Total War: Warhammer 2

Total War: Warhammer 2 is the second Total War game set in the Warhammer universe, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. Released on September 28, 2017, it follows Total War: Warhammer (2016) and was followed in 2022 by Total War: Warhammer 3, which concludes the trilogy.

The campaign scenario takes place in the New World: the kingdom of the Dark Elves of Naggaroth and the island-continent of Ulthuan, stronghold of the High Elves. The Great Vortex, a maelstrom of unleashed magic at the heart of Ulthuan, drives the whole plot: each faction must perform rituals to channel or corrupt this energy, offering varied campaign endings and memorable cinematics. Four races are playable — the Lizardmen, the High Elves, the Dark Elves and the Skaven — each with its own storyline, quests and emblematic units, from war dinosaurs to flying dragons.

Mortal Empires: Merging the Installments

One of Warhammer 2’s major strengths is its compatibility with the first game: the maps of both games can be merged to create Mortal Empires, a giant sandbox campaign where all the factions of both installments clash on a single map. This mode is carried over and enriched in Total War: Warhammer 3 under the name Immortal Empires. It is one of the strongest arguments for investing in the full trilogy and enjoying the twenty or so cumulative playable factions.

Battles, Between Sieges and Titanic Melees

On the combat side, the game keeps the series’ proven formula — tactical deployments, destructible sieges, monstrous units — while broadening the range of situations: naval battles between High Elf and Dark Elf corsair fleets, jungle fights for the Lizardmen, underground invasions of the Skaven tunnels. Magic plays a central role, each army having reserves of winds of magic that fuel the most devastating spells. Multiplayer lets you face other players on the same campaign maps or in quick online battles.