammed) or as far from Chaos as possible (so that you cannot stop them from the objective).
Whatever the objective is, the enemy full sends it, with 0 care or what you do. Most of the game is watching your EEOC captain with a red line on an enemy ship and hope that for whatever reason it dies before it does whatever it was trying to do.
There are upgrade mechanics and a bunch of other things but the game is incredibly underwhelming. Every piece of art or trailer shows tons of ship in combat. I've not played a mission where I control more that 3 ships. One of which has to be an escort vessel which will die, instantly. You can launch torpedoes and there are maneuvers and targeting on enemy ships. None of this makes a difference or feels impactful because again, you're watching a red line.
Stellaris space combat has felt more engaging. Also the game for whatever reason has determined that 4K is the only way to launch the game and eff you if you want to change that easily.
Anyways, good game I'll keep playing it because I'm a dirty slut for 40K games.
Steam User 6
If you love the Warhammer 40k universe this is the game for you. An exciting amalgamation of real time strategy and battleships!
Steam User 4
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is a solid game with lots of action and strategy involved. Lorewise it is one of the best Warhammer games out there. Sadly like any other wh40k game it got unfair treatment from community leaving it at "mixed" so I'll try to convince anybody reading to give this game a shot in 2025.
Pros
+ Story and Lore makes you really feel like an admiral of a fleet.
+ Fleet management and progress. Your ships gain experience through every mission and with each level you can upgrade every cruiser to your liking and needs.
+ Graphics for 2016 standards were amazing and in 2025 are still good even after so many years.
+ Gameplay is engaging and presses you to use different types of ships and tactics on each mission type so you can't really use biggest ships and play whole game with them.
+ Interface is simple enough it doesn't take much time to understand what's happening.
Cons:
- Optimization is only con I've encountered, for today standards even on mid range pc in 2025 game performance can be really poor.
Steam User 3
Amazing game. Fairly easy to pick up, some difficulty to master. Very true to source material and lore. Highly reccomend