Total War: Warhammer II is a thinking person’s RTS, and an unexpectedly grand introduction to the Warhammer universe.Ī Good Match For: Total War fans and Warhammer fans, but also people who aren’t into Warhammer yet but think they could be. It’s less about the tried-and-true Total War steamroller approach of conquering as much of the map as possible, and more about performing smart, surgical strikes to proceed.

The map is one of the best in Total War franchise history, encouraging a variety of approaches using Warhammer II’s more interesting, non-humanoid races. The sequel is even better, with so many improvements it feels like an all-new game. The first Total War: Warhammer was very good. Image: Creative Assembly Total War: Warhammer II

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