Total War: WARHAMMER
Total War: WARHAMMER
Game
Game2017
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Total War: Warhammer II is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It is part of the Total War series and the sequel to 2016's Total War: Warhammer. The game is set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. The game was released for Windows-based PCs on 28 September 2017. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
460 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
177 positive · 74 negative
95% range 65–76%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 177 | 74 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 21 | 118 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
63,864 of 68,494 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
74% recommend · 166 yes, 57 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 223 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (112,962 of 121,475 positive).
Many players consider Warhammer II the best in the series, especially compared to Warhammer III. [1][2][3] Some reviewers praise its narrative campaigns and artistic map design. [4][5] Several players criticize the heavy reliance on expensive DLC and online DRM issues. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
I am leaving this review here so future me doesn't forget what this game is like. If future me is reading this, you're here again because, total war looks really fun to play, I get that. What you're forgetting is how little base game provides. Everything is locked under dlc. I know you don't like dlcs, it's like receiving a chair without the legs and you have to pay extras. Don't buy the chair with no legs.
- [1]
the best of the three games. would recommend people neither buy 1 or 3 and instead be happy with 2. edit: i bought warhammer 3, was thoughly pissed off with CA with their approach to DLC and the art style and cramped world of 3. i bought this game for unlocking factions in warhammer 3. my review of warhammer 3 is massively negative. since then i have put 100 hours into warhammer 2. i can say this is the BEST of the …
- [2]
So I own all 3 games in the TW:Warhammer series and all of the DLC's. I've been playing since the first one launched back in 2016, so buying DLC over the last almost 10 years wasn't as daunting as someone new looking at getting into these games. I have recently gone back to this game because I truly believe it is the strongest entry of the series and I only say that because it built upon everything great that the …
- [6]
Really fun game, dope mods, tons of characters, tons of replay. ONLY PROBLEM IS ALL THE DAMN MICROTANSACTIONS, FFS. CA IK YOU BOYS ARENT FIENDING THAT HARD FOR CASH BRO.
- [3]
If you like Warhammer Fantasy and fantasy overall, then you should play this game. In my opinion Warhammer 2 is the best in the serie. Even better than the 3rd instalment.
Summarised from 34 of the 344 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
74% of the 223 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Total War: WARHAMMER II. The complaint that keeps coming up: too many expensive DLCs required for full experience. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Total War: Warhammer II received "generally favorable" reviews upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Destructoid and Eurogamer called the game one of the best titles in the Total War series and cited the variety of factions, locations, gameplay, and campaign size as the game's positives while taking minor issue with the battle AI, inconsistent diplomacy, and amount of CPU power needed to run the game. Game Informer praised the variety of races and Creative Assembly's ability to remove some, if not all, of the endgame monotony. IGN and PC Gamer praised the Skaven race, faction mechanics, Great Vortex campaign, endgame, and improvements made to the UI while finding minor…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 460 · most liked firstAlgorithm ✅ 💁♀️Here’s information about me🫶 🌟Franchises I LOVE: -❤️ Final Fantasy ✨ -❤️ Dark Souls -❤️ Lord of the Rings -❤️ Game of Thrones -❤️ Baldur’s Gate -❤️ Fallout -❤️ Elder Scrolls -❤️ Halo -❤️ Total War 👱🏼♀️ In my 30s 😻 Cat Enjoyer 👩💻 Tech enthusiast 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ 🏳️⚧️ 🎮 Gamer ♡/⟳ appreciated 🤗 #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →Hiya Bluesky! 🦋 💁♀️Here’s information about me🫶 🌟Franchises I LOVE: -❤️ Final Fantasy ✨ -❤️ Dark Souls -❤️ Lord of the Rings -❤️ Game of Thrones -❤️ Baldur’s Gate -❤️ Fallout -❤️ Elder Scrolls -❤️ Halo -❤️ Total War 👱🏼♀️ In my 30s 😻 Cat Enjoyer 👩💻 Tech enthusiast 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ 🏳️⚧️ 🎮 Gamer ♡/⟳ appreciated 🤗 #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →right now I can pay 20 dollars for Warhammer Total War III, a game that could scarcely even be imagined in 1998. that's the equivalent of 10 dollars in 1998 prices, which is what I would try to scrounge together for a copy of PC Gamer so I could play one janky level of Myth on the demo disc
positive · AI labelView post →I’ve been on Bluesky for less than a week and I’m loving it! ❤️ 💁♀️Here’s information about me🫶 🌟Franchises I LOVE: -Final Fantasy✨ -Souls -LOTR -Game of Thrones -Baldur’s Gate -Fallout -Elder Scrolls -Halo -Total War 👱🏼♀️In my 30s 👩💻Tech enthusiast 🏳️🌈LGBTQ🏳️⚧️ 🎮Gamer ♡/⟳ appreciated 🤗 #promosky #promotwt
neutral · AI labelView post →Discussing games with a friend, why I keep going back to FALLOUT 4; I finally clarified that my ideal game is "THE SIMS with occasional firefights" and that's a limited marketplace. STATE OF DECAY 2, a bit. I'd take a TOTAL WAR with base management but a smaller -- oh shit it's CULT OF THE LAMB.
