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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Bulwark Studios · Kasedo Games · 2018-11-15

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Strategy

Franchise: Warhammer 40,000 · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2018 (Linux), Apr 21, 2021 (iOS), Jul 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 17, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 17, 2020 (Xbox One)

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?

95
playing now
91%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 76h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

95 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Bulwark Studios and published by Kasedo Games for the PC in November 2018. It is based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 was announced on May 23rd, 2024.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 95 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 875 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~109/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 365k–876k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,602 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.59-88%
Humble Store$3.59-88%
GOG$3.59-88%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.59-88%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.74 at GameBillet (2025-12-09) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 111 of 146 observed days · $0.85 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
98398320182026Week of 2018-11-01: 983 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

134362026-08-06 22:00 — 82 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 100 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 85 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 75 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 113 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 107 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 134 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 85 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 54 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 77 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 96 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 68 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 80 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 105 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 41 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 67 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 86 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 48 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 69 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 97 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 58 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 84 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 67 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 95 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$100.00$2.532018-04-202026-08-302018-04-20 — best price $100.002018-12-18 — best price $22.942019-04-04 — best price $19.762019-06-10 — best price $29.992019-08-12 — best price $17.992019-10-20 — best price $14.702019-12-23 — best price $14.992020-02-08 — best price $26.662020-03-30 — best price $29.992020-06-09 — best price $9.992020-07-24 — best price $29.992020-09-14 — best price $29.992020-11-01 — best price $25.402021-01-01 — best price $29.992021-03-02 — best price $23.892021-04-30 — best price $29.992021-06-26 — best price $26.092021-09-17 — best price $29.992021-12-03 — best price $23.692022-02-13 — best price $22.042022-05-15 — best price $29.992022-08-01 — best price $29.992022-10-25 — best price $5.572023-01-10 — best price $24.522023-03-21 — best price $6.492023-06-04 — best price $23.692023-09-07 — best price $4.192024-02-09 — best price $6.892024-05-31 — best price $22.042024-09-30 — best price $8.992025-01-03 — best price $5.992025-04-18 — best price $7.492025-09-09 — best price $29.992025-12-08 — best price $24.872026-03-20 — best price $2.742026-05-21 — best price $2.532026-08-07 — best price $3.592026-08-30 — best price $3.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

150392026-05-30 — 125 pageviews2026-06-02 — 113 pageviews2026-06-05 — 91 pageviews2026-06-08 — 118 pageviews2026-06-11 — 86 pageviews2026-06-14 — 85 pageviews2026-06-17 — 52 pageviews2026-06-20 — 65 pageviews2026-06-23 — 93 pageviews2026-06-26 — 97 pageviews2026-06-29 — 63 pageviews2026-07-02 — 63 pageviews2026-07-05 — 91 pageviews2026-07-08 — 53 pageviews2026-07-11 — 72 pageviews2026-07-14 — 51 pageviews2026-07-17 — 51 pageviews2026-07-20 — 56 pageviews2026-07-23 — 77 pageviews2026-07-26 — 68 pageviews2026-07-29 — 72 pageviews2026-08-01 — 73 pageviews2026-08-04 — 89 pageviews2026-08-07 — 73 pageviews2026-08-10 — 58 pageviews2026-08-13 — 82 pageviews2026-08-16 — 74 pageviews2026-08-19 — 75 pageviews2026-08-22 — 47 pageviews2026-08-25 — 56 pageviews2026-08-27 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
60.2%
earned "This is only the beginning"
14.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,9132%34
Xbox One (Xbox)5554%34
PS4 (PlayStation)35317%35
PS4 (PlayStation)21511%35
Switch (Nintendo)740%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

RPGIndieRobotsSci-fiStrategyTacticalTurn-BasedAtmosphericSingleplayerWarhammer 40K

Census log

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

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