All told, between Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, there’s probably around 35 games in the franchise. According to the list of licensed products on Games Workshop’s website (the creators of Warhammer), there are 22 franchises in the Warhammer video game line, to say nothing of expansions and sequels – Dawn of War has three expansions and a ton of DLC and the sequel has two expansions. Dawn of War, Dawn of War 2, Space Marine, Warhammer Online, Space Hulk: Ascension, Armageddon, Bloodbowl, Mordheim… the list goes on and on. I’ve always known the game has had a cult following (which I am totally prepared to admit that I’ve underestimated), but hot damn there are a lot of Warhammer games out there.
I was never quite to the level of ignorance where I would accuse it of ripping off the Blizzard mainstay Warcraft (Warhammer was first released in 1983 and Warcraft in 1994) but my experience with the game’s setting is limited to a short time playing the ill-fated (but actually pretty solid) MMO Warhammer Online and a very short stint with the excellent Dawn of War series.īut the name Warhammer has been cropping up repeatedly over the past few months.
I, like many people, have very little experience with Warhammer.
