Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Wiki

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 launches with four playable factions, each offering a distinct playstyle across the galactic campaign and real-time battles.

The Orks are one of the four confirmed launch factions in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, representing vast, brutal hordes driven by the WAAAGH! and capable of fielding colossal war engines.

Factions6/21/2026 4 min readDarkwhispers

The campaign in Total War: Warhammer 40,000 plays out at a galactic scale, with players capturing regions across multiple planets within star systems connected by Crusade Theaters.

Gameplay6/21/2026 5 min readwillowmist

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 uses the classic Total War formula of a turn-based campaign paired with real-time battles, with new systems including destructible environments, orbital bombardment, and deep army customisation.

Gameplay6/21/2026 6 min readZephyr

The Space Marines are one of the four confirmed launch factions in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, fighting as genetically enhanced super-soldiers who favour quality over quantity.

The Aeldari are one of the four confirmed launch factions in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, playing as an ancient and waning xenos race that functions as a fragile but deadly glass cannon.

Factions6/26/2026 3 min readrunecaster44

The Astra Militarum are one of the four confirmed launch factions in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, representing humanity's largest fighting force of massed infantry and armored vehicles.

Factions6/13/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X