Total War: WARHAMMER II

If you like warhammer and total war, you will likely like this the game is basickly an expansion to the first one, at full price The dlc from warhammer 1 carries over. good and bad, cus not getting warhammer 1 means you are not getting acces to the dlc from 1 the amount of dlc does in many if not most cases seem like cash grabs, but even if you dont get it, the ai still will. DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper

Total War: WARHAMMER II expertly blends the signature grand strategy and real-time battle mechanics of the Total War series with the rich, fantastical world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer universe. Developed by Creative Assembly, this installment significantly expands the scale and depth of its predecessor by introducing four distinct, richly detailed factions—each with unique lore, units, and gameplay styles—that immerse players in a sprawling campaign across the vibrant continents of Ulthuan, Naggaroth, and beyond. The game succeeds not only as a deep strategy experience but also as a compelling narrative journey, full of political intrigue, mythical creatures, and epic conflicts. The campaign is an ambitious narrative-driven sandbox where players vie for control of the Great Vortex, an arcane phenomenon central to the world’s fate. Each faction offers radically different mechanics: the High Elves focus on diplomacy and magic, the Dark Elves thrive on raiding and subterfuge, the Lizardmen bring powerful ancient beasts and rituals, while the Skaven excel in numbers and treachery. This diversity encourages varied strategies and replayability. The campaign map is alive with dynamic events, quests, and faction rivalries that enrich the strategic layer without overwhelming newcomers. Combat in WARHAMMER II is where the game truly shines. The tactical battles are a spectacle of fantastical units clashing—dragons soaring overhead, monstrous creatures tearing through ranks, and spellcasters unleashing devastating magic. Unit variety and the interplay between melee, ranged, cavalry, and magic units create deep tactical options, requiring players to adapt to enemy compositions and terrain. The game also benefits from improved AI and smoother animations compared to its predecessor, making battles feel more fluid and challenging. Visually, WARHAMMER II is stunning, with lush, diverse landscapes and intricately designed units that bring the Warhammer world to life. The soundtrack and voice acting further elevate the immersive experience, matching the epic scale and tone of the battles and storylines. The user interface has been refined for better clarity, although the sheer number of features and mechanics can be daunting for new players. One of the game’s highlights is its continuous post-launch support, including expansions and DLCs that add new factions, campaigns, and gameplay systems, greatly expanding the already vast content. However, some criticism has been leveled at the DLC model, as key factions are locked behind paid content, which can fragment the player base and increase the entry cost. Overall, Total War: WARHAMMER II stands as a benchmark in blending deep, strategic gameplay with a rich fantasy setting. It offers an epic, rewarding challenge for both Total War veterans and fans of Warhammer lore. While its complexity may present a learning curve, the game’s breathtaking battles, diverse factions, and engrossing campaigns make it a must-play for anyone seeking a grand strategy experience that’s as imaginative as it is strategic. Rating: 8/10

Yeah, it's addicting, it's a lot of fun But it's long tl;dr Many aspects are done well and are nicely fleshed-out. Army compositions, battles, unique factions posing new challenges (not just copy-pasting previous factions with a new skin). This all keeps the game interesting and fun. However, games simply take too long and the map is too big. Victory conditions can cause you to travel literally across the map, and the game mechanics are not well optimized for this long-range travel. Go play it The game does a lot. You have many customization options, able to choose your own armies, test out different types of positioning, and many different enemies, troops, and strategies. All of this is does very well. It's so much fun to figure out something that works, build something balanced, and go and absolute obliterate everyone. As well as the scaling. The game does do a nice job of keeping you in check, though. Even with late-game units, armies, and defences, the "vagrant" armies the game throws at you still pose a nice challenge. but the game is long. very very long. It can take you tens of hours to reach a nice point in the game where you are secure and have most things under control. But this is barely where win conditions begin to take place. You still have to finish every last part of the condition off. I think this is just my personal gripe with these games, they are just too big. Too many people, goals are across the map, and long-range travelling is simply abysmal. God-forbid you want to have two armies always next to one another for support in case an ambush happens, you'll have to manually move them all the time. The game does a lot and it does a lot right. It's a lot of fun to field armies and control the battles yourself, especially when auto-resolve hits you with the "valiant defeat". However, it is not without its flaws. Games take an excruciating amount of time, and the map is simply too big. Reduce the size, make it so that victory conditions can be met before maxing everything out, and this makes for a very intense battle game. Go play it

Pretty fun Total War. Spells and monsters are cool to play with. Doesn't have an FPS cap which is a bother. Battles get a bit samey after a while. Siege AI is really stupid, units and spells interact with walls rather poorly, to the point of them being nigh unusable save for very generic use cases.

