Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide if you want an Action and Indie game with Online PvP. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide launched in 2015.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs Battle Chess
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Battle Chess both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 2 years older than Battle Chess (2017). Battle Chess scores higher on Steam reviews (83.5% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (67.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Battle Chess
Choose Battle Chess if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Battle Chess launched in 2017.
Both Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Battle Chess sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide |  Battle Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.2% positive (984 reviews) | 83.5% positive (79 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Hammerfall Publishing | Interplay Entertainment Corp. |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 2 years older than Battle Chess (2017).
- Battle Chess scores higher on Steam reviews (83.5% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (67.2% positive).
- Battle Chess is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Warhammer 40,000: Regicide has no Deck rating yet.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs Battle Chess — FAQ
- Should I play Warhammer 40,000: Regicide or Battle Chess first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) came out before Battle Chess (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and Battle Chess similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.