It’s been a busy day in the grimdark world of Warhammer 40K, thanks to its latest video game focused Warhammer Skulls showcase. Not only have we learned a couple of classics getting a spruce-up, there’s brand-new stuff coming too, including a Boltgun sequel, new tactical RPG Dark Heresy, plus a smattering of fresh DLC.
Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2, which seems as good a place as any to start, is exactly what it sounds like – a follow-up to developer Auroch Digital’s acclaimed 2023 retro shooter Boltgun. Details are relatively limited at present, but it’ll pick up immediately after the events of the first game, and offer another helping of old-school-inspired FPS action over the course of its branching single-player campaign. There’s talk of new locations – “from the colossal heights of a hive city to the impenetrable mangrove swamps of a jungle” – plus new weapons and never-before-seen foes, including the ferocious Bloodletters and their daemonic Juggernauts.
All that’s coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC sometime in 2026. However! There’s an extra – and more immediate – treat for Boltgun fans in the form of Boltgun: Words of Vengeance. This “first person typer” twist on the retro shooter – in which players must deploy their QWERTY skills for maximum carnage – is entirely free and available to download on Steam today.