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MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a warhammer 40k, strategy and turn-based tactics game
developed by Bulwark Studios
and published by Kasedo Games.
Released on November 15th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
It has received 13,509 reviews of which 12,368 were positive and 1,141 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.60€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Storage: 11 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.9 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 4.1 - ATI Radeon HD 7970, NVIDIA GeForce GT 770M
- Storage: 11 GB available space
Linux
- OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 16.04 (64bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Storage: 11 GB available space
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Alright, strap in—because Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is what happens when a toaster achieves sentience, develops a superiority complex, and then decides to wage a polite but deeply unsettling genocide. Hello everyone, today we’re reviewing a game where your main resource is not money, not manpower, but the raw, unfiltered audacity to replace your internal organs with USB ports. Premise: Archaeology, But With More Heresy! :D You play as the Adeptus Mechanicus—Mars’ finest collection of cybernetic hoarders—who arrive on a Necron tomb world to do what they do best: Steal things they absolutely should not touch. The story is essentially: "We should not open this.” “We’re opening this.” “Everything is waking up.” “This is a learning opportunity.” And to its credit, the game leans hard into this tone. Every character speaks like a philosophical PDF file. Half the dialogue sounds like it was translated from Latin, into binary, then back into English by a very nervous intern. --- Gameplay: XCOM, But Your Guns Are Wikipedia Articles At its core, Mechanicus is a turn-based tactics game. Yes, it looks like XCOM. But here’s the twist; RNG is on a leash. Shots don’t miss because the Omnissiah decided to ruin your day. Instead: * Attacks are deterministic * Positioning matters more than prayer * And your failures are your own fault, not the dice Which is honestly refreshing. It’s like XCOM, but the game isn’t actively gaslighting you. --- Cognition Points: The Cyborg's Currency Instead of action points, you get Cognition Points—earned by: * Scanning objects * Standing near terminals * Or just generally acting like a tech goblin These points let you: * Move further * Fire more * Break the game over your knee And yes, you absolutely will break the game. By mid-to-late game, your Tech-Priests evolve from: > “Careful explorers” into: > “Six-legged war crimes with a doctorate in overkill” --- Customization: Become the Machine You Fear Each Tech-Priest is fully customizable. You can: * Replace limbs * Stack weapons * Install enough augmentations to void your warranty across multiple star systems Want a sniper with mechadendrites and a plasma cannon? Done. Want a walking tank that solves problems by existing harder? Me too! Want a priest that has abandoned the concept of legs entirely? **Encouraged.** The only limit is your imagination… and occasionally your blackstone budget. --- The Necrons: Angry Egyptian Roombas Your enemies are the Necrons: * Ancient * Unkillable * Extremely upset that you touched their stuff They don’t just sit there either. The game has a mission based and global “awakening” meter: * The longer you take, the worse things get * More enemies spawn * Missions become harder * The planet basically starts bombastically side-eyeing you So the game gently encourages you to: > Loot faster. Die harder. Leave sooner. --- Music: The Omnissiah Has Dropped the Bass The soundtrack by Guillaume David is a masterclass in what happens when a man is given the freedom to see what he can do -- with a pipe organ. It sounds like: * A cathedral learned how to synthesize techno * Gregorian chants got into industrial music * God downloaded FL Studio Every track makes you feel like you're committing sacred rites and OSHA violations simultaneously. --- Writing: Philosophy.exe Has Stopped Responding The writing is one of the game’s strongest points. Each Tech-Priest has: * Distinct beliefs * Personal dogma * Strong opinions about whether pressing a glowing button is a sin or a career move You’ll make decisions that: * Affect the ending * Change your expedition * Potentially doom everyone because curiosity got the better of you Which it will. Repeatedly. --- Downsides: The Rust Beneath the Chrome Let’s not pretend this is flawless. **Mission variety is limited** You will scan things. You will shoot things. You will scan things *while* shooting things. **Maps can feel repetitive** Necron tomb architecture has two moods: hallway and slightly different hallway. **Balance? What balance?** Once you figure out the systems, you can become a mechanical demigod who deletes entire encounters before the enemy gets a turn. But honestly? That last one kind of feels intentional. --- FINAL VERDICT Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is: * A tactics game that respects your intelligence * A power fantasy where becoming less human is objectively optimal * A slow descent into techno-religious madness It’s not perfect—but it is incredibly confident in what it is, and that carries it far. --- 8.5 / 10 **Pros:** * Fantastic soundtrack * Deep customization * Unique deterministic combat * Strong atmosphere and writing **Cons:** * Repetitive missions * Snowball-heavy balance * Environments blur together --- **Closing Thought** If you’ve ever wanted to: * Replace your spine with a USB hub * Declare a toaster sacred * And commit archaeological crimes in the name of science Then congratulations. The Omnissiah has been waiting.