neutral · AI labelView post →AI slop is impacting all of our lives in different ways but the more recent way it has broken my heart is watching Creative Assembly ruin the Total War franchise with it with their rerelease of Shogun 2. I can only imagine how fucked their 40k game is going to look when it comes out.
negative · AI labelView post →Only buy when EVERYTHING all the 20 DLCs and the game are available for like 40$
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is enough historical precedent for this that it is a persistent game mechanic in Total War lol
neutral · AI labelView post →I am leaving this review here so future me doesn't forget what this game is like. If future me is reading this, you're here again because, total war looks really fun to play, I get that. What you're forgetting is how little base game provides. Everything is locked under dlc. I know you don't like dlcs, it's like receiving a chair without the legs and you have to pay extras. Don't buy the chair with no legs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Next major Total War game to be announced at The Game Awards "it represents one of the most ambitious games we have ever worked on at a studio and we can’t wait to share it with you" www.gematsu.com/2025/12/next...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alongside the Lords of the End Times, Total War: Warhammer III is getting one of its biggest-ever game updates. From a host of improvements and reworks to some new campaign and battle content in the shape of our latest free Legendary Lord, Neferata. 📖 news.totalwar.com/lotet-flc-ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →why bother buying the new 80 dollar AAA slop game when Total War: Warhammer 3 has 1000s of hours worth of gameplay in it and they've fixed the majority of the problems it had at launch
positive · AI labelView post →All DLC for the original Total War: SHOGUN 2 is now free to everyone who owns the base game on Steam! Experience the Rise and Fall of the Samurai before Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition launches on Oct 13th 🌸 More info: news.totalwar.com/s2ce-faq
neutral · AI labelView post →When their servers go down you lose access to multiplayer and DLCs (even in single player), makes me wonder how long I'll be allowed to play the $200 game before they stop supporting it with their servers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Total War: Warhammer 40K announced, the next game in the series #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →Get this game on the current December sale - 75% off for 12.5 dollars. For future readers, get this game at max 20 dollars and only if you like the races. You will also get Total War Warhammer 3 big campaign map FREE with this purchase. This game is not worth more than 20 dollars. Only DLC that is rated Very Positive and above is worth getting at a max of 7 dollars. It is not worth getting anything for more unless you are truly in love with the complete package (like I was for chaos…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lets give the customer 2 lords from each race and then over the next few years charge them 30$ for each additional lord turning a 59.99 game into a 200$+ game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →still mad we haven't gotten this Total War game
negative · AI labelView post →OPPORTUNITY! - Writer - Total War - UK, or Bulgaria Not affiliated. Shares welcome! gamejobs.co/Game-Writer-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Patch 6.2 will be available tomorrow in Total War: WARHAMMER III. Check out the patch notes now to see what changes we are bringing to the game! 📜 news.totalwar.com/wh3-patch-620
neutral · AI labelView post →Yoooo Total War Three Kingdoms is (one of) the Epic Games Free Game for today! If you're like me, and I know I am, you like learning stuff about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms but find its scale and massive cast of characters kinda daunting. Total War Three Kingdoms makes the setting playable!
