Action · September 7, 2020

Necromunda: Underhive Wars (2020)

trophy27 achievementsextension4 DLClocal_offer-90% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.7k recommendations
Deep below the nightmarish, polluted hive cities of Necromunda, in the twisted, vertiginous, dark tunnels of the Underhive, rival gangs fight to the bitter end for personal power, wealth, survival and the honour of their Houses. Only the strongest survive. Lead, customize, and grow your gangs of Escher, Goliath, and Orlock. Specialize each member and send them to battle in hazardous dystopian environments. Exploit the terrain in tactical gunfights: climb raised walkways to take advantage, set traps, and ambush foes to force them into bloody melee engagements. Learn new skills, loot equipment and bring your evolved gang to 4-player online gang fights. Lead and evolve your gangs in this compelling tactical-RPG Follow a rich narrative campaign in the Underhive Engage in immersive and persistent game modes First video game adaptation from mythical tabletop game Necromunda, the most famous Hive World of Warhammer 40,000 Play solo or join thrilling 4-way online gang fights

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Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.9k Steam reviewsTop 81% in Action
Positive rating56% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 97%
Metacritic59/100Genre average 77 — top 96% of Action titles
Engagement hours33 h averageTop 13% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 86
  • Strategy · 85
  • Warhammer 40K · 62
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 60
  • Tactical RPG · 51
  • Third Person · 44
  • Multiplayer · 39
  • PvP · 35
  • Singleplayer · 34
  • Gore · 21
  • Violent · 21
  • Games Workshop · 17
  • Turn-Based · 13
  • Character Customization · 9
  • Turn-Based Tactics · 8

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • French
  • Russian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

56%Mixed · 2.9k reviews

1.6k positive · 1.3k negative

Metacritic

59/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

3.1/10

Curator recommendations

2.7k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

33h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

32h

Current engagement

Achievements

27

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 7, 2020
DeveloperRogue Factor
PublisherFocus Entertainment
Base price$1.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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