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From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine. Your kind cling to your flesh, as if it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass that you call a temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal… ...even in death I serve the Omnissiah.
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I hate turn-based games. I suck at them, I do not enjoy them at all. Bought this title on sale, not checking what it is, so I was really upset after launching it, knowing I will prolly just quit and never look at it again. Over 20 hours late, here I am, kneeling before my Mighty Machine (PC), playing tirelessly, Space Organs Churchwave on full volume, absolutely disgusted by the weakness of my flesh. Praise the Omnissiah.
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This is a really great game for those who like intricate and complex turn based games. The main problem is that it starts slow, and I think a lot of people might get through a few missions and think "this is it? just shoot, wait for cooldown, repeat?" it's a slog at first, but it absolutely blossoms out about a third of the way through and remains on an upward trajectory from then on. If you like turn based games or WH40k games, this is absolutely a must, it's one of the actually good ones, as opposed to all the crap out there. The only problem I have with it, beyond the obnoxious 'tomb awakening' percentage mechanic, where the entire tomb awakens a little with each mission and you're forced to contend with the dumbass mechanic which causes you to rush and miss a lot of stuff, is that certain characters are not believable as Adeptus Mechanicus. Mainly Khepra, the leader of your skitarii, who constantly and incessantly complains about the loss of her soldiers. This is not how the AM works, if the goal is achieved and has been valued as helpful, then the soldiers are willingly spent, with no thought toward their wellbeing beyond the fact that they should not simply be wasted. I think the devs felt they needed a more 'human' character to be the voice of empathy for whatever reason, despite this being absolutely NOT what the AM act like in WH40K. To the devs: remember, this is a universe that has already been made, and people enjoy it for what it is, we don't need you adding this stuff. She would have long ago been lobotomized and servitorized, rather than becoming the leader of soldiers. But this aside, and ignoring the awful tomb awakening mechanic (Which can be fixed by altering your save game file), there really isnt much out there at this game's level, in terms of WH40k games.
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I’ll say it straight up: over the 50-odd hours it takes to squeeze absolutely everything out of the game, it starts to wear thin and the monotony gets annoying. Keep it to a brisk 20-30 hours - without going out of your way to “try literally everything” - and it plays with real energy. Mechanicus is a perfectly decent turn‑based tactics game in which you lead a small squad (from one to six Tech‑Priests plus servitors) as they explore a tomb‑world. The core mechanic is the Awakening Meter that fills after every mission, depending on how many turns you took. Hitting 100 % triggers an early showdown with the final boss. The loop boils down to four big steps: 1. Assemble your squad & pick their gear 2. Choose a mission 3. Explore the tomb 4. Fight in a tomb chamber About squab building. This isn’t a heavy Darkest Dungeon-style resource‑management puzzle. You simply decide who’s going on the next mission and what weapons/augments they’ll carry. During a mission you earn cogitator points (the game’s currency) and spend them on skills that define each Tech‑Priest’s build. Equipment is earned as mission rewards, essentially “free,” but stronger items require more purchased skills before they can be slotted. That’s the main bit of complexity. In practice you’ll tweak builds every two or three missions once you’re flush with currency and new loot, not before every single outing. A neat touch: gear and skills change your characters’ models. Install a scan‑range skill and a sensor array literally juts out of their back; swap in bionic legs and the lower half and walk animation update accordingly. The detail is great. Choosing a mission. This is barely a choice beyond matching a reward you want for a planned build. Several quest givers offer missions; their reward previews let you guess what future jobs will yield. Exploring the tomb. Here lie the first snag lines. Gameplay is simple: a map of the tomb shows threats, events and the main objectives. Every new