Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
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ActionIndieFPSBoomer ShooterRetroFirst-PersonShooter

137 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 342

Peak in the last 7 days: 465

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Game description

Obliterate heretics in the name of the Emperor in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2! Play as Ultramarine Malum Caedo or Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath in this sequel to retro FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun with MORE enemies, MORE weapons, and NEW ways to purge!

Basic info

DeveloperAuroch Digital
PublisherBig Fan Games, Devolver Digital
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 14, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 980 (4096MB) / Radeon R9 Fury (4096MB) / Arc A580
Storage13 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 274 reviews from the past 1 year

87.9/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Fans of retro shooters give this gory sequel 87.9, top 30% of games we analyzed, across 274 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

109 reviews call it fun, a damn good boomer shooter with soul, and some say it improves on the original in nearly every way. 19 praise the variety, with a larger enemy roster, more varied maps and two playable characters who handle very differently. Content Volume ranks 194th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 240th of 1396. 19 love the sound, from fanatical voice acting to a soundtrack that some single out as a highlight. Visuals & Sound ranks 426th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Complaints are few. 11 raise balance issues, such as enemies that soak too much damage and one character who feels overtuned. 8 are split on the difficulty, with some hit by one-shot enemies popping out of corners and others calling it too easy even on hard settings. 8 criticize the controls, citing missing keybind options, a clunky interface built for gamepads and movement that a few find floaty. Story & World ranks 776th of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“sequel improves with more dynamic scenes and better guidance for lost players” · 109 reviews
“voice acting is excellent, every line pure fanaticism for the Emperor” · 19 reviews
“overall experience significantly better than first game” · 19 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.78 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “no keybind customization, controller-only UI, climbing jank frustrating” · 8 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.89 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive Warhammer 40K atmosphere with chaos, demons and eternal war” · 3 reviews
Negative “world feels bland and tedious, second part even more so” · 1 review

Story 4% · Characters 8%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety +1.93 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Positive “overall experience significantly better than first game” · 19 reviews
Negative “encounter design still somewhat repetitive” · 7 reviews

Volume 12% · Replayability 10%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.62 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “voice acting is excellent, every line pure fanaticism for the Emperor” · 19 reviews
Negative “soundtrack is disconnected and adds no dynamics” · 2 reviews

Visuals 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.14 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.17 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Nurglings deal too much damage and Horrors too easy to handle” · 11 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.10 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “works fine on old hardware, full HD on Geforce 560” · 6 reviews
Negative “performance degrades significantly during gameplay to under 20 fps” · 7 reviews

Stability 5% · Developer support 5%

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

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