Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a strategy game by Hammerfall Publishing that launched in 2015. However, the servers are now offline and the game is no longer available on Steam. Players are surprised by the sudden shutdown. An announcement from the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide provides a hint as to why the title was closed.
What is Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a strategy game by Hammerfall. It combines traditional chess with the well-known Warhammer franchise.
Surprisingly, the game was removed from the Steam platform on October 18, 2022, and online support was discontinued.
On the official website of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and on Steam, the developers published a “final announcement”:
In the message, Hammerfall Publishing thanks the players and announces the immediate server shutdown. Not only on Steam but also in the Google Play Store and iOS App Store, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide has been removed.
Here you can see the trailer for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, an action game from the same franchise:
“Hammerfall will take on new and exciting projects in the future”
Why is Warhammer 40,000: Regicide closing? An explicit reason for the closure is not provided. However, the game is already somewhat older at seven years.
Perhaps the game studio wants to focus on new projects. The final announcement at least suggests this: “Hammerfall will take on new and exciting projects in the future” (via warhammer40kregicide.com), it says in the last paragraph.
Can you still play Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Although the game has been removed from Steam, owners of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide can still play the game – but only in offline mode.
What does the community say? On Steam, players are surprised by the sudden closure of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and some express sadness about it. One user says: “This is very unfortunate and comes quite suddenly, to be honest.”
What do you think about the server closure of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide? Did you know about the chess game from Hammerfall? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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