Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

One of the best surprises of the year when it comes to the strategy genre, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin generously lavishes a glorious amount of detail on its presentation of the tabletop Age of Sigmar setting from which it derives. Though its more streamlined tactical beats might prove too simplistic for genre veterans looking for a broader dose of macro strategy, Warhammer Age of Sigm...

Despite some gameplay issues that hold the game back from greatness, it is the evident love and care that has been poured into Realms of Ruin that carries the game high up the list of the best Warhammer games. While it probably won't win over hardcore strategy fans, the Warhammer community will feel right at home in the wastes of Ghur.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realm of Ruin is a great-looking, well-tuned RTS that will keep Games Workshop fans happy for many hours.

I’ve been an avid fan of real-time strategy games for a long damn time. In fact, I’m old enough to have basically grown up in parallel to the entire genre. Unfortunately, this also means that as these games have evolved to become faster and faster over the years, my reflexes have naturally become slower and I’ve struggled to keep pace with a genre that I love. Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ru...

While Realms of Ruin looks great and plays it safe, zoom out from its Warhammer character models and fundamentals to spot unreliable troop controls that turn traps into tombs.

With four playable factions, excellent writing, and a compelling setting, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin delivers a solid RTS, albeit one that takes little risk. A handful of bugs and design choices may hamper the fun, but it hits stride when it lets you be powerful and unrestrained.

A solid core could provide some great competitive match-ups, but the dreary, generic campaign will fail to impress solo gamers.

Realms of Ruin features a fun campaign that showcases four unique factions. Unfortunately, when it comes to gameplay, there just isn’t enough depth to allow for more tactical and strategic options.

An RTS that doesn't pass the morale test.