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Halt the tide of evil threatening the Empire in Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, a classic real-time strategy game where you command a mercenary army against the servants of the Horned Rat.
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Halt the tide of evil threatening the Empire in Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, a classic real-time strategy game where you command a mercenary army against the servants of the Horned Rat.
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Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat takes part in the Warhammer Skulls 2026 festival with a 20% discount.
Halt the tide of evil threatening the Empire in Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, a classic real-time strategy game where you command a mercenary army against the servants of the Horned Rat.
The Steam re-release ensures that this 1995 classic runs smoothly on modern systems and includes several improvements, such as reduced loading times between screens and higher-fidelity CD audio tracks.
Warhammer Skulls is annual celebration of all the incredible games set within the worlds of Warhammer. Follow the festival for new reveals and announcements!
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Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat is now available on Steam for the first time. Being the first RTS title set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, it laid the foundation for future entries with its dynamic yet strategic battles.
This re-release is a faithful version of the original game from 1995, with fixes and improvements necessary to ensure it runs smoothly on modern systems.
Compatibility with Windows 10/11
Fixed several crash instances
Fixed compatibility issues
Shadow of The Horned Rat can be played in English, German, French and Italian
Added Steam Cloud support
Added higher-fidelity CD music with stereo support
Player can switch between MIDI and CD music in options menu
Fixed long waiting times between changing screens
On rare occasions, force quitting the game can leave the desktop in 640x480 resolution
Save files from different language versions aren’t interchangeable
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