Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Единственная игра, где реально вархаммерская, мало того- механикумская атмосфера) "Вы заливаете алтарь ксеносов отработанным машинным маслом и закидываете сгоревшими предохранителями"- бесценно) Ну и как стратегия хороша тоже же. Разные варианты прокачки, билдостроение, сбор пати, фактически- извращаться можно долго)

Play for the Omnissiah

My weak flesh disgusts me

Во славу Омниссии!

5/10 - TL;DR: Excellent sound design and style, funny character writing, but the gameplay is a slow, repetitive, RNG-heavy DPS race and your time is wasted if you don't pick the right options before missions. Just go play XCOM. My experience on Normal difficulty 5 missions in was completely failing to pick any good options before the mission fight, meaning I was unable to spawn half my starting roster. After restarting the fight 3 times it was clear it was unwinnable. Multiple restarts later I just use a guide to tell me what to pick in each room, giving me the best possible chance, but the awful weapon RNG means 3 more failed fights despite now having all my units. After an hour of bashing my head against the early difficulty curve, I uninstalled. According to other reviews, the difficulty curve supposedly falls off quickly, but the fact that I can use a guide and still lose 3 times in a row due to poor damage RNG outside my control is just bad game design. I'm disappointed as the techpriest customisation and the weapons look really, really fun. Hopefully Mechanicus 2 will be better.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus - good for couple evenings, too boring to play until the end I played around 25 missions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, and overall the game left me disappointed. First of all, I never really understood the idea behind the global timer. The game does a poor job explaining the actual consequences of rushing missions versus taking your time. The pros and cons of fast clears compared to thorough exploration are vague, so instead of creating meaningful tension, the timer just feels like pressure for the sake of pressure. Visually, the game feels very low-budget and surprisingly small in scope. Location assets are extremely repetitive and get old very quickly. If you’re not deeply familiar with Necron lore, all enemies blur together — they feel like minor variations of the same model over and over again. The soundtrack is limited and underwhelming. I know many Warhammer 40K games are worse, but this universe should feel grand, atmospheric, and over-the-top. Instead, the game boils down to timed grinding. I also don’t get the design intent behind troops. Why spend resources on spawning Skitarii when investing in Tech-Priests is clearly more efficient? Tech-Priests actually progress, dying isn’t a big deal since they’re resurrected after missions anyway, and the penalty for losing one is fairly mild. In practice, troops feel redundant rather than strategic. The exploration aspect is another weak point. Entering identical rooms just to choose a glyph feels pointless. It resembles Darkest Dungeon in structure, but without the visual flair or tension — here it’s simply dull. Combat itself is not terrible, but it’s too unconventional in ways that don’t always feel good. The heavy reliance on Cognition Points, the lack of cover mechanics, and the overall sameness of encounters make battles blur together. After 25 missions, I already felt exhausted and bored. In short, Mechanicus has some decent tactical ideas, but they’re buried under repetitive design, weak presentation, and unclear systems. What should have been a stylish, atmospheric 40K experience instead feels like a small, grindy tactics game with a timer constantly breathing down your neck.

Fine for what it is, a tactical game with Warhammer lore. As a newbie fan of Warhammer, I liked it but if they just did a little more with it I think it would have been really great. Got it on sale and would definitely recommend it for that price.