Warhammer 40000 Battlesector Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · August 4, 2021

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only our Warhammer 40000 Battlesector Review. Experience every bone-rattling explosion and soul-crushing charge in Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, the definitive battle-scale game of turn-based strategy and fast-paced combat that takes you to the battlefields of the 41st Millenium.

Warhammer 40000 Battlesector Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
7.13GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Graphics – full screen, resolution, motion blur, v-sync, graphics preset, max framerate, and UI particle FX.
Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for the camera.
Four game modes – campaign, skirmish, multiplayer, and tutorial.
Remote play together support.
Tutorials are separate and optional.
Full camera control where you can rotate, zoom in/out, and reset the camera.
Can change which way your units face.
Every action is governed by AP (action points).
Click on enemy units to see what they have weapons and stats-wise.
RTS action gameplay.
When you select a unit you get a handy Hotbar showing any abilities, stats block including action points remaining.
Commanders are bigger better units and earn command points that allow you to call in reinforcements like airstrikes.
The campaign has four difficulties – Initiate, Astartes, Lieutenant, and Company Captain. You can further tweak settings for reinforcements, weapon upgrade cost, enhanced enemy units, reduced HQ token rewards, reduced army point caps, increased enemy momentum, reduced momentum and CP gains, units provide cover, enemy Ai difficulty and last chance revive HP.
Handy button to jump straight to any units still with action points remaining.
Excellent voice work.
Highly detailed authentic locations.
Damage and health bars show.
It looks like a tabletop game.
Slick animations.
Any modifiers like momentum, critical, etc pop up as it happens.
Turn-based combat.
When moving or shooting the playfield creates grids to show what you want to do.
Satisfying combat.
General controls are smooth and easy to pick up.
On enemies’ turn, you can fast forward or skip their turn animations.
Army management – in between levels you can hire/fire squads who each have unit points on them so that dictates what or who you can have in your army.
HQ upgrades are points you earn in-game to buy unlocks on the vast skill tree. Recruit more HQ characters to get more tech trees.
Save and load when you want.
Skirmish – set any unlocked campaign level, army (Blood Angel or Tyranid), and the difficulty.
Multiplayer – three modes that are live (both online at the same time), Asynchronous (both players don’t need to be online at the same time), and Hotseat (local multiplayer).
You can search or create your own public/private lobbies.