Overpriced DLC for a game I apparently should have bought instead of this. Requesting refund and never buying anything from CA again.

I do believe, I enjoy this game. Dinosaurs riding on the backs of other dinosaurs using lasers from the skies will always be awesome! Rats with ww1 weapons and nukes... enough said.

Good graphic, good game. Fun to play

Simply excellent, one of the best total wars there is! This game expands on the previous title with great lords, factions and campaigns, the Vortex campaign is a great narrative experience. The lords this game offers are great for Warhammer 3. I'd definitely recommend this even for players looking to play Warhammer 2 and not the Immortal Empires campaign for Warhammer 3.

Gameplay Mechanics: 9/10 Narrative: 7/10 Graphics: 8/10 Sound and Music: 9/10 Replayability: 10/10 Innovation: 8/10 Total War: Warhammer II builds on the strong bones of the first game and delivers one of the best fantasy strategy experiences ever made. With unique factions, vibrant maps, and epic tactical battles, it stands as a high point in the Total War franchise. Gameplay mechanics are excellent. Each faction plays differently, not just in units but in campaign systems—Skaven have food and under-empire mechanics, Dark Elves use slavery and Black Arks, High Elves gain influence and spy networks. Battles are dynamic, with monsters, magic, and artillery mixing with classic Total War formations. The Vortex campaign adds pressure and pacing, even if not everyone loves the scripted race-to-the-finish mechanic. Score: 9/10. Narrative is better than average for a Total War game. The Vortex gives each campaign a central purpose, and Legendary Lords bring personal goals and rivalries. It’s not deep storytelling, but there’s enough flavor and structure to keep campaigns feeling alive. Score: 7/10. Graphics are sharp. The map is colorful and varied, with lush jungles, vast deserts, and twisted chaos lands. Units look great in motion—watching a dragon torch a line of infantry or a giant wreak havoc never gets old. Score: 8/10. Sound and music are a big strength. Each faction has distinct voice lines and ambient audio, while the soundtrack adds atmosphere and tension in both campaign and combat. Spells and siege engines hit with real weight. Score: 9/10. Replayability is top-tier. With a huge variety of factions, Legendary Lords, campaign styles, and custom battles—not to mention Mortal Empires and mods—there's no shortage of fresh ways to play. Score: 10/10. Innovation isn’t groundbreaking, but the level of asymmetry between factions and the improvements to pacing and design show clear evolution. It doesn’t just iterate—it refines the fantasy Total War formula into something great. Score: 8/10. In short, Total War: Warhammer II is a must-play for strategy and fantasy fans alike. Massive, deep, and endlessly replayable—it’s Total War at its most fun.

great game one of the best in the total war franchise along with the other 2 warhammer ones

- Addicting to play - plenty of hours of game play - doesn't get old to play - multiple different ways to beat the game - character and war progression is complete and fulfilling

Unfortunately, I can't play the Empire in mortal Empires. Everything else works beautifully, except the Empire factions. No matter how you slice it, I can't access a part of this game and I haven't been able to find a solution to prevent crashes and freezes when I play Empire on mortal empires. I've gone through the list and none of it is either the problem or just isn't applicable cuz it's 2025. If I can't play a part of your game and my hardware exceeds the recommended system requirements, then I won't recommend it. Get it only for Warhammer 3. Now, I'm going to go back and keep playing everything except the Empire factions. I hope I won't have such problems with Warhammer 3 when I get it next month.

this game is so awesome, you can have fun in many different ways by trying new factions and new strategies. multiplayer coop campaigns are the best, super fun with your friends.

amazing game with lots of free DLC's to try out. some fun characters as well and as long as your computer can run it super fun on lower

Warhammer II its my comfort food, a little strange but its a life. Vortex is kinda lame give me the sandbox anyday. Its got some rough edges, but honestly cards on the table it is great. Treat it like one of those song artists that did something ugly it the past or supposedly but their music is still stellar. Just jam out anyway.

