Warhammer 40K unveils Boltgun 2, tactical RPG Dark Heresy, and, yes, a free typing game Plus new Space Marine 2 DLC and more. Image credit: Owlcat News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on May 22, 2025 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. Warhammer 40K Boltgun 2 teaser trailer.Watch on YouTube 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. Elsewhere in the gloomy world of Warhammer 40K, developer Owlcat has announced Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, a "narrative-driven tactical RPG" set against the backdrop of the Noctis Aeterna and the mystery of the Tyrant Star. "Players will lead a warband of diverse companions in a desperate battle against heresy and corruption," the studio explains, "from loyal Imperial subjects, such as a veteran Guardsman from the death world of Catachan, to nefarious xenos, including a bird-like Kroot mercenary." Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy announcement trailer.Watch on YouTube There's talk of full voice acting, "intricate investigations", turn-based combat, and "choices that carry grave consequences", all said to build on the ideas introduced in Owlcat's Rogue Trader. And if that sounds intriguing, Dark Heresy is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC (via Steam, GOG, and Epic) at some currently undisclosed future point. Speaking of Rogue Trader, Owlcat has also announced a 24th June release date for the game's second expansion, Lex Imperialis. This introduces a faction of "incorruptible enforcers" known as the Adeptus Arbites, plus a new companion - Solomorne Anthar - across its 15-hour storyline. Additionally, the studio has revealed it's working on a Season Pass 2 for Rogue Trader, bundling together an appearance customisation pack and two more 15-hour expansions - each featuring new quests and a new companion. The first of these expansions takes players to a Necron vault curated by Trazyn the Infinite, where they'll encounter ancient guardians and uncover relics relating to the Von Valancius legacy. The second new expansion promises a "descent into madness and mystery" as they explore a "surreal" voidship graveyard. Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader - Lex Imperialis release date trailerWatch on YouTube And while we're on the subject of DLC, there's one last bit of business to discuss in the form of Space Marine 2's new Siege mode. This "endless" PvE mode for the acclaimed shooter unfolds on Kadaku, where three players must survive against ever-more-deadly waves of Tyranid and Chaos as they attempt to defend an Imperial fortress. It'll be playable on Steam via developer Saber Interactive's Public Test Server starting 4th June, and it gets its full release across all platforms as part of a free update on 26th June. Space Marine 2 - Siege Mode teaser trailer.Watch on YouTube All of which pretty much covers the big Warhammer 40K news, but it's probably also worth mentioning there are currently significant discounts across a huge number of Warhammer games on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC as part of today's Warhammer Day celebrations.

PROTOTYPE - this is an old prototype from 2023. We have been working on an official steam release Check out the Steam Page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3493400/BLOODLETTER/ Game Loop You start the game in your bathhouse. Villagers queue up to be treated by the cards you play for them. After treatment is finished, the book opens and you choose a villager who helps you in return with their unique abilities. They will also give you a new Card for your Deck. The day is done and during the night the Entity becomes active, sullying the villagers Purity and spreading sickness. A new day dawns with villagers queueing up once again and the cycle continues. The game ends if the Entity kills the fourth villager or you fill the Villager's collective Purity for the fourth time, defeating the Entity. You (Player)  In Bloodletter your main possible action is playing Cards. You use your cursor to pick one Card at a time and drag and drop it onto one of the Card Slots. Click the Bell to call in the next Villager. As soon as you are finished with the current villager you can ring the Bell to get the next one. Villager Abilities   The Villagers also have unique abilities. These improve your deck or help you in treating the villagers. Per evening you can choose one Villagers Ability by clicking on it. New Cards In addition they offer you three new Cards of which you can choose one to add to your deck. Blessing Cards   There are three unique Blessing Cards. You are dealt one of these Cards if one of your Villagers health reaches 100. Blessing Cards have exclusively positive effects. Curse Cards  There are three unique Curse Cards. You are dealt one of these Cards if a Villager dies or possibly when you hit one of the Entity Trigger Points. Curse Cards have exclusively negative effects. Entity  The Statue on your Desk houses the Entity. It’s your Opponent and sullies your Villagers Purity during the night as well as spread Sicknesses that lower their Health. Above the Entity hangs a vial containing the All Purity of living Villagers. Filling the vial up to the next Trigger Point damages the Entity. By damaging the Entity you extract a Bloodstone and it’s moved to one of the Bloodstone Sockets. The Team ALDAMAMI This prototype was part of our second semester at DE:HIVE Berlin.