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FranchiseWarhammerSeriesWarhammer

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

Critic score1 critic
First release
Nov 01, 1995

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat offers over 25 different troop types, 20 spells and nine characteristics for each regiment: movement, weapon skill, ballistic skill, strength, toughness, wounds, initiative, attack and leadership ability. In order to save campaign progress, players must have a memory card with at least one block free. Battles consist of two phases: deployment and real-time fighting. Deployment allows you to position your regiments within an area designated by white flags. This involves turning them to face certain enemies, issuing orders to attack, move (including setting waypoints and patrol loops) or simply hold ground. Combat involves charging the enemy, using magical spells (if available) or firing long-range weapons, such as arrows or catapults. Of course, line of sight and terrain will influence how successful your attacks are, and the emotion level (fear, hatred or frenzy) as well as the experience of your troops will also play a significant role. Each battlefield can also hold various magic items that may help in future battles.

Also known as Warhammer: Im Schatten der gehörnten Ratte, Warhammer: La Sombra de la rata cornuda, Warhammer : Dans l'ombre du rat cornu

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 01, 1995
PlayStation
Nov 11, 1996
PlayStation
Dec 15, 1996
All 4 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
1996
Age ratings
ClassInd 14
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
orcs, wizards, magic, mercenaries, dwarves
… All 13, real-time battles, trolls, goblins, cross culture language skills, tech trees, real time game clock, dwarf, gog preservation program

At a Glance

Critic Score
68

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Also in 2 other languages

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