Civilization but in the Warhammer 40k universe and much worse. It’s ultimately just worse than Civ.

Why I like it: All the factions behave very differently and have their own tech trees, their own unique units, and the strategy changes significantly for each. The Warhammer 40k theme comes across strong which is good. Lots of ways to configure the scenario and difficulty, and there are new factions in DLC being published years later! They’ve recently added mod support too!

Why I don’t like it: It’s combat-only, and you never know how important all the politics is in Civ until you don’t have it anymore. All enemies attack on sight, you can walk through anyone’s city, and there are no alliances. Warhammer 40k Civ sounds intriguing, but the lack of any politics is a core issue for me. There’s also no voice lines for anything, although a mod seeks to remedy this glaring issue. Even Warhammer 40k: Regicide has fun voice lines for each unit. The map is very ugly.