Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
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ActionAdventureRPGCo-opPvEFPSClass-BasedCombat

4,740 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 6,497

Peak in the last 7 days: 8,054

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Game description

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Basic info

DeveloperFatshark
PublisherFatshark
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 30, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel i5-6600 (3.30GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 2400G (3.6 GHz)
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 570
Storage72 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 374 reviews from the past 1 year

70.3/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (72%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Great combat buried under technical trouble: this co-op shooter scores 70.3 from 374 reviews we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

73 reviews say they love it despite its problems, and some have played for years and still enjoy it daily. 37 praise how combat feels, describing satisfying melee, punchy gunplay and weapons with distinct attack styles. 35 enjoy playing together with friends, saying squad coordination and class roles make the co-op loop excellent. Visuals & Sound ranks 500th of 1249, and Gameplay ranks 347th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 51% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1262nd of 1399. 52 reviews report poor performance and optimization, describing frame drops and stutters even on strong hardware, and some single out AMD graphics cards. 44 complain about server problems, with frequent disconnects and failed connections during matches. 30 criticize the monetization, calling the cosmetic shop predatory and the paid classes expensive for a game that already costs money. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1179th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 754th of 1351. Multiplayer ranks 400th of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun and well made when playable” · 73 reviews
“combat and gun feeling are top notch” · 37 reviews
“love this game so much when playing with friends” · 35 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.50 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat and gun feeling are top notch” · 37 reviews
Negative “constant input lag when switching weapons or using abilities” · 2 reviews

Progression 14% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.10 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world feels lived-in and true to Warhammer lore” · 17 reviews
Negative “lack of French voice acting removes immersion and atmosphere” · 1 review

Story 6% · Characters 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.32 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “extremely repetitive with stagnant core experience” · 17 reviews

Volume 18% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.76 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “soundtrack is one of the best heard in a video game” · 24 reviews

Visuals 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.20 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “love this game so much when playing with friends” · 35 reviews
Negative “randos abandon exploration and ruin cooperative fun” · 13 reviews

Community 11% · Servers & Connection 19%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.50 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “$12+ cosmetics and class DLCs with broken promises on free content” · 30 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 17% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.62 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “terrible experience on AMD hardware” · 52 reviews
Positive “runs well even on low-end Pentium with integrated graphics” · 1 review

Stability 19% · Developer support 36%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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