The lane battler Warhammer 40,000 Storm of Vengeance launches this week, adding to the already huge number of Warhammer titles currently in development and set for near future release (did someone at GW just remember gaming existed outside of the tabletop?) and there's plans for DLC too. Because everyone loves paying extra.
The game's been available as an early access purchase on Steam for a short while now, priced at $9.99, which is the one it'll maintain at launch. However if you want to play with a faction other than the Space Marines or Orks, you'll have to pay. Imperial Guard will be $1 at launch, and upgrade units like the Ork Stormboy will be a few cents extra too.
Expect a long and lengthy DLC run with this game.
On the surface, the game looks pretty well fleshed out. It has over 20 single player missions per faction - though admittedly, being a lane game the variation isn't huge - as well as skill trees for each army.
There's even cross platform multiplayer, meaning PC gamers can prove they're the master race against iOS gamers too.
Unfortunately with the game's big release just a few days away (April 3rd), a quick look at the user reviews doesn't paint a pretty picture. Most of the "most helpful", don't recommend it, suggesting that it's very repetitive and pretty dull to play.
Missions last only a couple of minutes too, once you have the build order down.
If that's the case with the final release, hopefully they'll continue to work on it in post.
Here's a few minutes of gameplay if you're still interested:
