WARHAMMER 40,000: MECHANICUS 2

This could be the next great Warhammer strategy game

- Robin Valentine

The first Mechanicus is one of those often overlooked gems in the world of Warhammer videogames. Creative turn-based strategy design and brilliantly sharp, funny writing elevate what could have been just another XCOM imitator. So it’s lovely to discover that Mechanicus 2 is shaping up to be even bigger and better. After going hands-on, I’m really impressed with how the core strategy has evolved.

In the first game's Adeptus Mechanicus vs Necron battles, the key was a resource called cognition. Harvested from terminals and pillars in the environment, it was used to fuel special abilities and extra movement, but was shared across your whole team, forcing careful decision-making.