Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach

 PC
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Meristation
    Oct 23, 2018
    80
    Sanctus Reach is a classic turn-based strategy game, full of good ideas and with a high number of campaigns that guarantee many hours of entertainment. The three levels of difficulty ensure that it is suitable for both experts in the genre and for beginners.
  2. CD-Action
    Mar 6, 2017
    80
    Sanctus Reach does not offer scale or presentation comparable to Total War series, but it has the charm of an old school turn-based strategy game and seems to be a great basis for future Warhammer 40,000 titles. [03/2017, p.46]
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jan 31, 2017
    80
    Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach provides deep gameplay with a simple recipe: easy-to-learn combat rules and units… lots and lots of unique units. Despite minor bugs and a lack of flair – no cutscenes, little narrative, not much in the way of physics – Sanctus Reach is a solid entry in the Warhammer franchise, and an excellent turn-based tactical game to boot.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Jan 25, 2017
    80
    Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a good strategy game that lacks in narrative terms.
  6. GameWatcher
    Jan 19, 2017
    80
    Sanctus Reach is a well-executed Warhammer 40,000 game that should easily please turn based strategy fans and provides plenty of content for the price.
  7. Hooked Gamers
    Feb 6, 2017
    72
    Ain't pretty but plays well.
  8. 3DJuegos
    Feb 1, 2017
    70
    Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a good turn based strategy game with the essence of the original table board game.
  9. GRYOnline.pl
    Jan 25, 2017
    70
    It's hard to deny Sanctus Reach a certain aura, peculiar to clashes of miniature figurines on meticulously assembled tabletop battlefields. So, if you feel like devoting your life to the Emperor and have no buddies who'd fancy a tabletop session, or you're just not interested in collecting figurines, you should definitely give Sanctus Reach a try. Just remember--it's for hardcore strategy fans only.
  10. Game Debate
    Jan 19, 2017
    70
    Sanctus Reach is a cool and fun turn-based 3D wargame that fans of Warhammer 40K will no doubt lap up. I had a lot of fun with it and I'm certainly going to be stepping back into our dark human future for more.
  11. SpazioGames
    Jan 20, 2017
    65
    Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach could be a good turn based strategy game, some mechanics are well implemented but numbers and statistics seem to be quite random.
  12. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 1, 2017
    63
    Sanctus Reach took a lot from tabletop rules, but not everything: for example, action points, square-based grid, abilities with long recharge time – all that has little to do with original Warhammer 40k. Although the game does get some things right: victory depends on control of key points, number of turns is limited, and RNG is just as capricious as dice: misses with point-blank shots and instant kills with lucky crits are par for the course here. [Issue#217, p.82]
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  13. GameSpot
    Feb 9, 2017
    40
    These flashes of satisfaction aren't enough to hold up a game that’s mediocre at best and vexing at worst. Together with a host of minor annoyances, they add up to a long, dull stint with a bad game from a great franchise that deserves far better treatment.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jan 22, 2017
    Sanctus Reach’s unit and faction design and flexible mechanics deserve a much better campaign and fewer constantly recycled objectives.
  2. Strategy Gamer
    Jun 5, 2018
    Despite its short-comings, Sanctus Reach is one of the best turn-based strategy games around.

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 31
  3. Negative: 5 out of 31
  1. destinyfan1
    Feb 8, 2017
    6
    This is a good turn based tactics game but doesn't do any special in the genre but is a good fan service for warhammer fans ( i like warhammerThis is a good turn based tactics game but doesn't do any special in the genre but is a good fan service for warhammer fans ( i like warhammer games but not fan ).Especially by the many units and rpg elements but missions are repetive . My opinion : kinda boring… Full Review »
  2. Aloo
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    Review after finishing the single-player game.

    For me this game was a very strange experience. The first 2 missions didn't get me    Review after finishing the single-player game.

    For me this game was a very strange experience. The first 2 missions didn't get me interested in the game. The first few times that I sat down to play it, it was not exiting, I just had some time and got bored of Civilization, Panzer Corps or Crusader Kings. Once I got playing I could not stop and was fully engaged. Now that its finished I cant wait for expansions.

    The Bad:
    - very simplified briefings. Much could be improved here
    - the maps and the environment are graphically very simple
    - need more in game explanation of what each unit does
    - some balancing is needed
    - some small bugs
    -weird controls; they didn't feel logical even after playing the whole game
    - missions are unbalanced; some skirmishes can be difficult now that the time to finish has been shortened. On the other hand some of the later missions are easy to finish with minimal losses

    The Good:
    - good looking units
    - feels like a good translation of the Table Top game to PC's
    - its WH40k
    - nice choice of units
    - a semblance of unit progress; would be nice if we could make some choices here but at the moment its random
    - some epic battles where you really are not sure you can stop the ork waves
    - once you get into it and understand the rules it becomes really fun    … Full Review »
  3. Vasot
    Nov 30, 2017
    2
    Am amateur piece of sofware with weird gameplay choices and with a poorly designed user interface. The AI is either completely stupid or isAm amateur piece of sofware with weird gameplay choices and with a poorly designed user interface. The AI is either completely stupid or is cheating by having unlimited reinforcements (especially in the Red WAAAGH DLC campaign the AI has overpowered ork units and gets reinforcements in most missions this is extremely annoying and not fun). Most of the missions are extremely repetitive along with poorly designed maps. it also comes along with mediocre sound effects most units sound dumb there is nothing epic about them. I wish a better company made this game.… Full Review »
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