room you enter bumps the Awakening Meter (re‑entering old rooms is free). Events and your responses can raise or lower the meter further. Strategy becomes “pick the whole tomb clean for extra loot but jack up Awakening” versus “beeline the objectives, miss some goodies, leave with a low meter.” There’s hardly any “optimal path‑finding” because maps are too small and basic; planning revolves purely around rewards. Fighing. Enter an objective room - or deliberately step into one marked “enemies” - and combat loads on a detailed battle map with a goal. Most often it’s “kill everyone.” Occasionally it’s “reach and interact with a console,” which then flips to “now kill everyone”; more rarely “reach the console, then sprint to an extraction point.” A handful of bespoke goals pop up once apiece. Combat runs on a replenishable resource: CP (Cognition Points - think action points). You gained some while exploring, and you can harvest more mid‑fight via skills or special nodes on the map. Anything that truly impacts battle costs CP; trivial or weak actions are free. CP does not refresh automatically each turn - you have to walk to those nodes and collect it. You’ll spend most of it on attacks (there are buffs/debuffs but fewer). Damage comes in three flavors - physical, energy, and “true.” The first two are reduced by armour; true damage ignores armour entirely. Armour cuts incoming damage by N; there are no separate “shields,” only health. Strategy therefore means either piling on one damage type in bulk or fielding a mixed squad so you’re never stuck plinking for zero. Rooms are roomy: plenty of cover, obstacles, lines‑of‑sight to block, space to kite. There’s real tactical elbow room. The system is repetitive, yet the large enemy roster and varied gear keep it engaging - at least until the 20‑ to 30‑hour mark, as I said. Healing is limited and health pools are tiny (15 HP is fragile, 19 HP is already sturdy), so you must plan for incoming damage or build around repairs. Fights can get tense and genuinely exciting. Difficulty options. Huge plus: a fully tuneable difficulty system. Besides the usual Easy/Normal/Hard toggle, you can individually scale enemy health, damage, currency gain, CP movement cost, and several other sliders. Fantastic for tailoring challenge. The downside: dropping difficulty - or any slider - below certain thresholds disables achievements, but the game warns you loudly, so you won’t do it by accident. Net impression. Mechanicus doesn’t invent new mechanics or shock veterans of the genre, yet it’s still fun. Presentation, audio, story & lore Visuals: Not next‑gen; up‑close models are simple, but overall it’s pleasing. Don’t expect hard realism or flashy effects, yet it never looks ugly. Music: Bombastic, very Warhammer 40k, but also repetitive. A five‑hour session will wear it out; short sessions keep it fresh. I’m biased - I love pipe organs, and the soundtrack has a lot of them. Story: Simple, unremarkable: “We arrived to explore a tomb‑world; once we’re done exploring, we’ll decide what to do next.” That’s basically the setup. Lore: Warhammer 40k lore is famously dense. Like most 40k games, it throws terms, figures, and rituals at you with minimal hand‑holding. A newcomer may struggle to piece it all together. Still, the presentation is solid enough that you can use this as a gateway into the universe. A bonus: the game spotlights the relatively rare matchup Adeptus Mechanicus vs. Necrons - most WH40k media fixates on Space Marines vs. Chaos/Orks. Seeing Necrons get some love is refreshing. So… should you play it? Yes - but not an automatic “must‑play” for everyone. Its setting and gameplay are both niche: some will find it repetitive or too straightforward. For slow, occasional sessions, for soaking in Warhammer 40k atmosphere, or for a focused look at the Adeptus Mechanicus-Necron conflict, it’s very solid. Even taken purely as a stand‑alone tactics game, it’s enjoyable, though outsiders might find the context… opaque.
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus received 12,368 positive votes out of a total of 13,509 achieving a rating of 8.92.
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus was developed by Bulwark Studios and published by Kasedo Games.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a single-player game.
There are 3 DLCs available for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Explore additional content available for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus on Steam.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
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Developer
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