Game Groups > Warhammer 40,000 universe

Games based on Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 license. Warhammer 40,000 was originally a tabletop miniature war game created by Rick Priestley in 1987. It is set in the Milky Way galaxy, the stage of an on-going war between the Imperium of Man, different xeno (alien) races and the chaos gods. Temporary alliances between the different races are possible, but the fractions from the Imperium of Man may fight against each other.

Playable races in the games within this game group include (as of now):

• Imperium of Man
  • Adeptus Mechanicus
  • Imperial Guard (also known as Astra Militarum)
  • The Inquisition
  • Sisters of Battle (also known as Adepta Sororitas)
  • Space Marines (also known as Adeptus Astartes or Angels of Death)
• Xeno
  • Eldar (also known as Aeldari)
  • Dark Eldar (also known as Drukhari)
  • Leagues of Votann (as of the 9th Edition)
  • Necron
  • Orks
  • T'au
  • Tyranids
• Chaos (also known as the Archenemy)

Sub-series

• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada series
• Necromunda series
• Space Hulk series
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate series
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series
• Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor series
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine series

Related links

• Warhammer 40,000 - Wikipedia article.
• Lexicanum - a fan-made Warhammer 40,000 wiki.