Warhammer 40,000 is one of the most popular sci-fi games as has gained over hundred million copies sold across various platforms even since its original release in 1987. However, since the game doesn’t have frequent edition changes much, you might lose interest in it. So we present you with the top 10 alternatives for Warhammer 40,000.
#10 Adeptus Titanicus
Its also published by Games Workshop (publisher of Warhammer 40k) and was released in 1988 and has the same rules as the 40k game but with many new and exciting features. Two or more players can pay together by controlling tall giants called titans and pitting them against each other.So far more than four editions of the game have been released and the latest one was back in 2018 and has a sold more than ten million copies. Its a part of Warhammer 40k universe but has many anomalies too.
#09 Warmachine by Steamforged Games
Its an intense tabletop combat game which requires players to think rationally and with strategic planning to win battles. You get exposed to a world of iron kingdoms and have to master control warcasters and other weapons along with their warjacks to conquer new worlds.Each character in the game has a unique abilities, strategies, and even units which offers a wide range of use cases. Even if you have previously played other miniature games you won’t get board of it as it has many new elements unlike you have ever seen before.
#08 Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness
Its part of the original Warhammer 40k series but with a bit of twist and new updates. The game is divided into two powerful armies and you have access to all the required tools and accessories which helps you in getting started. So you have to embark on a journey to save humanity but before you have to create a team.You can either invite your friends to play with you and then you all can win together.
#07 Beyond the Gates of Antares
Its an another masterpiece by the creators of Warhammer and has been a popular tabletop games since long times. Here the Gates of Antares are the isolators across various worlds and galaxies. One type of people named the panhuman race has waged wars to control these gates and look beyond their present system of things.The military unit of of panhuman races are called Concord and has known for its ruthlessness and powerful weapons factory across all space. So far this board games has million of copies sold across all the world.
#06 Age of Sigmar
The Warhammer’s ago of sigmar has been a very popular miniature game as it allows you to build your own army of plastic warriors, and you can even paint your warriors and play games. You also have access to its global community of over ten million players.Even if its been a board game, it also has a android version released which can be easily downloaded from PlayStore.
#05 Star Wars: Legion by Atomic Mass Games
It’s an popular miniature game associated with the popular star wars series on which many books and movies’ are there. You have to create your own troops, vehicles and characters and prepare your army to fight with other people throughout the Star Wars Galaxy.Some of the popular and newly added characters in the game includes the range troopers, and many more. You also get an rulebook, point updates, errata reference, storyline and other important documents in it.
#04 Necromunda
Its another Warhammer classes which takes you to the world full of industrialization and includes processing plants, mines, factories, refiners and more. Since all these activities cause a lot of destruction of nature, two clans have been fighting with each other to acquire as many resources as possible as to ensure their survivability.You can choose to be part of any of these clans and fight along side them in the 41st millennium. Just like other board games in the Warhammer universe, it also has an amazing community.
#03 FireFight by Mantic Games
This board game take you to a sci-fi distant future which isn’t actually dark and people are struggling for their lives but because of uncontrolledly capitalism, humanity suffers as corporations star extracting resources of other planets. But they also wipe our local populations in the process so its even more destructive.This has lead to humanity’s fight with many alien races like forge fathers, asterians and many more. You will have an army along with infinitary and airships coming across your way and every time you roll a dice, it gets even more exciting.
#02 BattleTech
It takes you to a place names space opera which is a fantasy and highly militarized universe in 31st century and humans have started colonizing the stars and each country has their own territory in space even hundreds of lightyears away. It was initially released as a table top game 30 years ago but now its with digital version, its also become one of the best action and adventure games.
#01 Grimdark Future by OnePageRules
Its the best board game we have in your list and can be played by two platers at a time, requiring around 50 models and lasts around 1 hour. You also get a rule book with it so you can build your own army and compete with your friends by playing by the rules. The gameplay is set on a distant future where humanity enters a different galaxy and fight with species there for supremacy. It involves many new locations, people, conflicts and many more things.
Conclusion
I hope you like our list of best games to play if you are tired of Warhammer 40,000 and hope you have downloaded at least any one of them. Moreover, you can also browse through our website to know about the top 15 MMORPG games and more.