Games Workshop teams up with Slitherine and Proxy Studios to bring a new Warhammer 40k video game: Gladius – Relics of War.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War takes place on one planet, with four different factions fighting for supremacy: Orks, Necrons, Astra Militarum, and Space Marines. Explore the world, expand your empire and fortifications, gather resources, progress the storyline, and destroy your enemies.
Our partnership with Games Workshop generated two of our most beloved series so far: Armageddon and Sanctus Reach. We are now announcing our third, ambitious project created in the Warhammer 40,000 setting.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War incorporates the dark, gothic, far future science-fantasy setting in ways never tried before. A brand new, deep storyline has been created to combine elements of 4X gameplay with a combat-focused system. The evolution of technology, construction of infrastructures and exploration of an unknown world, goes hand in hand with the management of military resources, including heroes with special abilities and mighty war machines.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius has been designed to give four totally different gameplay experiences, depending on which factions players choose. Space Marines, Astra Militarum (aka Imperial Guard), Orks and Necrons each have dramatically different characteristics, both in how they develop and expand and in the way they interact with allies and enemies. This gives the game virtually endless replay value and players the chance to play out the same experience in totally divergent ways.
In Warhammer 40,000: Gladius there is also a massive difference between playing solo or in multiplayer. The deep storyline was created from scratch to allow players to explore an entire world and lead the expansion of an empire from the ground up. The discovery of ancient artefacts and the custom-crafted quests will reveal the secrets of the planet and its mysterious history as the story progresses.
This new game is currently listed on Steam but is not yet available for purchase. There will be a preview on Twitch on December 1st.
You can see the announcement from Slitherine here. Be sure to take a look at the trailer!
