14 DAY TRIAL // The Warhammer universe is definitely getting a lot of love lately, with the release of Warhammer 40K: Storm of Vengeance on April 3 and the recently announced turn-based strategy video game Mordheim: city of the Damned, based on the popular 1999 board game.
Warhammer 40K: Storm of Vengeance drops on Steam and iOS on April 3, and the lane strategy game will support cross-play across the two platforms from day one, meaning that both mobile and PC users will be able to send their troops each other's way.
The tower defense strategy game was developed by Eutechnyx and will feature some neat DLC packs on day one, such as The Dark Angel, Ork Stormboy and Deathwing Terminator units, as well as the Ork Clan skins for the Bad Moons and Death Skulls.
The game is mainly a sort of Plants vs. Zombies, with the battlefield divided into five lanes and players being able to place various defensive structures and tactically deploy their units in order to win the match.
The strategy involved is quite complex, as players have to generate resources, level their units and improve them through choosing the right mix of useful new abilities depending on the situation at hand.
The game includes the Space Marines and Orks factions for now, with the Imperial Guard being the next scheduled addition to join the ranks of the other two on launch day, as purchasable DLCand other factions also being in the works are to be released as subsequent downloadable content packs.
Storm of Vengeance contains over 50 single-player missions per faction, along with in depth skill trees and abilities custom tailored for each of the factions and a unique and beloved Warhammer setting.
Players will be able to enjoy a pivotal moment in the history of the fantasy universe, the legendary planetary conflict on Piscina IV, between Grand Master Belial and Ork Warlord Ghazghkull Thraka.
The development team has revealed that it does not want to use microtransactions for its game, in order not to dilute the core game experience, and instead prefer that players pay up-front for the full features, offering them the option to buy extra DLC content in order to enrich their experience if they like the base game.
Warhammer 40K: Storm of Vengeance is currently available on Steam Early Access, going for $10 / €9, and – of course – providing access to the full version of the game once it launches on April 3.