How to play Warhammer 40K games in order

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The Warhammer 40k series of games began as a tabletop miniature wargame from Games Workshop. The first game, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, was released in 1987. Since then, many sequels and supplements have followed, including digital games. With so many options available, knowing where to start with Warhammer 40k games can be difficult.

Best order to play Warhammer 40K games

Here is a suggested order in which to play the various Warhammer 40k video games:

1. Chaos Gate
2. war rites
3. Fire Warrior
4. Dawn of War (I, II, III and expansion packs)
5. kill team
6. space marine
7. space hulk
8. Armageddon
9. space wolf
10. revenge storm
11. Ascension
12. Regicide
13. Deathwatch – Tyranid Invasion
14. free sheet
15. Eternal Crusade
16. Sanctus Reach
17. Inquisitor – Martyr
18. mechanic
19. Arbiter – Prophecy
20. Dakka Squad
21. battle sector
22. Gate of Chaos – Demon Hunters
23. Shootas, blood and teeth
24. dark tide

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Warhammer 40,000: Gate of Chaos is a turn-based tactics video game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game was developed by Random Games Inc. and published by Games Workshop in 1998. Chaos Gate’s story takes place during the Horus Heresy, a fictional civil war within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The player takes control of a squad of Space Marines from the Ultramarines chapter who are sent to investigate strange occurrences on the imperial world of Cyrene.

Then comes Rites of War and Fire Warrior, giving you more insight into the history and context behind the Warhammer 40k universe. Then there is the main game: Dawn of War. It has three parts, each with expansion packs that add more races, units, and maps. The rest of the games, like Kill Team, Space Marine, and Armageddon, are spin-offs that focus on specific aspects of the Warhammer 40k universe.

Please note that Warhammer 40k games offer different game modes. Some are turn based while others are real time strategies. There are also tactical shooters if you are interested in that genre. However, they all have the same goal: to fight and be the last one standing. While you don’t need to start with the first game on this list, we recommend doing so. Playing the games in order will give you a much better idea of ​​the story and how the different factions interact with each other.

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