Mordheim: City of the Damned
A tactical RPG adaptation of the Mordheim tabletop skirmish game.
Mordheim: City of the Damned is a tactical role-playing game video game developed by Rogue Factor, a branch of Cyanide, for Microsoft Windows and published by Focus Home Interactive on November 19, 2015. It is based on Games Workshop's 1999 tabletop game Mordheim, a skirmish-oriented derivative of the larger Warhammer Fantasy wargames. The game is notable for its faithful adaptation of the tabletop's emphasis on small warbands, resource management, and permanent consequences for defeat.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Mordheim: City of the Damned
- Developer
- Rogue Factor
- Publisher
- Focus Home Interactive
- Series
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows · Xbox One · PlayStation 4
- Released
- Microsoft Windows · November 19, 2015 · Xbox One, PlayStation 4 · October 18, 2016
- Genre
- Tactical role-playing game
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Mordheim: City of the Damned is set in the ruined city of Mordheim, where small warbands battle over resources such as wyrdstones in twisting alleyways. Players choose a faction from the base game—Sisters of Sigmar, Mercenaries from the Empire, Skaven, or the Cult of the Possessed—and improve their warband by recruiting, leveling, and customizing warriors and their equipment. Losing battles can lead to permanent injuries or death of warband members, emphasizing careful engagement and survival. The game includes a single-player campaign and online multiplayer where players challenge others with their warbands.
Reader's Guide
Mordheim: City of the Damned received mixed reviews, with a Metacritic average of 74/100. Reviewers praised its 'pleasantly morbid' atmosphere and deep game mechanics as befitting the tabletop original, but criticized the AI, steep and unforgiving learning curve, and technical issues such as user interface and load times. Rock, Paper, Shotgun was particularly critical of the combat, describing it as 'uninspiring,' 'unexciting,' and 'languid,' and calling the game 'dumb' and 'flawed.' The game was released on Steam Early Access in November 2014 before its full launch. Two expansions added new factions: the Witch Hunters in June 2016 and the Undead in October 2016, later bundled as the 'Complete DLC Pack.' The game was ported to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 18, 2016.
Did You Know?
- Two expansions added the Witch Hunters (June 2016) and the Undead (October 2016) factions.
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun described the combat as 'uninspiring,' 'unexciting,' and 'languid.'
- The game received a Metacritic average score of 74/100.
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