positive · AI labelView post →I've played Total War: Warhammer 40,000, and I think it might be the "definitive" game for the 40k setting it's aiming to be www.eurogamer.net/total-war-wa...
neutral · AI labelView post →Seems we have our (first?) SEGA announcement, presented by David Harbour (who will be in the game): Total War: Warhammer 40K.
neutral · AI labelView post →Very excited for Total War Warhammer 40k to be announced tonight at the game awards
positive · AI labelView post →I really like 40K and I really like Total War, but a 40K Total War game sounds like a truly awful idea to me
negative · AI labelView post →I kinda wish there was a Total War game based on The Elder Scrolls.
neutral · AI labelView post →I guess it's a pretty good game. It kept me coming back and playing little more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh I guess this also marks the second time a game I worked on became a cocktail lol. South Pacific Drive 🤝 Rum Total War
neutral · AI labelView post →Total War Warhammer npc factions will see the end times event start up and go, "Time for some Game of Thrones bullshit, and by that we mean ignoring the looming greater threat in favor of going to war with each other, not the sexual stuff, it's allllll self-destructive politics over here."
negative · AI labelView post →I used to try and help mod Medieval Total War II and fucking EVERYTHING in that game is close-sourced and impossible to work around and yet people did it anyways. OpenMorrowind took like 20 years and that game’s assets were already accessible so excuse me if I go “lol wut no.”
neutral · AI labelView post →I think this is less Paradox and more Total War. Nearly everyone who's ever played a grand strategy game has played Total War.
neutral · AI labelView post →the best of the three games. would recommend people neither buy 1 or 3 and instead be happy with 2. edit: i bought warhammer 3, was thoughly pissed off with CA with their approach to DLC and the art style and cramped world of 3. i bought this game for unlocking factions in warhammer 3. my review of warhammer 3 is massively negative. since then i have put 100 hours into warhammer 2. i can say this is the BEST of the 3 games and a genuine fun dive into the world of warhammer fantasy. i have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Total War if you continue to add in one random female warlord into every game I will main her without question. Thank u for the bare minimum 🙏
positive · AI labelView post →Back on the Steam page for Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition and have only just clocked the user-defined tags (pictured below). LOL. Context: The game was pulled because it was naff and apparently failed to disclose the use of genAI.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanted to play some immortal empires with older mods, which arent in WH3, turns out there are no more immortal empires in wh2 and to play mortal empires i need wh1, what is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥???
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you want a new Lord of the Rings RTS? This Total War: Attila mod has given the game a popularity boost www.eurogamer.net/lord-of-the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Marathon unc game discourse is Total War erasure and I want no part of it
neutral · AI labelView post →40k TOTAL WAR IS ABSOLUTELY GONNA BE ANNOUNCED AT THE GAME AWARDS MY ASS WILL BE GLUED TO THE SEAT
positive · AI labelView post →Total War: Warhammer 40k is aiming to be the most complex and most accessible game Creative Assembly has ever made - here's how the devs managed both www.eurogamer.net/total-war-wa...
neutral · AI labelView post →The ancient gamer here; 78 years old and I build PCs and play games with our grandsons. I love the warhammer series, own all Total War titles 1,2,3. If you like fantasy strategy games with solid storylines, and great graphics, you can't go wrong with WH games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Total War 40K, also known as “How Mia is going to spend 1000 hours on one single video game again”
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing a 4-player game of Total War: Rome from CCC Games this morning! Beautiful production. Interesting Ameritrash game. All are having fun!
neutral · AI labelView post →A Total War Saga: Troy This game comes with a fully-functioning photo mode, with different sky box (sunlight) selection and positioning for lighting, toggle unit on/off, basic DoF and filters... But it doesn't feel as pretty as Three Kingdoms 🫤 and I can't seem to hotsample it. Might try again...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sega, Atlus, it’s time to give the people what they want: a Persona Total War game.
