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Total War: Warhammer II

Total War: Warhammer II

Released: 9/28/2017

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos. Now the Great Vortex falters, and the world again stands at the brink of ruin.Powerful forces move to heal the maelstrom and avert catastrophe. Yet others seek to harness its terrible energies for their own bitter purpose. The race is on, and the very fate of the world will lie in the hands of the victor. Prince Tyrion, Defender of Ulthuan, guides the High Elves in their desperate efforts to stabilise the vortex as it roils above their home continent. Atop his palanquin-throne, the Slann Mage-Priest Mazdamundi directs his Lizardmen war-hosts as they surge northward from Lustria. He, too, is intent on preventing cataclysm, though the methods of The Old Ones must prevail.

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos. Now the Great Vortex falters, and the world again stands at the brink of ruin.Powerful forces move to heal the maelstrom and avert catastrophe. Yet others seek to harness its terrible energies for their own bitter purpose. The race is on, and the very fate of the world will lie in the hands of the victor. Prince Tyrion, Defender of Ulthuan, guides the High Elves in their desperate efforts to stabilise the vortex as it roils above their home continent. Atop his palanquin-throne, the Slann Mage-Priest Mazdamundi directs his Lizardmen war-hosts as they surge northward from Lustria. He, too, is intent on preventing cataclysm, though the methods of The Old Ones must prevail.

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos. Now the Great Vortex falters, and the world again stands at the brink of ruin.Powerful forces move to heal the maelstrom and avert catastrophe. Yet others seek to harness its terrible energies for their own bitter purpose. The race is on, and the very fate of the world will lie in the hands of the victor. Prince Tyrion, Defender of Ulthuan, guides the High Elves in their desperate efforts to stabilise the vortex as it roils above their home continent. Atop his palanquin-throne, the Slann Mage-Priest Mazdamundi directs his Lizardmen war-hosts as they surge northward from Lustria. He, too, is intent on preventing cataclysm, though the methods of The Old Ones must prevail.

Critics
86
Steam
93
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

86.1

Critic Average

56 reviews

93

Steam User Score

121,495 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

724 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-6.8
Metacritic Disparity
+7.1
Combined Disparity
+0.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

25 early (45%)24 launch window (43%)7 late (13%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Based on 56 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 86.1/100. Critics score this game 6.8 points lower than Steam users and 7.1 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 56)+
  1. Marek PichertviaGaming Professors
    Sep 11, 2021·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 93.0/100 · -13.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  2. Joseph PughviaGideonsGaming
    May 29, 2020·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 93.0/100 · -8.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +6.0 pts
  3. Lloyd CoombesviaThe Digital Fix
    Mar 25, 2019·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 93.0/100 · -3.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts
  4. GameMAG StaffviaGameMAG
    Nov 24, 2018·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 93.0/100 · -13.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  5. Robert RisdonviaChalgyr's Game Room
    Nov 22, 2018·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 93.0/100 · +2.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +16.0 pts