Space Hulk: Tactics
Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Space Hulk: Tactics is a turn-based tactics video game from developer Cyanide and publisher Focus Home Interactive. It takes place in the Warhammer 40,000 setting and adapts the tabletop miniatures board game Space Hulk. It came out on 9 October 2018.
Players can choose from four Space Marine chapters—Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, and Ultramarines—or fight as their alien foes, the Genestealers, which also have four factions. The game includes two single-player campaigns: one following the Blood Angels and another from the Genestealers’ perspective. It also offers competitive PvP multiplayer and a skirmish mode. A map builder lets players design and share their own maps and scenarios. The gameplay is turn-based and incorporates deck-building elements, such as using cards to grant character bonuses or restore action points.
Reviews for Space Hulk: Tactics were mixed on Metacritic. Polygon’s Charlier Hall praised the customization options. Fraser Brown of Rock Paper Shotgun criticized the game’s pace and user interface, saying it “punishes even tiny mistakes.” IGN described it as “a wonderfully challenging, asymmetrical tactics game in spite of its poor PC controls.”
Quick Facts
- Title
- Space Hulk: Tactics
- Developer
- Cyanide
- Publisher
- Focus Home Interactive
- Series
- Warhammer 40,000
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
- Released
- 9 October 2018
- Genre
- Turn-based tactics
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Lore & Background
Space Hulk: Tactics adapts the classic tabletop board game Space Hulk into a digital turn-based tactics experience. Players can command one of four chapters of Space Marines—Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, and Ultramarines—or take control of their grotesque alien opponents, the Genestealers, who come in four distinct factions. The game features two single-player campaigns: one following the Blood Angels and the other from the Genestealers' perspective. It also includes competitive PvP multiplayer and a skirmish mode. A map builder allows players to create and share their own maps and scenarios. The gameplay incorporates elements of deck-building games, such as using cards to grant bonuses to characters or refresh action points.
Reader's Guide
Space Hulk: Tactics received mixed reviews on Metacritic. Polygon praised the customization options available to players. Rock Paper Shotgun criticized the game's pace and user interface, which was described as punishing even tiny mistakes. IGN called it a wonderfully challenging, asymmetrical tactics game despite poor PC controls. The game's significance lies in its faithful adaptation of the Space Hulk board game into a digital format, offering both single-player campaigns and competitive multiplayer. Its deck-building mechanics add a layer of strategic depth, while the map builder extends replayability through user-generated content. However, criticisms of its pacing and controls tempered its reception, leaving it as a divisive entry in the turn-based tactics genre.
Did You Know?
- The game includes a single-player campaign for the Genestealers, the alien opponents.
- The game incorporates deck-building elements, such as cards that refresh action points.
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