Inspired by the board and figurine games made popular by Games Workshop, the universe of Warhammer 40,000 is a vast and violent one, rife with strange, alien races, including the Eldar. Rites of War features a tightly crafted storyline composed of 24 missions and varied victory conditions as you lead the Eldar in their fight for survival. Additional scenarios allow for control of Tyrannid and Imperial armies and a glory point system lets you build and customize your own army, with 8 distinct troop classes ranging from War Machines to Assault Troops to Devastator Squads. A level-based experience system enhances the game's RPG (Role-Playing Game) element, allowing you to upgrade and customize units, enhance warrior skills and employ "psyker" (psychic) abilities.
The mysterious Eldar are all that remains of a once great and powerful civilization that ruled the galaxy. They travel the stars in enormous spacecraft called Craftworlds, seeking the Maiden Worlds their ancestors created in ancient times. One such world is now inhabited by humans and possesses historical records and artifacts of great power far too valuable to leave in their hands. This once proud race now fights for its very survival, and must protect the secrets and power of their ancestors from both the Imperium of Man and the evil, bio-engineered Tyranids, bent on the destruction of this fertile paradise.
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A relic from the past, when warhammer40k was very different, when Eldar could be protagonists. Not brain dead deceitful and arrogant antagonists. 10/10 awesome game I recommend it to whoever loves Eldar and turn base strategy.
I plan on finishing this game, but I just wanted to say that the game boots and works well. I know this was available on GOG, but it's cool to see it come to a wider audience. Love the Aeldari, and it's such a rare treat that we get a game focused on them.
Great game, brings back many fond memories playing it. Back when Eldar were called Eldar! Not Aeldari. Played on Steam Deck and unfortunately (i haven't found a way around this yet) when you promote one of your army, upon accepting all army management changes, the game crashes. Looks like Steam Deck gamers may need to play this without any Exarch (or other promoted units) which may make this slightly tougher in the later game. For the small cost, it's worth it purely for the nostalgia.
I loved this and never want to play it again.
I remember liking this game when I was a teen. Picked it up now to see if it's just nostalgia talking, and... it wasn't. This is still a very solid hex-based wargame with intuitive mechanics, decent UI and fun unit upgrade feature. The missions are interesting, and even the story is pretty decent. Points off for godawful voice acting during mission briefings and cutscenes, but oh well. PRO TIP: The game has no autosave, so SAVE your campaign after every mission!
I played this game back in high school. Back then, I was thrilled that we got a PC game with Eldar as the protagonists. I was a little afraid that the gameplay wouldn't hold up after all these years. Thankfully, it's still a blast! Looking forward to finishing my playthrough of this nostalgic gem.
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