Games Workshop brings seven classic Warhammer games to Steam for the first time

Fans of miniature plastic soldiers, rejoice.

Games Workshop has brought a host of older Warhammer and Warhammer 40K video games to https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ud4dbah1/warhammer-classics-brings-legendary-games-back-to-your-pc/" target="_blank">Steam for the first time, alongside a dozen games that haven't been available on Valve's storefront for a few years.

The new to Steam releases consist of three games from the Warhammer fantasy range — https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280870/Warhammer_Shadow_of_the_Horned_Rat_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Shadow of the Horned Rat, https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280940/Warhammer_Mark_of_Chaos__Gold_Edition_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Mark of Chaos – Gold Edition and https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280860/Warhammer_Dark_Omen_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Dark Omen — and four from its sci-fi 40K universe — https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280890/Warhammer_40000_Chaos_Gate_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Chaos Gate, https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280930/Warhammer_40000_Fire_Warrior_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Fire Warrior, https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280920/Final_Liberation_Warhammer_Epic_40000_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Final Liberation and https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280900/Warhammer_40000_Rites_of_War_Classic/?curator_clanid=34274830" target="_blank">Rites of War.  

If you're a Warhammer fan of a certain age, some of these may be formative experiences for you.

I know they are for me.

I can't count how many hours I spent playing Chaos Gate when I first discovered 40K at the age of 10.

Yes, it was an XCOM clone, but by that point I didn't know about the MicroProse original, and Space Marines were cool. 

Years later and as a Tau collector at the time, I also loved Fire Warrior, even if it wasn't the most polished or deep first-person shooter.

I haven't played the other five games included in today's announcement, but I've heard Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat and Warhammer 40K: Rites of War are pretty good if you're into the setting or, in the latter case, a fan of the Eldar.  

To celebrate the re-release of these old gems, Games Workshop is running a https://store.steampowered.com/sale/warhammer-classics" target="_blank">Classics sale on Steam, with discounts on all 19 re-releases.

Plus, you can get discounts on some more recent releases, including the excellent https://www.engadget.com/gaming/boltgun--words-of-vengeance-is-warhammers-grimdark-answer-to-typing-of-the-dead-193515536.html" target="_blank">Dawn of War – Definitive Edition and Dawn of War 2 – Anniversary Edition. If you're new to the Warhammer 40K universe, and would rather avoid a plastic addiction, one of those would be my first port of call, along with the excellent https://www.engadget.com/gaming/warhammer-40k-space-marine-2-is-unsurprisingly-getting-a-sequel-200055031.html" target="_blank">Space Marine 2.