Warhammer 40,000

Warhammer 40,000 Guía y cronología

In the far future of Warhammer 40,000, humanity's vast Imperium fights for survival in a galaxy ruled by war and fanaticism. Games Workshop's tabletop setting supplies the factions and history, while games and animation tell stories from within it. Changing rulebook editions and separate character campaigns are different kinds of entries in that collection.

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Timeline guide

Warhammer 40,000: Choose Your Corner of the War

Choose a format first: tabletop, a strategy game such as Dawn of War, or Space Marine's action route. Old rulebooks are history, not campaigns every new player must complete.

Entries
29
Released
25
Upcoming
4
Span
1987-2025

The 1987 Rogue Trader is a tabletop rulebook; the much later Rogue Trader is a role-playing game. The shared title does not make them the same release.

Overview & recommendation

Warhammer 40,000 is a setting large enough for many incompatible priorities and local disasters. A soldier's fight, a commander's strategy and an investigator's wider world can all offer different views of the same brutal future. Picking a story or way to play is more useful than looking for a universal first adventure.

The tabletop track records rules eras, while the game and animation tracks select particular interpretations. Neither exhausts the setting's fiction. A later rulebook is not the next mission after an older game, and a new licensed story does not require consuming every publication made before it.

For tabletop play, choose the relevant rules and setting material rather than working through all historical editions. For games, begin a named game's own series, such as Dawn of War or Space Marine, and follow its direct successors where relevant. Explore animation for another viewpoint, not as a required explanation of every campaign.

A Shared Setting in Different Products Rules history, game stories and animation

The groups distinguish product and story forms. A rules edition, a character campaign and an anthology episode are not equivalent chapters in one sequence, even when they share factions.

  • Core Tabletop Universe (10 entries)

    Historical tabletop rulebook editions and setting eras, rather than independent adventures that every player must finish.

  • Video Games (17 entries)

    Selected 40K video-game stories and series across different play styles, each approached through its own introduction and direct connections.

  • Animation (2 entries)

    Selected official animated stories and projects, additional views of the setting rather than a complete history of every 40K character.

Finding a First 40K Experience 29 entries

Choose the kind of war you want to explore, then begin that game's or story's introduction. The tabletop-history group's first row is not a compulsory first adventure.

  1. 1
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderEntry · 1987
  2. 2
    Warhammer 40,000: 2nd EditionEntry · 1993
  3. 3
    Warhammer 40,000: 3rd EditionEntry · 1998
  4. 4
    Warhammer 40,000: 4th EditionEntry · 2004
  5. 5
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of WarGame · 2004
  6. 6
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter AssaultGame · 2005
  7. 7
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark CrusadeGame · 2006
  8. 8
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - SoulstormGame · 2008
  9. 9
    Warhammer 40,000: 5th EditionEntry · 2008
  10. 10
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIGame · 2009
  11. 11
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos RisingGame · 2010
  12. 12
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - RetributionGame · 2011
  13. 13
    Warhammer 40,000: Space MarineGame · 2011
  14. 14
    Warhammer 40,000: 6th EditionEntry · 2012
  15. 15
    Warhammer 40,000: 7th EditionEntry · 2014
  16. 16
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIGame · 2017
  17. 17
    Warhammer 40,000: 8th EditionEntry · 2017
  18. 18
    Warhammer 40,000: 9th EditionEntry · 2020
  19. 19
    Warhammer 40,000: DarktideGame · 2022
  20. 20
    Warhammer 40,000: 10th EditionEntry · 2023
  21. 21
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderGame · 2023
  22. 22
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void ShadowsGame · 2024
  23. 23
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Lex ImperialisGame · 2025
  24. 24
    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Game · 2024
  25. 25
    Secret Level: Warhammer 40,000 - And They Shall Know No FearShort · 2024
  26. 26
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IVGame · Dec 3, 2026Upcoming
  27. 27
    Astartes IISeries · Dec 2026Upcoming
  28. 28
    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3Game · TBAUpcoming
  29. 29
    Total War: Warhammer 40,000Game · 2027Upcoming

Many Eras Inside the Same Far Future 29 entries

The setting spans numerous stories and periods. Release order of rules and adaptations cannot establish a universal campaign chronology or every character's relative date.