neutral · AI labelView post →after 900+ hours all my existing campaigns are wiped and I can no longer access my DLC despite having paid for them all. when you go in it says you need to be online to access DLC. reinstalling, and verifying game files does not help.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is broken - doesn't recognize DLC that I own, doesn't let me play Mortal empires. Don't buy anything until they fix it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7.5/10 Best total war warhammer game out of three, turns get really long towards the end game and its a bit too much wait time, but other than that it is fun, its hard to get in to for new players. overall enjoyable total war.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little late with reviewing this game since its 3 years into the launch... of the 3rd game in this series but better late then never. Great game that really pushed the bounds of the first one. First they made the mortal empires map which is a huge achievement and really only surpassed by the later immortal empires (although that one seems to have pushed game 3 to its limits and is not stable at all) in scale, scope and looks. Secondly the faction variety is excellent, although a lot of that is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →source: Slingers are pretty goated in Total War Pharoah's early game
neutral · AI labelView post →This shit happened with a cousin of mine once or twice. Asked to join the group chat to game with us, "Nah, I got stuff to do." *Pops up with the Total War Warhammer 3 notification* ... Suddenly friend shouts out "ya fuckin' bastard, not again!"
neutral · AI labelView post →As of this date, I haven't yet switched to Warhammer III. "Why?" You may ask, given its better siege mechanics, diplomacy, and so on and so forth... One, my laptop would likely burst into flames after prolonged gameplay, but two - and more importantly - I can't simply leave this one behind, not yet. I have played it for 500+ hours and have not yet managed to play all of the factions I wanted to explore. Their individual “quests”, to be exact - the Vortex campaigns. Discounting the basic ones…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not only you have to buy 50%(or more) of the game as dlc`s, but blood in total war game is also a dlc. Not only some gameplay features are logically ass backwards and infuriating. Not only you can play multiplayer campains only with one of your friends, despite there being like 15 other staring options. But now it turns out CA stores your safe files and checks your dlc(which you bought and downloaded) on cloud and not any cloud, but god awfull Epic Games servers, which gives more reason to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You losers shouldn't require me to have an online connection for DLC I paid for, installed on MY drive. 9 year old game and you morons figure out how to soft brick it. You suck at your jobs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Creative Assembly / SEGA just released a "remaster" of a 2011 game (Total War: Shogun 2) that appeared to be mostly done by AI, complete with six-fingered samurai art and new code with game-breaking bugs. 48 hours and a 17% positive review score later, they're pulling it from all stores.
neutral · AI labelView post →So I own all 3 games in the TW:Warhammer series and all of the DLC's. I've been playing since the first one launched back in 2016, so buying DLC over the last almost 10 years wasn't as daunting as someone new looking at getting into these games. I have recently gone back to this game because I truly believe it is the strongest entry of the series and I only say that because it built upon everything great that the first game already had. TWW 3 at this point just feels like 2 steps back in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our video review for Total War: Rome – The Board Game from PSC Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/31/v...
neutral · AI labelView post →@aristocratmouse.bsky.social I'm working on an incremental strategy game where you build a settlement, grow your economy, and raise an army, with Total War-style battles! Does the concept look interesting to you? Army Factory on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5094230/... #indiegame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition is out now! 🏯 Get a 75% discount if you own the original game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3846830/... 🎥 youtu.be/7GhrQYfOPPw
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Warhammer Fantasy and fantasy overall, then you should play this game. In my opinion Warhammer 2 is the best in the serie. Even better than the 3rd instalment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to enjoy this game because I've been a long-time fan of the historical Total War titles. The battles are visually impressive, and there's clearly a lot of content, but Warhammer just wasn't for me. My biggest issue is how much the game revolves around magic, abilities, monsters, and faction-specific mechanics. Compared to games like Napoleon or Empire, where good tactics and positioning could carry you through most battles, Warhammer feels much more dependent on bringing the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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