Talisman: The Horus Heresy (Classic)
Skip · Strategy · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 30, under the fair line, at $6.99.
- Length
- 2.2h
- Value
- $3.18/hr
- Reviews
- 72% of 309 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Talisman: The Horus Heresy is a digital board game based on the Talisman rule system and set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, during the cataclysmic events of the Horus Heresy.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1280x768 resolution on board graphics, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
31 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 48 percent of the games it competes with. Among the games that feel like it, Talisman: Digital Classic Edition ($6.99, scores 51) beats it on value, while it beats Warhammer Quest (Classic) ($29.99, scores 23).
The drop-off
39% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 10, 23:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This is one of my favorite versions of Talisman. I've played 4e digital (with all of the DLCs), 4e physical (with all of the expansions), WH40K: Relic, and Harry Potter, and although I prefer Relic, this is the closest thing to that in a digital format (in terms of the theme). This game differs from all of those others in that it is fundamentally a 2-faction wargame version of Talisman. It's loyalists versus...
2 more reviews
It's an old gem. Could it have better QoL features? Absolutely. A little more polish? Definitely. But what is here is wonderful.
I am so glad this is back on Steam. Was missing 2/3rds of the DLC. Thanks! Love Talisman!
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Talisman: The Horus Heresy (Classic) scores 30/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/358460/talisman-the-horus-heresy-classicReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.