  1. 1
    1987Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderEntry · 1987
  2. 2
    1993Warhammer 40,000: 2nd EditionEntry · 1993
  3. 3
    1998Warhammer 40,000: 3rd EditionEntry · 1998
  4. 4
    2004Warhammer 40,000: 4th EditionEntry · 2004
  5. 5
    2008Warhammer 40,000: 5th EditionEntry · 2008
  6. 6
    2012Warhammer 40,000: 6th EditionEntry · 2012
  7. 7
    2014Warhammer 40,000: 7th EditionEntry · 2014
  8. 8
    2017Warhammer 40,000: 8th EditionEntry · 2017
  9. 9
    2020Warhammer 40,000: 9th EditionEntry · 2020
  10. 10
    2023Warhammer 40,000: 10th EditionEntry · 2023
  11. 11
    2004Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of WarGame · 2004
  12. 12
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter AssaultGame · 2005
  13. 13
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark CrusadeGame · 2006
  14. 14
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - SoulstormGame · 2008
  15. 15
    2009Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIGame · 2009
  16. 16
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos RisingGame · 2010
  17. 17
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - RetributionGame · 2011
  18. 18
    2011Warhammer 40,000: Space MarineGame · 2011
  19. 19
    2017Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIGame · 2017
  20. 20
    2022Warhammer 40,000: DarktideGame · 2022
  21. 21
    2023Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderGame · 2023
  22. 22
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void ShadowsGame · 2024
  23. 23
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Lex ImperialisGame · 2025
  24. 24
    2024Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Game · 2024
  25. 25
    2026Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IVGame · Dec 3, 2026Upcoming
  26. 26
    TBAWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3Game · TBAUpcoming
  27. 27
    TBATotal War: Warhammer 40,000Game · 2027Upcoming
  28. 28
    2024Secret Level: Warhammer 40,000 - And They Shall Know No FearShort · 2024
  29. 29
    2026Astartes IISeries · Dec 2026Upcoming

Warhammer 40,000's Publication History 29 entries

Publication compares changing rule systems and licensed interpretations. It is useful for collecting and history, but does not prescribe a narrative march through every edition.

  1. 1
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderEntry · 1987
  2. 2
    Warhammer 40,000: 2nd EditionEntry · 1993
  3. 3
    Warhammer 40,000: 3rd EditionEntry · 1998
  4. 4
    Warhammer 40,000: 4th EditionEntry · 2004
  5. 5
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of WarGame · 2004
  6. 6
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter AssaultGame · 2005
  7. 7
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark CrusadeGame · 2006
  8. 8
    Warhammer 40,000: 5th EditionEntry · 2008
  9. 9
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - SoulstormGame · 2008
  10. 10
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIGame · 2009
  11. 11
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos RisingGame · 2010
  12. 12
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - RetributionGame · 2011
  13. 13
    Warhammer 40,000: Space MarineGame · 2011
  14. 14
    Warhammer 40,000: 6th EditionEntry · 2012
  15. 15
    Warhammer 40,000: 7th EditionEntry · 2014
  16. 16
    Warhammer 40,000: 8th EditionEntry · 2017
  17. 17
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIGame · 2017
  18. 18
    Warhammer 40,000: 9th EditionEntry · 2020
  19. 19
    Warhammer 40,000: DarktideGame · 2022
  20. 20
    Warhammer 40,000: 10th EditionEntry · 2023
  21. 21
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderGame · 2023
  22. 22
    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Game · 2024
  23. 23
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void ShadowsGame · 2024
  24. 24
    Secret Level: Warhammer 40,000 - And They Shall Know No FearShort · 2024
  25. 25
    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Lex ImperialisGame · 2025
  26. 26
    Astartes IISeries · Dec 2026Upcoming
  27. 27
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IVGame · Dec 3, 2026Upcoming
  28. 28
    Total War: Warhammer 40,000Game · 2027Upcoming
  29. 29
    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3Game · TBAUpcoming

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Must I read the first Rogue Trader before playing the RPG?

The 1987 work is a historical tabletop rulebook, distinct from the later video game. A shared title does not make it required narrative preparation for that game.

Are the rules editions sequential stories?

No. They are product eras with setting material and rules. Choose the material relevant to your play rather than treating each edition as another campaign chapter.

Does the game group cover all 40K fiction?

No. It selects major games and screen work from a much wider setting. The licensed novels and other media extend beyond this route.

How many Warhammer 40,000 shows and games are there?

Warhammer 40,000 has 29 entries: 17 games, 10 other entries, 1 short and 1 TV show, released between 1987 and 2025. 25 are already released and 4 are upcoming.

What is the chronological order of Warhammer 40,000?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Warhammer 40,000 begins with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (1987) and ends with Astartes II. The full chronological list of 29 entries is above.

What is the release order of Warhammer 40,000?

By release date, Warhammer 40,000 starts with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (1987). The most recent release is Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – Lex Imperialis (2025).

What is the next Warhammer 40,000 release and what should I play before it?

The next Warhammer 40,000 release is Astartes II (Dec 2026). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and play its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

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