Warhammer boasts a sprawling universe that spans tabletop and video games alike. Although franchise creator Games Workshop currently wants more AAA Warhammer games, it appears that an independent Canadian studio will be developing the latest Warhammer game. During the first day of Gamescom, Gasket Games unveiled a first look at Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground.
According to the Gamescom teaser, Storm Ground will arrive in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PC, the PS4, and the Xbox One. While the reveal did not show off any gameplay, fans seemed excited for a strategy-based adaptation of Warhammer‘s rich Age of Sigmar setting. The announcement also comes on the heels of an announcement that Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will be an Xbox Series X console launch exclusive.
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Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley introduced Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground, calling it “a brand new universe” for gaming. As for the trailer itself, a narrator introduced powerful forces of evil rolling across the world, opposed by the iconic Stormcast Eternals.
Although the narrator never explicitly names the game’s antagonists, one can assume that the trailer’s mention of the “dead” refers to the Nighthaunt, undead soldiers commanded by the god Nagash. This voiceover is accompanied by majestic cutscenes showing the golden soldiers ride stardrakes into battle.
Although the original trailer didn’t reveal many details about gameplay, the YouTube trailer’s description and information the game’s Steam page revealed more hints about the next Warhammer title. According to publisher Focus Home Interactive’s summary of the game, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground is “a skirmish turn-based strategy game,” and looking at the two gameplay screenshots on Steam have fans believing that Storm Ground will be a MOBA. Several fans of Warhammer‘s real-time strategy games will likely be disappointed by this news.
However, Storm Ground‘s potential choice of genre would make sense. After all, Frontier Developments is already making an RTS take on Warhammer: Age of Sigmar for 2023. Ultimately, although this decision might not sit well with fans, Games Workshop might not want another RTS title to step on the other developers’ toes, especially if Gasket Games continues to support the game for a long time after launch. Although time will tell whether Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground will be a success, it is exciting to see Age of Sigmar return to its strategy-based roots. Hopefully, Storm Ground will also manage to live up to excited players’ expectations.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground is slated for 2021 for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.
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