MAN VERSUS ALIEN IN DESPERATE BATTLE
The Space Hulk, a labyrinthine amalgamation of derelict starships, threatens an entire planet. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Space Marine Terminators from one of four Chapters or a swarm of deadly alien Genestealers.
Battle in competitive multiplayer and through two distinct, narrative-driven campaigns: lead a Blood Angels squad or, for the first time in a Space Hulk game, control the Genestealer swarm! Which side will you choose?
The Space Hulk, a labyrinthine amalgamation of derelict starships, threatens an entire planet. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Space Marine Terminators from one of four Chapters or a swarm of deadly alien Genestealers.
Battle in competitive multiplayer and through two distinct, narrative-driven campaigns: lead a Blood Angels squad or, for the first time in a Space Hulk game, control the Genestealer swarm! Which side will you choose?
- Unforgiving tactical gameplay
- Pick your side in two solo campaigns
- Deep customization and upgrade system
- Create your own missions and fight in competitive multiplayer
ENTER THE SPACE HULK
Space Hulk: Tactics is a turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, pitting squads of Space Marine Terminators against swarms of alien Genestealers aboard massive amalgamations of abandoned starships called Space Hulks.
Based on the classic Games Workshop boardgame, Space Hulk: Tactics lets you pick between these two factions in full campaigns, solo vs. AI, or competitive online play. A new card system enhances the turn-based strategy gameplay, ensuring no two games are ever the same and giving you many more tactical options on every turn. With a map creation tool also available, you will never run out of new scenarios to play.
CHOOSE YOUR SIDESpace Hulk: Tactics is a turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, pitting squads of Space Marine Terminators against swarms of alien Genestealers aboard massive amalgamations of abandoned starships called Space Hulks.
Based on the classic Games Workshop boardgame, Space Hulk: Tactics lets you pick between these two factions in full campaigns, solo vs. AI, or competitive online play. A new card system enhances the turn-based strategy gameplay, ensuring no two games are ever the same and giving you many more tactical options on every turn. With a map creation tool also available, you will never run out of new scenarios to play.
- Blood Angels: Terminators navigate through tight corridors, trying to complete a multitude of objectives before time, or their forces, run out. They have the advantage of range with their formidable storm bolters and plasma cannons. In the campaign you play as the Blood Angels and attempt to save the forge world of Gorgonum from the devastating impact of a massive space hulk called The Forsaken Doom. Multiple endings, optional objectives, and an original story penned by Black Library author James Swallow are all features of the campaign.
- Genestealers: Genestealers have the advantage of numbers over their foe. They approach stealthily as auspex blips enabling them to hide their tactics until it’s time to strike. In the campaign you will discover the history of the Forsaken Doom and witness the Genestealers annihilating every chapter that came aboard before the Blood Angels. Evolve your swarm and overwhelm the Terminator forces across hundreds of years and multiple stories all set aboard this imposing vessel.
Space Hulk: Tactics enhances the classic board game with an innovative new card system. The cards in your deck depend on your faction, the classes in your squad, and the weapons they carry. Abilities may grant advantages such as extra damage, movement or roll bonuses, but every card can also be ‘burned’ to give vital action points when playing as the Space Marines. Cards are not part of a microtransaction system and all are available to every player at launch – so your tactical options will never be restricted in battle!
TAILOR YOUR SQUAD
Customisation allows you to create your own squad or swarm. Five unit types for each faction, and twelve weapons for Terminators mean you can play way you want. Bring mass Lightning Claws to the fight, keep your troops alive with the skills of an Apothecary and Librarian, or have the biggest beast on the battlefield with the Broodlord – the choice is yours.
In addition to modifiable colour schemes for both factions, the Terminators have dozens of cosmetic items to customise each unit and make your perfect squad. Just like the card system, cosmetics are not microtransactions and will be available to all players at launch.
Each of the four Space Marine chapters have multiple unique cards and customisation options.
TAILOR YOUR SQUAD
Customisation allows you to create your own squad or swarm. Five unit types for each faction, and twelve weapons for Terminators mean you can play way you want. Bring mass Lightning Claws to the fight, keep your troops alive with the skills of an Apothecary and Librarian, or have the biggest beast on the battlefield with the Broodlord – the choice is yours.
In addition to modifiable colour schemes for both factions, the Terminators have dozens of cosmetic items to customise each unit and make your perfect squad. Just like the card system, cosmetics are not microtransactions and will be available to all players at launch.
Each of the four Space Marine chapters have multiple unique cards and customisation options.
- Dark Angels: The Dark Angels have a dark and mysterious air to them, operating by different doctrines to other Chapters. The 1st Company, the Deathwing, is comprised solely of Terminators making them one of the most elite fighting forces in the galaxy.
- Ultramarines: Rigid adherents to the Codex Astartes, Ultramarines pride themselves in using their doctrine to defeat any enemy. While some regard them as inflexible, countless enemies have been broken by this stalwart Chapter.
- Blood Angels: One of the oldest and proudest Space Marie Chapters, bloodthirsty zeal and the pursuit of perfection are their calling cards. The death of their primarch 10,000 years ago still haunts the Chapter to a man, leading them to death and madness.
- Space Wolves: Feral in their savagery, Space Wolves charge into the most inhospitable and brutal combat zones in the galaxy and triumph, time and time again. Scornful of rigid doctrine, they are ferocious and unorthodox but this is the secret to their success.
- Genestealers: The Genestealer is one of the most cunning, fast, and dangerous species in the galaxy. Once an enemy is detected by a Genestealer, it utilizes its synapse ability to communicate the location to all the other Genestealers in the synapse network. The Genestealers will often attempt to attack their foes from behind, avoiding purely frontal assaults unless there is no other choice. When cornered, they will act without a sense of self-preservation
FACE OTHER PLAYERS
Take the action online and face off against other players as either the Terminators or Genestealers. In multiplayer, you can choose between four different Chapters of Space Marines: the Blood Angels, as in the campaign, but also the Space Wolves, the Ultramarines, and the Dark Angels.
Ranked play is supported by leaderboards, so you can see how you stack up against your friends and the rest of the world. The dedicated map editor means you can play any space hulk design you can come up with against other players too.
Take the action online and face off against other players as either the Terminators or Genestealers. In multiplayer, you can choose between four different Chapters of Space Marines: the Blood Angels, as in the campaign, but also the Space Wolves, the Ultramarines, and the Dark Angels.
Ranked play is supported by leaderboards, so you can see how you stack up against your friends and the rest of the world. The dedicated map editor means you can play any space hulk design you can come up with against other players too.
CREATE YOUR OWN MISSIONS
The map editor tool allows you to design your own skirmish maps across three different environments – Imperial, Eldar, and Ork – with multiple tilesets for each.
This is the same tool that was used to build the skirmish maps you find in-game and has easy to use features that allow you to quickly test your map in first-person and experience the atmosphere you’ve created. Sharing of community-made maps is officially supported in-client.
This is the same tool that was used to build the skirmish maps you find in-game and has easy to use features that allow you to quickly test your map in first-person and experience the atmosphere you’ve created. Sharing of community-made maps is officially supported in-client.
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