Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

A welcomed addition to the ARPG genre, but the title has design and performance issues. I'd still recommend the title but only if you can get it on sale at a large discount.

This is Warhammer had a baby with Diablo 3. Its glorious! I love it. I even highly recommend the DLC. The game is great.

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
pros:
//fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on
//good amount of action and special effects
cons:
//some difficult battles/boss battles/objectives/challenges
//some overpowered enemies
//some enemies have unfair attacks
//could use more loot
//sometimes too many enemies/hazards
//upgrades require a lot of resources
//collecting resources are a grindfest
//unlocking things are a grindfest that sometimes require additional special requirements
//some maps are too dark or have environmental effects that make it difficult to see
//repetitive with minor objectives changes
//some lack of directions/instructions
//some achievement bugs

//good game
Personal Suggested Purchase Price: Definitive Edition $9.99 Or Less During Sale
extra notes:
//You are an inquisitor fighting in the warhammer universe while investigating a ship called the martyr.
//You discover a VIP that you need to save and protect in order to resolve a final mission for the empyrium.
//Hack and Slash arpg that has many unique weapons/skill/loot and play styles to choose from along with good story campaign/side missions/free play/end game missions.

This is one of the nicer games available in WH40K setting. Actual interesting plot and storytelling, a lot of lore on Inquisition and more well-known storylines. Action-wise reminds
Diablo2, a really polished version of it with a ton of new ideas implemented.

Side missions are unlimited and there are different kinds, obtained from different sources. Crafting system is quite deep with many unlocks, loot rng is not too grindy, enemies are from different factions of no short variety. Story missions and certain type of side missions require player choices, which affect the outcome and unlocks some more cool stuff.

Seeing some of the comments referring to repetitiveness and troubling controls wanted to share my experience on those: it is an arpg, in these games you defeat enemies and loot stuff to improve the character and as far as that goes this game has plenty of variety. People were probably referring to the first few missions being on the voidships so its all similar looking gothic stuff but that in fact changes to very different open landscapes later, quite a few types of environment too. On the controls: you can turn the camera by pressing and holding the mouse wheel. It is not a new concept and it works fine here, so didn`t see that as an inconvenience.

Overall would put this game close to the top among the available here Warhammer40K stuff, next to Dawn of War and Darktide (VT2 also amazing but its the Age of Sigmar action). Space Marine didn`t make the list lol

This game is bad and boring. At the time of me writing this, it's sitting at mostly positive, but if you actually look through these positive reviews they all say that it's serviceable, or decent enough at a discount price, or okay-ish. Yes, you can have some fun with it but it gets incredibly stale quickly. Life's too short to play games that are okay-ish, but only when they are discounted. Almost every other high profile ARPG game will be better, in some ways, some of which are literally f2p. PoE, Diablo, Last Epoch, Torchlight Infinite or even Grim Dawn will all be infinitely superior to this.

There's no depth at all to this game, almost all of the upgrades are static numerical boosts (+3% damage, +2% movement speed and so on). The skills are tied to items, so you never learn new skills and you pretty much never alter the way you play ever. It's gonna play the exact same way at 4 hours, 40 hours and 400 hours.

Ok so first off when i first played this game I uninstalled it immediatly as it just wasn't hitting that ARPG itch that i was looking for at the time but coming back to this game as a 40k fan I was blown away by how much I liked this game. I really vibed with the melee combat and I might even say this is my favorite 40k game but obviously I'm bias as I like ARPGs. However let's get something out of the way. This game isn't great. What it aims to be is amazing and i love the encounters and the art , it was really cool to see the world of 40k in such a well thought out method but the gameplay is lacking , if this was another IP - I probaly wouldnt have finished it. However if you like 40k and you like diablo - this is for you , god i love big sword guy

scratches that arpg itch so well. plenty of variety in classes, solid combat/loot, and easily accessible yet plenty to go deeper into builds with.

Tl;DR: Get it on a steep sale, but it's not a great ARPG and not engaging as a WH40k fan.

A game that looks and sounds older than it actually is, Inquisitor - Martyr (a terrible name) is unfortunately a dud of a Warhammer 40k game.

Conceptually it rules: an ARPG in the WH40k universe? That absolutely should work. Swaths of enemies, a massive power fantasy, dozens of weapons, 100s of different enemies and factions; the world and lore is so deep this game should still be actively supported and thriving today.

But, as with most games, the execution killed it. As an ARPG it's simply not interesting, with skill trees that only ever give passives and weapons having no customization outside of your own class-specific defensives.

