Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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ActionAdventureRPGCo-opMultiplayerThird-Person ShooterPvEThird Person

7,435 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 13,914

Peak in the last 7 days: 19,245

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Steam store

Game description

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Basic info

DeveloperSaber Interactive
PublisherFocus Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 9, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (1903 min)/11 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8600K
Memory8 GB
Graphics6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 580 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 364 reviews from the past 1 year

79.9/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Brutal combat and the dark gothic world of 40k draw players to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which scores 79.9 from 232,215 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 224th of 1249 and comes up in 37% of analyzed reviews. 82 reviews say they love it, and 58 praise the visuals, the most upvoted singling out satisfying executions and huge armor. 36 praise the combat, the most upvoted describing weapons that hit hard and an excellent power fantasy. Multiplayer ranks 240th of 642, with players calling the co-op operations mode fun with friends and varied classes.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 987th of 1351. 27 reviews find the operations repetitive, the most upvoted adding that long gaps between updates drain the player base. 26 report connection and server errors, the most upvoted citing error 140, and 24 describe poor performance, from long loading screens to low frame rates on Steam Deck. Tech & Support ranks 869th of 1399. Others say the endgame becomes a grind, and some find one faction much harder because of visual clutter and stun locks.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“sunk many hours, love the game despite grievance” · 82 reviews
“satisfying executions and big armor appeal” · 58 reviews
“combat feels brutal and weapons hit hard with excellent power fantasy” · 36 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.76 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat feels brutal and weapons hit hard with excellent power fantasy” · 36 reviews
Negative “combat feels slow, clunky, stuttering with jittery animations” · 11 reviews

Progression 16% · Difficulty 21% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 13%

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

World +3.73 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “dark gothic atmosphere of 40k immersive and therapeutic” · 29 reviews

Story 28% · Characters 8%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.91 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “operations repetitive, huge gaps between content deplete playerbase” · 27 reviews

Volume 28% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.08 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “satisfying executions and big armor appeal” · 58 reviews

Audio 15%

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

Playing together +2.84 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “co-op operations mode genuinely fun with friends and varied classes” · 34 reviews
Negative “bots don't fulfill co-op role, borderline invincible to function” · 3 reviews

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.33 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Chaos faction is full difficulty tier higher due to visual clutter and stun-lock loops” · 18 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Pricing 18% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.13 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs tone deaf, mocking response to legitimate complaint” · 9 reviews
Positive “bimonthly updates kept engagement strong for 725+ hours” · 5 reviews

Stability 10% · Performance 18%

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

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