Strategy · January 24, 2019

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 (2019)

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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expanding on the groundwork laid out by the first game, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a full-blown sequel - bigger, richer, more impressive and more ambitious than the original game. It will include, at launch, all 12 factions from the original tabletop game and its expansions it is based on: the Imperial Navy, Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus, Necrons, Chaos, Aeldari Corsairs, Aeldari Craftworld, Drukhari, the T’au Merchant and Protector Fleets, Orks, and finally, the Tyranids . The latest dramatic story development in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Gathering Storm and the 13th Black Crusade , serves as the canvas for three extensive and dynamic campaigns with high narrative values, focusing on the Tyranids, the Necrons, and the Imperium. Explore the systems in the Eye of Terror, with or against renowned characters such as Belisarius Cawl, Gulliman and more. With bigger battles, refined gameplay, improved multiplayer modes and features for a better and more balanced online experience, as well as improvements across the board and even more customisation options for fleets and ships, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 promises to be the ultimate Warhammer 40,000 space battle experience. MAIN FEATURES The ultimate Warhammer 40,000 space naval warfare experience All 12 factions from the original tabletop game Three dynamic solo campaigns (Tyranids, Necrons and Imperium) An ambitious, full-blown sequel featuring epic battles with far larger fleets Refined and improved gameplay, including new choices for ship customization Improved multiplayer modes and features for a better online experience The first videogame in Games Workshop's new 'Gathering Storm' setting Cross-platform play between Steam, GOG and Windows Store.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume10.1k Steam reviewsTop 43% in Strategy
Positive rating75% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 85%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 79 — top 68% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak251 playersTop 40% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 57% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Space · 175
  • Strategy · 163
  • Warhammer 40K · 139
  • RTS · 117
  • Real Time Tactics · 110
  • Sci-fi · 62
  • Singleplayer · 45
  • Games Workshop · 45
  • Multiplayer · 42
  • Co-op · 40
  • Violent · 39
  • Naval · 37
  • Naval Combat · 20
  • War · 18
  • Atmospheric · 16

Reception Metrics

Steam community

75%Mostly Positive · 10.1k reviews

7.6k positive · 2.5k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

9.2k

Peak concurrent players

251

Peer Strategy titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

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

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Press Quotes

“Big, beautiful, dramatic RTS campaigns with weighty, satisfying combat.” Rock Paper Shotgun “A treat for fans of Warhammer and the space combat genre in general.” GamingBolt “Not only [does it] nail the universe, the ships, and the tactics, but it looks and sounds amazing while doing so.” GameWatcher

Strategy releases from 2019

7 Strategy titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

4h

Current engagement

Achievements

90

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 24, 2019
DeveloperTindalos Interactive
PublisherFocus Entertainment
Base price$3.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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