Steam's new free RPG is getting seriously mixed reviews

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket may be the virtual card game that everyone’s talking about, but it’s not the only one to launch recently.

Developed and published by Everguild, Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge has also landed.

In this free-to-play card battler, players will partake in brutal skirmishes as they bring together the various vacations of the 41st millennium.

I say ‘various’, there are specifically 10 factions available at launch with additional groups set to land as Warpforge begins to roll out its post-launch content.

You’ll get a starter deck for each of the available factions, picking which faction you want to earn rewards for during the game’s main campaign.

“Your Warlord leads your army from the front, actively engaging enemy units. Units can choose to attack in Ranged or Melee mode, adding a new dimension and depth to combat,” the game’s description reads.

“Each faction boasts unique mechanics evocative of their fighting style: Orks benefit from ‘Mob’ attacks, Tyranids ‘Swarm’ together and Necrons ‘Reanimate’ their troops.”

Scenarios also factor in as the player going first is able to choose the moment of attack, triggering environmental effects which have the ability to change the scenario.

Take a look at Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge in action below.

While Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has earnt itself a Game Awards nomination though, Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge appears to be struggling with its reviews.

It currently has a ‘Mixed’ rating on Steam.

“Way too much pay-to-win,” one reviewer noted, while another added, “Pretty nice mechanically but confusing and abusive monetisation killed it.mIf they ever re-launch this game with more realistic ways to earn cards over time, better prices and regionalised pricing, I might try it again. For now it's no, unfortunately.”

“The game has serious balancing issues. To put it simply, you won't enjoy the game until you have spent over $250 on it and even then, it just takes one patch to make you need to spend more money to build specific decks that work,” said one player.

I’d typically say it’s always worth giving free-to-play games a go given that they’re, well, free.

But it doesn’t appear that Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge truly is at its core, so it may be worth taking those above reviews into consideration.