Você precisa comprar total war Warhammer 1 para jogar o total war Warhammer 2 e precisa ter os dois pra jogar o 3 e eles ainda tem a AUDÁCIA de enfiar um monte de DLC paga que desbloqueia conteúdos que já deveriam estar incluídos a partir do momento que você paga 50 dólares na porra de UM jogo, no fim, tu vai acabar precisando gastar no mínimo uns 150 dólares pra se divertir de verdade, tem muita coisa melhor por aí, não recomendo.

Peak of the trilogy. Best balance of content vs stability compared to the other two (TW:WH3 has plenty of the former and none of the latter, TW:WH1 has a bit of both but less than TW:WH2). There's lots to be criticized about the amount of expensive DLC but that's true of any Total War game in the last decade. On the merits of the game itself this is one of the best in the franchise.

Sorry to sound like a whiner but the magic mechanic is a-bso-lu-te BS in this game. I played strategy/action games for decades, and never witnessed anything that ridiculous. You can be doing great, spent hours preparing a sound economy, balanced army, etc. and get wiped out in SECONDS by a monstruous dragon supported by magic spells, killing at least half of your army before you can even make a dent in them. I am amazed this game got so popular it is visually striking but virtually unplayable if you do not spend years learning every buff, debuff, by heart, every unit, every strategy. It is just not fun, sorry. I am a nerd already I dont want to become an incel hermitic nerd to have a chance at winning against an enemy using magic, absolutely mental

I cant win any battle, even decisive victory, I cant get more than 10 turns in on any faction

do you fantasize about nagash himself calling you his special little guy? if so, get off steam, Arkhan the Black

Jogo muito bom pra quem tem autismo com hiper-foco, talvez eu tenha com hiper-foco

The funny rats make getting my ass kicked better.

Not bad. Quote: "Remember Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. Probably worth a google?"

Master-master of warp-inventions, yes-yes!

honestly, not a fan of the warhammer titles. the ai seems to have only gotten more annoying and less fun to play against, the varied roster is okay but feels so varied as to be unnecessary and poorly balanced, the campaign is less immersive and just feels like a big mess, and generally i really just don't have fun playing them. not to mention the best factions are DLC and there's so much DLC that you would have to drop an absurd amount of money to get it all. really not worth playing when there are other fantastic total war games. really hope they abandon these, because they feel like someone just slapping the warhammer IP onto a poorly balanced total war game structure so they can go "oooooo look its gorfen dorf the dwarf he's fifteen dollars." im glad i did not buy the third one.

Best of the 3 Total Warhammer games. You might just consider this "DLC for TW3" but there's this funny trick where you just play TW2 instead because it's better in every way

With over 400 hours in the game I can only say this is a very addicting game. Yes: I do dislike that all the total warhammer games have 20'ish paid micro-expansions but still bought them. Replay value in this game (and the DLC's) is insane. the workshop only adds to this experience.

Best out of the 3 tw warhammer fantasy games, warhammer 1 was a great game but when w2 came out it was a perfect combination of bunch of mechanics jus working, w3 just doesnt feel as engaging as w2 due to the fleshed out characters. very good Game yes

I have liked total war series since shogun. Am a fan of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k so i like this series

shits fire a couple lil issues here n there like the ai doom stacking buut hey get good

Todavía un gran juego. Me encanta.

i love this game i have 90 hours and i love it

yo wish some dlc would go on sale D: great game though :')

Boring and repetitive.

very big battles

It's good fun

One of the best total war games :-)

Sieges are so much better in 2

what a good gamee

The game is pretty good just buy it when its on sale.

fantastic game !

Death to all other races.

Great game

Muantap rek 10/10

game. good.

dam this game good

great game

Total War!!! WWWWWAAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

good times

for sure the best