Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus

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Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus
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Developer(s) Snowprint Studios
Publisher(s) Snowprint Studios
Writer(s) Matt Forbeck
Series Warhammer 40,000
Platform(s)
Release15 August 2022
Genre(s) Mobile game, turn-based tactics
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus is a mobile turn-based tactics strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, developed and published by Snowprint Studios. It was released for iOS and Android on 15 August 2022. [1]

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Development

The game was announced in September 2021 with the story being written by Matt Forbeck. [2] [3]

Reception

Reviewer Jason Moth called it the best of the Warhammer 40,000 mobile games. [4] In a 3 and half star review Will Quick for Pocket Gamer praised the games visuals, mechanics and the presentation of the lore. [5] Metro gave the game 6/10 describing the gameplay as repetitive. [6]

Tacticus won the 2022 Pocket Gamer Award for Mobile Game of the Year. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ Leston, Ryan (30 September 2022). "'Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus' is heading to mobile". NME . Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Kadirogullari, Samed (1 October 2022). "Warhammer 40K: Tacticus Is Bringing the Wargame To Mobile". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "15 Best Warhammer 40K Games of All Time". DualShockers. 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. ↑ Quick, Will (15 August 2022). "Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus review - "An approachable strategy to a grimdark future"". Pocket Gamer . Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – September 2022 round-up". Metro . 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE POCKET GAMER AWARDS 2022". Pocket Gamer . Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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