Warhammer 40K’s 9 best video games, ranked

polygon.com:

The Warhammer 40,000 milieu is one of the most compelling fictional universes around.

It’s grim, there are no good guys, and there are these fellas called Space Marines who carry machine guns that shoot rockets, and people deify them like gods. It isn’t the happiest place. Demons, Orks, and aliens of all varieties abound, and in many ways, humankind is among the worst of all the warring factions. From tabletop to screen, it is often a grim affair.

But it is a fun setting to play games in, because the world Games Workshop has created just lends itself well to both tabletop and video games, from wars fought at inconceivable scales to in-your-face skirmishes. There’s an absolutely massive array of games from myriad nooks and crannies of the 40K universe, and if 2022 is any proof, their proliferation shows no signs of slowing down. Here are some of the best of the bunch that’ve been released so far.

Space Hulk: Deathwing is a first-person survival shooter that was released in 2016. You and an AI (or live player) control a squad of Terminator Marines of the Dark Angels chapter as they explore not-so-abandoned Space Hulks (vast derelict space vessels often twisted by The Warp, a realm of unreality) looking for artifacts. From vast spaces to mazelike corridors, you’ll fight your way by bolter and blade through hordes of Tyranid Genestealers who have taken refuge in the Space Hulk that you and your team are tasked with exploring. It is by no means a perfect Warhammer 40,000 game, but it is a first-person shooter with wrist-mounted guns and chainswords, so it is still a rip-roaring (often literally) good time.

Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC.

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