The Rogue Trader Logo over a combat scene. In the background, a number of the possible companions can be seen in a battle scene, defending again Drukhari attackers on a starship, with the typical Warhammer 40k high gothic windows in the background. The visible companions are a space marine, a Navigator, a Psyker and an Eldari sniper. Over that background, the Warhammer 40k logo in stenciled steeled is followed by the Rogue Trader name.

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader

Time for another game review, this time the classical RPG Rogue Trader. IMPORTANT: This review will contain some mild spoilers for the beginning of the story. Rogue Trader is a classical RPG set in the Warhammer 40k universe. It has all of the classical elements of an RPG, from a multi-character party, over round-based combat straight to the fact that there’s a lot of dialogue to read. I played the game on Linux on my Radeon RX 580 without any issue. ...

June 27, 2026 · 8 min · Michael
A screenshot of a Steam card for Distant Worlds 2, showing 318.5 hours played. The background is a picture of a blue space nebula, with the words 'Distant Worlds 2' over it.

Attempting a Video Game Review: Distant Worlds 2

So let’s see whether I can write an engaging video game review. This post is about the game Distant Worlds 2. the game is an indie space 4X game, meaning you eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. My preferred kind of game. It is absolutely huge, more in its sheer scale than in the amount of game mechanics. The best description I can give it is from the old Master of Orion days: Your spreadsheet now has 3D graphics. 😁 ...

February 22, 2026 · 25 min · Michael