Game · Creative Assembly & Sega · PC, PS5, Xbox
Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Experience the brutal fusion of galactic strategy and grimdark warfare in Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000. Take command of iconic factions, customise your war machine, and engage in devastating battles as you carve a bloody warpath across the stars.
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Release window
Release window. No exact date yet.2027Exact date not announced
DEC 11 '25Revealed at The Game Awards
AUG '26Playable at Gamescom
NEXTClosed beta
Latest news
3 updates- OfficialPlayable at Gamescom 2026A closed beta is expected to follow.
- OfficialGameplay shown at Bilibili WorldAstra Militarum versus Orks, with tanks and artillery.
- OfficialRevealed at The Game AwardsThe announcement trailer featured David Harbour.
Trailers & gameplay
Official · 1
Breakdowns & reviews
From creatorsCreator breakdowns show up here as soon as there's something to break down.
Podcasts
Live10 new episodesFrom contributors
Creative Assembly struggled with choosing where to start Total War: Warhammer 40,000Gamereactor TV - Germany · 26d ago↗
Creative Assembly struggled with choosing where to start Total War: Warhammer 40,000Gamereactor TV - Suomi · 26d ago↗
Creative Assembly struggled with choosing where to start Total War: Warhammer 40,000Gamereactor TV - Norge · 26d ago↗
Creative Assembly struggled with choosing where to start Total War: Warhammer 40,000Gamereactor TV - Sverige · 26d ago↗
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Factions
Launch factions4 people · swipe for more →
SM
Space Marines
Elite gene-enhanced warriors
AM
Astra Militarum
The Imperial Guard: tanks and artillery
O
Orks
Numbers, noise and scrap-built guns
A
Aeldari
Fast, precise, psychic
Pre-order & platforms
PC (Steam)PS5Xbox Series X|S
- WishlistPre-orders not open yet
Four factions at launch, with more planned over several years.
Scores
Not yetReview scores land around launch.
Headlines
LiveAround the web- GamerBraves[TGS2026] From One Planet to a Galaxy: Creative Assembly Opens Up About Total War: Warhammer 40,0002d ago
- TechRadar'Your renown or your reputation with the Imperium, those things might not always align, which should put you in some fun sort of spots' — Creative Assembly says 'diplomacy will be present' in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, and players will need to manage rel3d ago
- Geek CultureTGS 2026 – ‘Total War: Warhammer 40,000’ Embraces TTRPG Roots, Accessibility & Grimdark Chaos In Console Debut4d ago
- GamerBraves[TGS2026] Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Preview – Cover Mechanics, Active Abilities, and More!5d ago
- Rock Paper ShotgunI got whomped by an Ork horde in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, definitely on purpose, to teach you a lesson about positioning5d ago
- COSMOCOVERTotal War: WARHAMMER III – Lords of the End Times is out now6d ago
- FRVRTotal War: Warhammer director promises its new DLC is “not the end” as they state there’s more “we’d still like to do”7d ago
- FRVRTotal War: Warhammer 40,000 will be an evolving “single experience” as “Warhammer 40,002 would have sounded weird anyway”, says developer9d ago
Lore & background
Spoiler-safeWarhammer 40,000 is Games Workshop's grimdark far future, in the 41st and 42nd millennia, where humanity's Imperium fights endless wars against aliens and Chaos.
- The Fall of Cadia opened the Great Rift and began the Era Indomitus
- Armageddon is a hive world famous for its wars against the Orks
- Campaigns are turn-based; battles are real-time with orbital strikes and destructible terrain
- Creative Assembly also made the Total War: Warhammer fantasy trilogy
Rumor mill
Unconfirmed- Chaos Space Marines are the first post-launch factionFan speculationNo votes yet
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