So for about 12 hours I found a fantastic weapon for my Sister of Battle (hand flamer with rod) and just cake-walked the game until I hit a brick wall of boredom at Chapter 3. Keep in mind not only was this weapon busted--and I did a +3 or +5 difficulty for each mission I could--it had only TWO attacks: an AOE burst and AOE close-range shield. The other three buttons were reserved for a shield, another shield variant, and a flame DPS enhancer. Even after finding a legendary Eviscerator, which had more attacks and was fun to use, it was simply outclassed by my two-attack mid-range weapon I found hours ago.

So if interesting combat and itemization is out, what's left? Not much, it turns out. Graphically it feels worse than Champions of Norrath back on the PS2; the story is throwaway, complete with a fanfic OG Space Marine chapter; the voice acting is C-tier at best; and there's nothing to look forward to on each level besides more passives.

Maybe one day I'll return to it just to get my $20 worth, but I think I've seen everything the game has to offer at hour 12. I think the devs (or, Games Workshop with another team) should return to this genre and try again.

it's okay, if you like 40k & ARPG go for it, if not thread lightly it gets repetitive, Worth 40hrs

I liked the game in the beggining, thats why i have 281 hours in. However i realized i hate the game now. This was happening slowly over time and today it just hit me. After playing game and i am annoyed and salty and thats not what i want to be after playing games.
Game itself is very easy. You can get through story with monitor switched off. But the game does not end there. Then there is "end game". Thats a good thing. Repeatable missions like Ordos, Void Crusade, Special Assignments and Heroic Deeds (Steam Achievements). Giving player more things to do and "reason" to do those things. After story i went into the lategame content and i thought is pretty good, lots of things to do but as i was playing i was having less and less fun until i got pissed. And the worst part is that those issues are completely unnecesary and easy to fix but devs have some problems somewhere between chair and keyboard.
1) You can increase difficulty of missions. About 500% more difficult gives you about 5% more reward. Dealing 80% less dmg to enemies? You spent 25 minutes in what would normaly be 5 minute mission and you get like 5% more reward. Why? What is the point?
2) Sniper enemies who can oneshot you from outside of your screen on higher difficuliest with no chance of you dodging. Why? Thats not challage, thats BS.
3) Heroic deed for psyker: "Kill 100 deamon elites on higher level that yours." You get only about 1 or 2 missions that can containg such enemy per day. Hunt mission against faction with deamon units on higher level. There are three elites and they can spawn one of three enemy types, one of which is a deamon. Thats about 1 deamon elite per day. (You can find them in other mission types too but there are not even guaranteed elites, much less deamon elites. Also there is fourth elite type wich is also deamon but super rare for some reason). After 281 hours in the game i have 36/100. Only challanging thing about this challage is challange for you sanity.

The game has very good core and could be great game but there are bunch of problems permeating whole game so the player constanlty run into them. And those could be easily fixed, if somebody cared. Its not cheap game and gameplay start as super easy and when you expect it to become challanging for players who like the game and wants to keep playing after main story is over, it goes straight to BS.

I didn’t just want to walk in the Emperor’s light—I wanted to burn heretics in it. And Martyr delivers.

This isn't your typical ARPG. Sure, there are health bars to melt and loot to scoop, but Martyr isn’t about power-farming or fast-clicking your way through mobs—it’s about embodying the Inquisition. You get to be that grim, battle-hardened interrogator with a plasma pistol in one hand and a powersword in the other, dispensing judgment with righteous flair.

The campaign feels focused and deliberate. You can push through most missions with ease on normal difficulty, but slip up and get cocky? You'll learn real fast what happens when you underestimate the warp-touched. As a wise (and very doomed) hero once said: "Confidence is a slow and insidious killer." Amen to that.

I’ve been loving it as a chill-out game—something about vaporizing Chaos cultists while listening to a Tech-Priest mutter binary litanies just hits the spot. Also, mad props to the variety in gear. Swapping between loadouts like Powersword & Plasma to a freakin’ Eviscerator? Yes, please.

I do wish there was a way to filter out DLC gear in the crafting menus—I burned some mats on Retinue gear before realizing it wasn’t for me. Oops. But hey, no knowledge is wasted in the service of the Emperor, right?

Thinking about grabbing the remaining DLCs—especially the Sisters of Battle.

So if you're looking to purge, loot, and chill, and you love that 40K flavor? Martyr is a fine way to earn your Rosette.

