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Total War Warhammer 40,000’s gameplay reveal will make you wonder if your PC can handle it
Creative Assembly and Sega have shown extended gameplay footage of Total War: Warhammer 40,000, offering the first substantial look at how the strategy title will play. The reveal, made at the Bilibili World 2026 event in Shanghai, presents the game as the spectacle-driven revival of the real-time strategy series, though its visual demands have prompted concerns among some players about whether older PCs will be able to run it.
In the demonstration, a narrator introduces the basics of a match, highlighting terrain advantages and the galactic scale of battles across many planets. The featured clash pits the Astra Militarum against the Orks on a war-ravaged world, with the player using a supply train for cover to ambush the Orks before large-scale fighting erupts involving tanks and a Stompa, which is ultimately destroyed by a Lance Strike orbital bombardment. The game still has no release date, but is confirmed for PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X.
In short
- First extended Total War: Warhammer 40,000 gameplay shown at Bilibili World 2026 in Shanghai.
- Demo pitted Astra Militarum against Orks, ending in an orbital Lance Strike.
- No release date yet; coming to PS5, PC and Xbox Series X.
Explained simply
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 combines the Total War strategy game series with the Warhammer 40,000 universe, which is set in a dark science fiction future where different factions fight for control across the galaxy. Creative Assembly is developing the game for publisher Sega.
Developers recently presented extended gameplay footage, offering the first substantial look at how the new game will play. The presentation demonstrated the game's visual scope and how large-scale strategy battles will work within this combined franchise.
The game's graphics have raised concerns amongst some players about whether older computers will be able to run it. Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is confirmed for PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, though it has not yet received a release date.