Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

This might be a below-average RTS for the competitive fans of the genre, but it really suffices for the average player - and the way the setting is represented is fantastic. The story-line is really good at showcasing why each of the four factions deserves to be your main on the tabletop (besides including a cameo by my favorite Stormhost). Besides that, the roguelite mode ensures endless replayability, while the army painter + diorama modes provide amazing value for tabletop collectors and players. Final score: 8/10, with minus 2 points for a small amount of factions and a lack of competitive-grade RTS responsiveness

It's janky as hell. The story and cinematics are cool, art and settings too. Gameplay is really basic, and takes forever. Once a unit engages with an enemy, you cannot unengage which seems silly to me. Commands given get canceled repeatedly. Unit pathing will often enough run in the complete opposite direction to where you clicked. If you and enemy run at each other to attack, sometimes they run past each other and then turnaround to attack. Half the challenge is getting the ranged units to setup and attack who you want.

So much wasted potential. I actually had fun playing the campaign and the gameplay itself, while pretty lacking and repetitive, was definitely not unsavable. If they put more work into this game, I really believe it could've been great. BUT, only 4 factions is just not enough by far. And then the only DLCs we get is more heroes for the few existing factions instead of more factions? I cannot understand this decision at all. So yeah, don't bother buying this game. They stopped working on it, even though it's still just lacking so much content and the gameplay is not refined enough at all. Really a shame.

wanted to like it was really hopeful they learned after Dawn of war 3 ..... they didnt. boring build system, still using the crap sector rts system from CoH.

It's not a bad game, clearly has a lot of effort put into it, and is visually pretty good. The main problem is that it plays like DoW2 - you got these various resource/point nodes strewn around the map, you run around capturing them, then the enemy runs around capturing yours, and it's just this endless, annoying back and forth. It was fine in DoW2 as it has more ranged and faster units, but here, in a fantasy setting, it just doesn't work. The campaign is also very generic and boring - although I guess this is fine if you're not normally into RTSes. The 'conquest' (or w/e it's called) mode seemed like a promising idea, but there's barely any progression in it, and it's just fighting the same battles in the same annoying gameplay. Shame.

Incredibly disappointed by this game. While the visual of this game are fantastic and quite stunning it does nothing to make up for the lack of quality of life features standard to any RTS game. Units in this game have no auto engage feature, meaning that your units will not move from their position to engage enemy units regardless of circumstance. This includes sustaining ranged damage, witnessing friendly units become engaged in melee, and watching as enemy units walked right by.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin promised a strategic experience set in the rich, immersive world of Age of Sigmar, but it falls short of expectations, especially when it comes to gameplay depth. The most glaring issue is the overly simplistic gameplay. Strategy games should reward careful planning and tactical maneuvers, but Realms of Ruin leans heavily on basic, repetitive mechanics that leave little room for real strategy. Unit variety is limited, and the combat feels unchallenging, with simple commands and straightforward objectives that don’t evolve as the game progresses. This leaves experienced strategy players with little to keep them engaged, and even newcomers to the genre might find the lack of depth disappointing. While the game visually captures the feel of the Age of Sigmar universe, this isn’t enough to make up for the shallow mechanics. Battles lack intensity and feel more like routine skirmishes than epic confrontations. Additionally, the lack of meaningful customization options for units or strategies means each battle can feel almost identical to the last, making it difficult to stay invested in the long term. The storyline has potential, but it fails to elevate the experience when paired with such lackluster gameplay. Instead of a gripping narrative that drives players through the game’s campaign, the plot feels secondary to repetitive missions and uninspired encounters. Overall, Realms of Ruin feels more like a missed opportunity than a worthy addition to the Warhammer universe. For a game set in such a rich world, it fails to deliver the depth and challenge that fans might expect. Unfortunately, it’s hard to recommend this game to anyone looking for a satisfying strategy experience. I’d give it a 4/10.

The fact that units lock on combat until they die is so stupid that I hope the guy who pulled that ♥♥♥♥ not only has been fired but never gets to work on a videogame ever.The game is amazingly crafted but filled with retarded mechanics.Get only with a heavy disscount.