Set deep in the tunnels beneath the great city of Nuln, a dark evil has been unveiled. The foul skaven ratmen will stop at nothing to bring chaos to the world above and fulfill the prophecies of their dark god. Having enlisted as sewer–jacks in the vain hope of keeping a low profile, Gotrek and Felix find themselves thrust into the thick of the action as they battle to foil the skaven’s dark schemes.

Games Workshop's Necromunda game involves small gangs fighting for supremacy in the hive underworld. It allows for advance of the gangs as more games are played, as they gain more skills, money, and of course weapons to help them become the rulers of the Under Hive. Necromunda is a game of fierce combat between rival gang fighters in the dangerous underworld of the Necromundan hives.