Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II News

Mechanicus II: First Gameplay Trailer… and a Big Reveal

The Machine God demands your attention – the first gameplay trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II has finally arrived! Check it out here.

Coming later this year to Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, the sequel throws you straight into a planetary war between the Adeptus Mechanicus and the ancient Necron race.

You’ll notice some familiar faces: Magos Dominus Faustinius’ trusted advisors return, this time as deployable and upgradeable leaders of his skirmish forces. Each brings their own unique personality and battlefield specialisation, adding a new strategic layer to your command.

For the first time in a Warhammer 40,000 video game, the kin of the Leagues of Votann enter the battlefield as a non-playable faction appearing in both campaigns. Their purpose on the contested world of Hekateus IV remains unknown: are they fellow seekers of knowledge, mercenaries in search of profit, or something far more dangerous? Their presence raises questions, and their loyalty is anything but guaranteed.

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Need your Mechanicus fix? The original Mechanicus is currently free to play from May 22nd-26th on Xbox and Steam!

Praise the Omnissiah, Warhammer 40,000; Mechanicus 2 just got a new gameplay trailer, featuring a short glimpse at a new faction

A gameplay trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 has just been revealed during today's Warhammer Skulls event, and it features a special surprise for fans of the newer era of the 40k narrative. The Leagues of Votann, the newest faction added to the tabletop game, are making their video game debut.

Each army in Warhammer 40,000 has its own codex containing rules, lore, and nice pictures, and The Leagues Of Votann's - the game's contemporary space dwarves - was out of date before a single model was available to buy. Advance copies went out, people noticed that the rules were horribly broken, more people noticed that the rules were actually massively, horribly, absurdly broken, and the company issued an apology, pulling out their cutesy 'James Workshop' moniker in an attempt to aw shucks the fact they'd just sold everyone some very expensive hardback kindling. They later issued some rules errata, and they're supposedly in a more sensible spot now, even if doing anything interesting with them visually is confined, as per, to Necromunda.

If I had to bet money on it, I'd guess they won't be nearly as broken in Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 when they appear as potential allies or foes for both the Ad-mech and Necron playable factions. That's because difficulty balance was one of the major problems holding the original Mechanicus back from strategy greatness (the game was later patched), so I imagine it being at the forefront of Bulwark Studio's mind this time. Decide for yourself by observing the trailer below. How many busted tokens do these dwarves have in their beards?

With the launch of Space Marine 2, the world of Warhammer 40,000 is back on everyone's mind, but the game I'm really waiting for is Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus 2. The XCOM-like strategy game's 2018 predecessor is one of the greatest and most overlooked games in the franchise. In Mechanicus 2, developer Bulwark Studios and publisher Kasesdo Games are building on the original's success by making the enemy force of Necrons into a playable faction. At Gamescom 2024, I sat down with Kasedo product manager Tony Cross to take a closer look at the new game and learn how it brings the Necron perspective to the fore.

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Prepare for war in Mechanicus II

The Omnissiah has blessed us with the news you’ve all been waiting for: the long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is coming.

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This time around, you’ll be able to take control of either the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah or the ancient and deathless Necron legions rising up against them, with the fate of a world in your hands.

With two playable factions, two campaigns and two highly unique play-styles, who will you lead to victory in this arcane technological war of cold metal hatred?

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