The game is really good, the only downsides is that for an action RPG the game is too easy and don't present many challenges.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

I really want to like this game And I really want to say I would recommend it to others, but I just can't. THe graphical issues I have had with the game are overwhelming. Constantly the enemies glitch out and float around on the screen or get stuck. I have to wait till a ghost artifact of the enemy shoots at me to see which are even still alive. I also get stuck and float all over the map, and it almost makes the game unplayable at times. I tried changing my settings but the higher settings actually work better than the low ones. And the options menu has conflicting or confusion options (am I supposed to tick the box to enable soft coronas or to disable them???). My rig is actually on the high end, other than my older GTX 1080 OC. But the specs are well above both the required and recommended configurations. Again, adjusting the game to a lower quality actually makes it run worse! The game has a grainy look to it that I just don't understand for its age.

The premise of the game is something right up my alley. A Diablo-esque Warhammer 40K game? Yes please! And I got it during a steam sale with all of the DLC along with the Prophecy add-on game. The customization of the character, weapons, and equipment are all great. All have that dungeon crawler feel, and loot grind to get the best possible configuration for your character and play style. The voice acting is pretty good, and the story and quests are fun and have a great 40K feel to them. There is lots to do all the time, with special missions happening all the time, and ways to bypass the main story line all the time if so desired.

Maybe others will have better luck with the graphics settings on their computer, but I would be mindful and test it right away so you can get your money back if there is an issue after purchase. Good luck!

i love warhammer and i love diablo so naturally i thought this game would be a natural fit for me,,,, its not

i swear to god everytime i feel like this game is finally getting interesting the level ends not to mention how repetitive and boring they are despite capturing 40ks essence somewhat well

i dont recommend this game as despite its interesting story, its simply boring

It's a campy fun romp. Diablo smothered in 40K. Typically lot's of purchasable add ons. most feel like they're strictly cosmetic. The Mechanicum add on is decent campaign addition though. If you get it on sale, then it's a real bargain. Some repetitive levels and missions, but fun for the space murder hobo in you.

Made with a lot of love... I sat on buying it for a long time and wish I picked it up earlier.

I've made this my gateway game into the warhammer world and I'm really enjoying it. The combat is rather basic but still has a lot to offer in fun and variety. The publishers still provide seasonal support for end game content. Very immersing world and the music/sound design really shine. I'm running a Crusader in my first play through just to get a feel but there's more classes to choose from. Fun game.

Im a big fan of Warhammer 40k, If you like that this is your new favorite game. There are some negative things, its almost like the game is unfinished, doesnt run well, graphics could have been polished but you know what they got every thing else right in the game. The upgrading is balanced, the lore and vibe of the 40k universe is amazing, the art and style and story are all great. I just wished its graphical fidelity was better and ran smoother.

This is very boring and rudimentary arpg. The maps are repetitive. The camera controls are weird and uncomfortable. I have not felt I have any agency in developing of the character.
I found it confusing how to find next mission in the main quest. Really meh game.

Took me a while to get used to but it is a good time waster. Recommended not only for WH40K fans.

Played nearly every ARPG (not Undecember because of the p2w). This is one of my favorites. I keep coming back because there is a lot I have yet to accomplish. At a time when I am not happy with a lot of ARPGs, I am very happy to play this game.

Pros
* great story and Warhammer lore
* crunchy sound, great art and immersive
* variety
* can roll your own build
* seasonal progress, mission types and mission modifiers (tarots)
* choose your difficulty

Cons
* ranged targeting is finicky when elevation is involved
* some missions are NPC dependent and NPCS are dumb and fragile

Played only one class so far, good ARPG with a lot of depth.
Will try other classes soon.
If you buy, go for definitive edition.

A well fleshed out game about murdering alien swines

I got it specifically to play the Adepta Sororitas character. It's reminiscent of the old game Crusader: No Remorse, but in the WH40K universe. The version with all the DLC was only nine bucks. Worth it.

Despite it's clunkiness and at times cringy voice acting no game has ever conveyed the grim dark feel of Warhammer 40,000 so well. It's a super immersive title. The music is incredible and so is the level design. The story is also interesting enough to lure you in for long hours.

Prayers be to the Undying One so that we may see a sequel one day.

I got this with a bundle with most of its DLC for 9 dollars. For 9 dollars its definitely worth a buy!

Full price? This game has fun Diablo style combat... and that's about it. There's a blatant lack of love and care for this game you'll notice right away. After the campaign which is OK, you're supposed to do tons of side quests and can only do co op with side quests... and that's where the wheels fall off.

