January 16, 2026

My WH40K: Warpforge Farewell Rant

Disclaimer: I genuinely had a great time with Warpforge. This is a post-mortem-rant kind of thing—why I’m walking away, and what I wish had been done differently. This is not written in anger alone. This isn’t a call to boycott.

I’ve played a lot of CCGs over the years and Warhammer 40K: Warpforge is one of my favorites. IMO, it used to be better than most other similar games on the market. But not so much nowadays, mostly because of intense corporate greed.

Warhammer 40K is dope, man. And it’s an excellent IP for a digital card game. At release, the game had interesting components and felt very streamlined. Simple yet effective mechanics. Starting the game at 2 power. Ephemeral cards acting as hero powers. Each turn you have something interesting to do, decisions to make. That was good.