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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

Slitherine Ltd. · 2021-07-22

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Strategy

Franchise: Warhammer 40,000 · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 02, 2021 (Xbox One), Jul 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 02, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a Strategy game released in 2021 for $39.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and Very Positive reviews (87% of 6868 reviews).

69
playing now
87%
positive of 6.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (343 downloads)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (1,011 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

69 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Black Lab Games and published by Slitherine Software for Windows on July 15, 2021. It is based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000.

Trailer

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 69 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 432 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~54/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 14,201 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 137k–309k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,868 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.54 at Gamer Thor (2025-07-11) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 102 of 152 observed days · $30.45 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
65865820212026Week of 2021-07-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

199692026-09-15 15:00 — 153 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 126 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 104 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 199 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 157 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 95 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 129 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 147 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 113 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 156 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 170 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 97 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 100 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 153 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 138 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 113 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 161 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 117 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 91 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 198 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 157 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 75 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 133 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 69 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k69Jul 2021Aug 2026Jul 2021 — avg 1,392 · peak 2,589Sep 2021 — avg 159 · peak 330Nov 2021 — avg 102 · peak 247Jan 2022 — avg 184 · peak 454Mar 2022 — avg 122 · peak 287May 2022 — avg 159 · peak 571Jul 2022 — avg 124 · peak 336Sep 2022 — avg 75 · peak 209Nov 2022 — avg 74 · peak 207Jan 2023 — avg 141 · peak 327Mar 2023 — avg 104 · peak 295May 2023 — avg 133 · peak 592Jul 2023 — avg 153 · peak 259Sep 2023 — avg 81 · peak 176Nov 2023 — avg 98 · peak 287Jan 2024 — avg 115 · peak 247Mar 2024 — avg 192 · peak 400May 2024 — avg 159 · peak 624Jul 2024 — avg 188 · peak 377Sep 2024 — avg 162 · peak 280Nov 2024 — avg 143 · peak 264Jan 2025 — avg 213 · peak 462Mar 2025 — avg 183 · peak 493May 2025 — avg 292 · peak 1,249Jul 2025 — avg 254 · peak 495Sep 2025 — avg 177 · peak 398Nov 2025 — avg 177 · peak 351Jan 2026 — avg 211 · peak 384Mar 2026 — avg 228 · peak 554May 2026 — avg 337 · peak 1,330Jul 2026 — avg 236 · peak 424Aug 2026 — avg 210 · peak 388
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$0.002021-05-102026-10-142021-05-10 — best price $31.992021-08-20 — best price $35.032021-11-25 — best price $39.992022-01-24 — best price $27.992022-03-12 — best price $25.992022-05-09 — best price $21.992022-07-20 — best price $29.992022-08-31 — best price $33.592022-11-07 — best price $25.192023-01-05 — best price $39.992023-03-09 — best price $25.992023-05-08 — best price $23.992023-06-23 — best price $24.792023-08-06 — best price $39.992023-09-29 — best price $38.952023-11-29 — best price $39.992024-01-23 — best price $39.992024-03-18 — best price $39.992024-04-25 — best price $33.592024-05-31 — best price $39.992024-07-15 — best price $23.992024-08-26 — best price $23.992024-10-08 — best price $33.192024-11-21 — best price $18.152024-12-16 — best price $39.992025-01-11 — best price $39.992025-02-08 — best price $17.592025-03-26 — best price $19.992025-04-29 — best price $39.992025-06-20 — best price $15.592025-08-12 — best price $16.342025-10-06 — best price $20.002025-11-22 — best price $17.712026-01-03 — best price $39.992026-02-16 — best price $20.002026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-05-05 — best price $16.992026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-07-29 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

318292026-05-18 — 65 pageviews2026-05-22 — 318 pageviews2026-05-26 — 148 pageviews2026-05-30 — 74 pageviews2026-06-03 — 87 pageviews2026-06-07 — 56 pageviews2026-06-11 — 75 pageviews2026-06-15 — 56 pageviews2026-06-19 — 56 pageviews2026-06-23 — 64 pageviews2026-06-27 — 62 pageviews2026-07-01 — 117 pageviews2026-07-05 — 60 pageviews2026-07-09 — 41 pageviews2026-07-13 — 38 pageviews2026-07-17 — 55 pageviews2026-07-21 — 34 pageviews2026-07-25 — 76 pageviews2026-07-29 — 82 pageviews2026-08-02 — 75 pageviews2026-08-06 — 59 pageviews2026-08-10 — 86 pageviews2026-08-14 — 72 pageviews2026-08-18 — 82 pageviews2026-08-22 — 46 pageviews2026-08-26 — 61 pageviews2026-08-30 — 62 pageviews2026-09-03 — 41 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 43 pageviews2026-09-15 — 53 pageviews2026-09-19 — 29 pageviews2026-09-23 — 35 pageviews2026-09-27 — 46 pageviews2026-10-01 — 45 pageviews2026-10-05 — 35 pageviews2026-10-09 — 35 pageviews2026-10-12 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
88.5%
earned "Interactus"
34.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play Together12 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 12 DLC released, first 2021-12-02, latest 2026-05-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,3833%30
Steam (Steam)5,2563%30
Windows (Xbox)1,2846%30
PS4 (PlayStation)32223%31
PS4 (PlayStation)22415%31

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

3DPvPCombatSci-fiViolentStrategyTacticalIsometricMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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