The side quests are so generic. So hollow and empty. You'll hear the guy in your ship say stuff that boils down to "Kill the enemies of mankind, whoever they may be in this mission." "You accomplished the objective, whatever it is." "You killed the big bad, of any faction in the game!" And you'll hear these generic messages again and again... So as a co op game I don't know if I can recomend this unless you're starved for something to do.

There's also lots of little things. The writers and voice actors feel like they have no idea what Warhammer 40k is and were looking at notes while doing their jobs. Enemies don't really say anything interesting or have interesting sound effects while fighting them. The stats are named in such a way that you have to try really hard to understand what anything does.

The definitive edition for 8.99 euros on sale is a good buy; it's a really good game if you're into 40K lore. It's a nice ARPG set in the 40K universe. It is a bit repetitive, but the gameplay is solid with decent loot. You can use different weapons like swords, hammers, guns, and shields. The sound is also great, and the story is top-tier. If you want to take a break from heavy games and just want to purge the heresy out of the galaxy, this one is for you.
6/10 Game
FOR THE EMPEROR!

I've only played this game for 4.6 hours a yet it feel like i've played it for 20. extremely repetitive with dull combat. I cant recommend this game to anyone, whether your a warhammer fan or a arpg fan. Thank god i got it on sale and didnt pay full price for it.

Awesome game. Loving it! Haven't enjoyed a game in so long and was looking for a break from MMORPGs. This one rocks.

Good ARPG. FFO: Diablo 2/3, Titan Quest, etc. Decent loot system, varied mission structures/enemy types. One of the better storys for an ARPG, and it really helps if you like WH40k.

It's Okay

If you like to immerse yourself in some Warhammer 40k world and vibe, then the story for this one is actually not bad. The base combat also has potential, you can switch between 2 weapon sets, and each characters has some unique skills. That said, overall this game is very very mid.

Why?

See, the problem is, there is nothing to build upon here, yeah nothing. Every modifier/perks or whatever term they call it, it's all just more damage/defense, numbers go up, that's it, the first hour is the gameplay for the rest of the game.
Skills are all decided by the weapons you use, it cannot change, you also cannot upgrade any of them. There is no unique synergy that you can build off upon all the mods and traits, it's all just numbers go up.
Perhaps you can build an endgame build where you're speedy and has very fast spammable cooldown skills, but that's on the very very endgame, which imo it's not worth it to play onto that stage.

Enemy/stage modifiers is the same, numbers go up, they get more tanky and hit more, that's it. You change gears to catch up with the numbers.

If you must play it, then buy it on SALE.

Played a ton on PS4 and bought it again on PC.
This is maybe not the best hack & slash but it is very solid and quite unique.

off-line which an option i prefer not playing through steam, paraphrasing, i'm running it from my stream liberry.

Solid ARPG once you get past the clunky controls. The warhammer theme is a fun and interesting setting.

Gameplay and gearing systems are solid. Would recommend to fans of warhammer or the arpg genre.

If you like 40k lore this is the game for you. Voice acting is superb and the narrative is really good. Having said this, the gameplay itself is quite repetitive, any mission could be every mission and vice versa, mechanics are ok but after a couple of hours you are gonna realize this is it from start to finish.

True to the 40K universe and a fun RPG. Haven't gotten the expansion or DLC yet but very much looking forward to it.

The gameplay is more about tactical skills than the ability to quickly control the mouse and press the keyboard.
The game as a whole is not for everyone.

Um ótimo ARPG, com vários sistemas interessantes para se ir aprofundando, além de ótima ambientalização e trilha sonora.

Although character customisation is awfully lacking and weapons offered are often strictly tied to a single class, along with linear armor options to really tighten the noose, this is probably one of the best top-down view Warhammer 40K games, right behind the good old Dawn of War.

Even as I have only bought the base game, it still holds a lot of content, and you really get to feel the joy of purging filthy xenos and heretics. I've yet to find a room you can't scour clean with a heavy flamer. The rush of using sheer melee, ripping through a traitor Ogryn with an eviscerator, or bashing a dumb Tyranid's head in with a thunder hammer, it's euphoria. Gun down a troop of rebel planetary defence forces with a bolt pistol and a storm shield, or ditch protection entirely and mow down Nurgle's abominations with a heavy bolter. Hack the disgusting Helbrute into pieces with a power axe. The opportunities to purge are endless.

If you're already a fan of top-down rpgs like PoE and really want to try having the privileges of an Inquisitor, this game was made with you in mind.

