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Total War: WARHAMMER cover art

Total War: WARHAMMER

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · SEGA · 2016-05-24

SteamEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionStrategy

Franchise: Warhammer, Total War · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 24, 2016 (Linux), May 24, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 24, 2016 (Mac)

The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.

322
playing now
79%
positive of 52k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (23 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (117 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

322 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Total War: Warhammer is a 2016 turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Windows via the Steam gaming platform. The game was brought to macOS and Linux by Feral Interactive. The game features the gameplay of the Total War series with factions of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy series; it is the first Total War game not to portray a historical setting. It is the tenth title in the Total War series and the first title to be released in the Total War: Warhammer trilogy.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 322 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 323 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~40/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52,318 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$13.19-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.19-78%
GreenManGaming$13.50-77%
Gamesplanet$14.49-76%
WinGameStore$14.89-75%
Humble Store$14.99-75%
Steam$14.99-75%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.26 at AllYouPlay (2020-02-08) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 56 of 91 observed days · $54.73 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44944920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5661272026-08-06 21:00 — 290 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 132 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 239 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 274 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 145 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 307 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 311 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 176 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 345 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 303 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 149 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 227 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 264 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 127 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 243 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 245 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 144 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 401 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 566 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 199 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 315 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 497 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 279 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 441 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 490 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 305 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 276 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 441 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 322 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$61.82$0.002015-07-012026-08-272015-07-01 — best price $59.992016-05-13 — best price $59.992016-08-11 — best price $46.792016-11-14 — best price $59.992017-01-08 — best price $41.992017-04-21 — best price $59.992017-07-17 — best price $20.392017-09-07 — best price $20.392017-11-07 — best price $59.992018-01-04 — best price $59.992018-03-23 — best price $20.392018-06-12 — best price $53.092018-11-02 — best price $15.002019-02-04 — best price $14.992019-08-20 — best price $12.122020-01-02 — best price $59.992020-02-16 — best price $54.142020-06-06 — best price $59.992020-07-28 — best price $59.992020-09-04 — best price $51.892020-10-19 — best price $55.192020-12-07 — best price $59.992021-01-22 — best price $51.792021-03-02 — best price $59.992021-04-08 — best price $51.892021-05-17 — best price $59.992021-10-01 — best price $47.872022-02-10 — best price $47.982022-08-22 — best price $10.182023-01-06 — best price $47.962023-09-21 — best price $14.992024-03-26 — best price $49.192024-10-07 — best price $35.992025-02-03 — best price $53.992025-05-22 — best price $9.662025-10-09 — best price $14.992026-01-10 — best price $35.992026-04-13 — best price $13.792026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-08-27 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4131222026-05-29 — 148 pageviews2026-06-01 — 169 pageviews2026-06-04 — 185 pageviews2026-06-07 — 230 pageviews2026-06-10 — 273 pageviews2026-06-13 — 177 pageviews2026-06-16 — 150 pageviews2026-06-19 — 122 pageviews2026-06-22 — 159 pageviews2026-06-25 — 178 pageviews2026-06-28 — 373 pageviews2026-07-01 — 202 pageviews2026-07-04 — 175 pageviews2026-07-07 — 192 pageviews2026-07-10 — 172 pageviews2026-07-13 — 287 pageviews2026-07-16 — 176 pageviews2026-07-19 — 173 pageviews2026-07-22 — 193 pageviews2026-07-25 — 192 pageviews2026-07-28 — 206 pageviews2026-07-31 — 139 pageviews2026-08-03 — 160 pageviews2026-08-06 — 137 pageviews2026-08-09 — 150 pageviews2026-08-12 — 185 pageviews2026-08-15 — 292 pageviews2026-08-18 — 230 pageviews2026-08-21 — 203 pageviews2026-08-24 — 219 pageviews2026-08-26 — 365 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
62.5%
earned "Embark Upon Adventure!"
24.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards14 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Czech, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)34,2811%185
Windows (Xbox)6710%185

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarDwarfActionFantasyStrategyTacticalTurn-BasedAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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