Warhammer 40000: Gladius – Relics of War
Gladius Prime was known to Imperial scholars as a planet of archeological interest. During its colonization ancient relics were found, revealing hints of a shrouded past. But it was more than relics. Something awakened, an unspeakable horror from an ancient past, and the citizens of Gladius found themselves trapped in a terrible war for survival. Gladius Prime was once a planet of peace. Now there is only war. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence with the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in the Warhammer universe. Face challenging AI or cooperate or compete with friends and strangers across the globe. Play as one of four iconic Warhammer factions (Astra Militarum, Space Marines, Orks or Necrons), each with their own unique playstyle and technology tree. Explore a randomly generated world filled with special features and threatening wildlife that can crush your troop's morale.
Steam User 224
Have you ever wanted to play any CIV game? but without any kind of diplomacy? well have i got the game for you! say goodbye to silly things like trade and sea travel, and say hello to cool stuff like meat grinder offensives and a vast quantity of metal men destroying you're cities. its fun but if you want all the DLCs wait for a sale. each faction has something different to offer and Necrons are definitely one of the strongest. fear them. good game, I'm not very good at reviewing stuff.
Steam User 1261
Brothers of the golden cross, do not allow the groomers of Slanesh, with their fetid, dung streaked purple robes and rainbow pigmented hair, to set foot within our towns and cities. For if they do, then even the most remote hamlet will be enshrined by their decadence and hedonism.
If we permit them even an inch, then we will live in an age where men strut about, with their nipples pierced by iron rings, women with raiment's designed to stroke the fire of men's lust and our youth, why they will be birthed in these dens of iniquity, with their minds forever morphed by these barbaric harridans, who wish for nowt but to besmirch the very fabric of our culture, our land! Now heft up your ax and strike down these lily livered rainbow wastrels and allow their stygian, caustic ichor to permeate and mar lands aware from our benevolent borders. Today is the dawn where men are men and woman are woman! Where love is to be kindled betwixt a man and a woman and none other. Where allies to Chaos will be burnt alive at the funeral pyre, whilst our youth jubilantly skip over their derelict ashes, assembling a grey mound beneath where they once lay. REJECT HERESY, EMBRACE THY LORD.
Steam User 98
if you like Civ and if you like Warhammer 40K then you will like this game.
with mods the game is even beter. (Gladius+, Neutralpack, locknots expansion)
3 must have mods.
i cant find any bad things for except that if you want to play an other race you need to buy the DLC.
but for the rest the game looks good and runs smooth.
Steam User 112
If you want Civilization, but without the dumb science or culture victories, and only want all out war but with a 40k skin, this is the game.
Steam User 45
Its 40K Civilization without diplomacy. Units are reasonably depicted in function to this turn-based format, I'd say its decent fun although balance I'd say is definitely questionable amongst units.
PS some of the most iconic units are locked behind DLC... You've been warned. I would say when this goes on sale, its definitely worth it + picking up units.
Starter races are Orks, Imperial Guard, Space Marines, and Necron for those wondering.
Steam User 50
WH40K:Gladius is a semi-loreful warhammer experience with simple but solid game mechanics and an ok variety of experiences waiting for you.
It is currently free -where I got my copy- on the franchise promotional event "Skulls" here on Steam until June 1.
The core of the game is combat and base building using the Civilization V hexagonal tile formula. Campaign and skirmish are collected into one package where optional missions see your faction story progress. These take the form of about 6-7 scripted objectives of varying intensity, asking you to build certain buildings, defend areas from neutral mobs or move units to specific positions.
These can be completed at your leisure, even as you are free to pursue the straightforward domination victory. Killing everything in your path is however the only way to win aside from following the story, since famously there only being war in the far future.
Winning on normal difficulty with normal map size and 3 opponents will take a new player about 4-5 hours if you stop to smell the roses. Games with more factions will be longer, and so of course bigger maps. Everything is randomized, so no game will be exactly the same, but provided you play every faction once this will net you at least 16 hours of playtime for the base game, with more to come if you like it enough to go again. With six other factions available for purchase for between 7 and 12 money, playtime can be increased to 44 at a cost between 61 and 116 money, depending on sale. Your wallet will decide if this is good value.
As a Warhammer product it does an ok job of representing the factions and characters of the universe. Planet Gladius is a hot mess of everything from obscure creatures from early warhammer editions, and newer tidbits of established lore, all jumbled together in a way that feels both very shallow but undeniably enthusiastic. Rarities such as Enslavers stalk the landscape, and Old One relics litter the world despite the eons between the forty first millenium and the war in heaven. Meanwhile you'll run into random packs of Kroot hounds and Kastellan Robots just lumbering about. It is contrived, and I sometimes feel like I am doing a lightning tour through a 40K menagerie, but the game is better for the variety and so is warranted.
Worth mentioning is that for the price of the complete package, you could get a big box of actual warhammer minis, some hobby equipment and a book from the franchise publishing company. If you have this kind of money to spend on entertainment, and if you are like me, I'd say you'll have more fun getting that instead for your warhammer fix.
Granted, as a single purchase, the game will probably last longer than getting involved in the expensive model hobby. But you really gotta like the civ formula for your time spent here to feel worthwhile, and I am personally confident my life will not improve shelling up for the faction packs, as opposed to painting and rolling dice.
Cautious recommendation. There is a bit more Civilization: Beyond Earth to the scattered presentation than I would like and this is certainly a quantity rather than quality type of entertainment product. Even so, if you'd rather do this than anything else warhammer related with your money, you will be entertained.
Steam User 39
How to play Guard:
1. Settle your city
2. Build a barracks and a few farms
3. Build a Guardsman unit
4. Do it again
5. Do it again
6. Do it again
7. Do it again
8. Do it again
9. Do it again
10. Do it again
11. Repeat steps 4-10
12. Repeat step 11
13. Lose
I love this game