I forgot to mention, you even get to play as a Knight? (Not the class, the heavy walker weapons platform.)

I have been playing as a pyromaniac celestian inquisitor and it's a lot of fun.
the top down FOV takes a bit of getting used to (you can't really zoom out past the limit of your weapons) but other than that I enjoy it.
The story is actually pretty good.

It's quite worth it. But then again, the ending is not concluded yet. What happened to Alpha Pariah and the inquisitor ? there is no closure. It's quite a pain in the a-s-s when you expect story to have a decent ending but you got no closure.

Incredible story, lore, and attention to WH40K detail. Love it!

A very casual friendly ARPG where you get to complete a few minutes missions taking place on small maps, slaughtering packs of enemies that get instagibbed from one shot on normal difficulty. You can raise it by a lot if you want a sweaty hands though.
Build variety is also very casual, with small passive trees mostly improving stats.
Gear includes all classic W40k weaponry, class locked with smart drop.
If it wasn't casual enough, there's also a co-op for blasting through the maps even faster.
Player base still exists, updates are regular so game isn't dead yet.

game is a lot of fun but the crafting system is broken. i try to craft a weapon and it works, then when i go back later and try to craft another weapon and it does not work. it says something like "cannot craft due to pending rewards" or something. i like the game, but there is no way to know how to find that shi. i will leave comments open so y'all can help.

Chainsword is red, plasma is blue. Eldars are pieces and heretics too. Sisters sent postcard, Malcador texts, I hold my guts out, "Emperor protects."

This game got me to ARPG's.
Solid on all areas of gameplay etc. got nice end-game content.
+ its warhammer themed and done good.

never really thought Id get into a mmorpg like this but it definetly has its moments of challenges.

Fun with friends, sort of a Diablo/poe ish arpg with elements och tactical cover system behind destrutcable objects and dodge rolls. Alot of progression to push through with some very cool enemy and enviorment designs. I like

Fun aRPG with some tech and variety shortcomings

Inquisitor - Martyr has had some time in the oven, and at this point is a competent and fun hack and slash game with a great feeling to it - it feels appropriately 40k, sound is meaty and visuals on point. Hit feedback is good.

Gameplay is decent and at this point you get 3 basegame classes and 3 DLC classes (with Prophecy, Sororitas and Hierophant). Each class has 3 unique starting orders but these subclasses merge as you play and unlock gear.
Unique to Martyr is that you do not skill a character, their active abilities are determined by your gear choices. A flamer will have different skills that a chainsaw, for example, and it's quite interesting to fiddle around with the different weapons to find your prefered playstyle. Gear can be augmented and socketed, there are psalm doctrines (aka Diablo 2 runewords) for added benefits.
Including Prophecy, you get two lengthy main campaigns and several smaller side campaigns, as well as mission modifiers and an endgame activity called void raids. Outside of raids the main endgame activity is running random missions with modifiers. This is where you decide whether short mission based runs are your thing our the game will fall flat after a while.
€ After about 120 hours of playtime I can safely say that the endgame does get a bit boring. There is no escalation, no special endgame missions, no unique challenges. Void Crusades are fun but don't really get hard if you go the optimal route to get all keys.
There are two main type of terrains with different visual flavors - open and corridor based layouts in deserts, hellscapes, space ships etc. It works but the layouts blend in after a while, as do the mission types. There is little variety (outside of some campaign missions). I wish I could fight a Chaos Knight a little more often, for example, to break the monotony of running from a to b. Mostly you'll fight infantry, champions, occasionally boss mobs, villains or a Dreadnought / Carnifex. Big enemies are rare, and they're powerful.
Aside from that, the game is very easy most of the time, too easy in fact. Modifiers and tarot cards help but they have hefty unlock requirements.

Micro DLC is hit and miss. The priority campaigns are too easy throughout because they don't have difficulty sliders, and the rewards are underwhelming. There's a few nice extras here and there, like the Valorous Heart mission that gives you heaps and heaps of decent loot boxes with high quality loot, or the relic shop keeper, both hidden inside the special missions tab.

Had some tech issues as well - the game wouldn't run in 1440p out of the box and I had to look up the workaround, and the game does not communicate with nvidia profiles or profile inspector at this point.

Oh, and don't be discouraged by the horrible onboarding experience. The game throws everything and the kitchen sink at you at first, it's quite discouraging and boring to read a novel's worth of text before a mission just to understand what you have to do. You will still scour some wikis for some more hidden information about items, forging etc. later anyway.

its good + if you like warhammer series you really enjoy playing it