Warhammer 40K fans are waking up to an absolute feast this week as Creative Assembly officially unveiled Total War: Warhammer 40,000 during The Game Awards 2025. As the studio wraps its 25th Anniversary celebrations, the announcement marks Total War’s long-awaited leap from historical and fantasy battlefields into the far future. A grimdark era defined only by war.
The debut trailer for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X release was introduced with the help of actor David Harbour, who himself will be a part of the game. Four major factions are confirmed for launch: Space Marines, Orks, Aeldari, and Astra Militarum. As expected, players can also form their own custom ‘your-guys’ warbands with tabletop-style personalization, from color schemes to trait-defining abilities. As a huge plus, the team also reveals that you won’t have to spend a dime to get gore in the game.
“No. The 41st Millennium is a setting of eternal war, so blood and dismemberment is key to creating an authentic experience,” written on the announcement page.
Some might expect Total War: Warhammer 40K to be just another setting swap. But through the reveal trailer, Creative Assembly masterfully showed it’s going to be more than that from the. It’s basically a full-on evolution of what Total War can be.
Players will be able to take command across a full galactic sandbox, expanding empires, building fleets, capturing planets, and dropping Steel Rains into massive real-time battles. Over time, the game is supposed to grow into a sprawling, ever-expanding warzone full of iconic heroes, factions, and planets from the Warhammer 40K universe.
Game Director Attila Mohacsi calls the project a ‘dream come true’ for the team, and the studio is set to share more during a December 16 developer roundtable. After that, expect radio silence until Spring 2026, when the real deep-dive gameplay reveals begin.
Hi everyone!
I can’t tell you how incredible it feels to finally share this with you: Total War is heading into the Warhammer 40,000 universe! For so many of us on the team, this isn’t just another project. It’s a dream come true. We spent years imagining what Total War could look like in the grim darkness of the far future, and now we’re in the process of making it a reality.
A lot of us are lifelong Warhammer 40,000 fans, so this is personal. We want to do justice to the scale, the drama and the sheer intensity of this universe while staying true to what makes Total War special. It’s the start of a brand-new chapter for the franchise, and we couldn’t be more excited to go on this galactic journey with you.
We’ll have more to share, and we can’t wait to hear what you think.”
With this news dropping right as Dawn of War 4 hype starts heating up again, RTS and WH40K fans are getting spoiled. It’s definitely the perfect time to start worshipping the Emperor.
