Bonus (with warning): Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
- Most Warhammer fans will hate me for this tip for two reasons, as:
Age of Sigmar is considered the worst iteration of Warhammer - and Realms of Ruin was received very poorly by fans
Strictly speaking, Age of Sigmar is no longer Warhammer Fantasy, but rather a hybrid of Fantasy and 40,000, with pumped-up superhumans, space magic, and yet the medieval flair of Warhammer Fantasy.
In Realms of Ruin, you can control various factions like the Stormcast Eternals, Orcs, followers of Tzeentch, or the Night Haunts – thus also races that do not exist in Warhammer otherwise.
The game is a tactical strategy game, where you don’t have real base building and can only move a few troops on a very limited playing field to capture specific points on the map. In the end, victory is determined by points, exhausting the enemy’s reinforcements.
Realms of Ruin received criticism mainly for its lack of gameplay, and rightly so: it plays somewhat clumsily and unrefined. But if you spend some time with it and get used to the rough edges, you can definitely have fun with it.
Nevertheless, a small warning: Only get Realms of Ruin if you want to learn more about the world – not as an entry point into the universe.
The games presented here should provide you with a good selection of games to get into Warhammer without directly encountering Atomantin armor, chainsaws, and space wizards. Instead, there is good old steel and elves – where swords even play a major role in the dark future: In Warhammer 40,000 there are bolters and laser rifles, yet elite fighters often use swords – for good reason
