Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet's resources. In the first 4X turn-based strategy…

65 12 July 2018

Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Fantasy Science fiction

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is a strategy developed by Proxy Studios, released 12 July 2018 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is a strategy game developed by Proxy Studios and released in 2018. It was published by Slitherine Ltd.. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Gladius Prime was known to Imperial scholars as a planet of archeological interest. During its colonization ancient relics were found, revealing hints of a shrouded past. But it was more than relics. Something awakened, an unspeakable horror from an ancient past, and the citizens of Gladius found themselves trapped in a terrible war for survival. Gladius Prime was once a planet of peace. Now there is only war."

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Warhammer 40,000 series

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is the 68th of 136 entries we hold in the Warhammer 40,000 series. The next entry was Warhammer: The Horus Heresy - Legions in 2018. Its critic score of 65 is 6 points below the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void Shadows at 100.

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How it was received

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 3,250 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War launched on 12 July 2018, within three weeks of Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Sonic Mania Plus. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Sonic Mania Plus.