Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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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.

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Developer:
Fatshark
Engine:
Autodesk Stingray
Release date:
30 November 2022
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (991)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (71884)

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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.

In the depths of the hive, the seeds of corruption threaten to turn into an overwhelming tide of darkness. A mysterious and sinister new force is seeking to take control of the entire city. It is up to you and your allies in the Inquisition to root out the enemy before the city succumbs to Chaos.

As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Built on the legacy of Vermintide 2’s best-in-class melee combat, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide introduces intense WH40K gunplay to the mix. Master the balance between ranged and melee combat as you fight through a slew of enemies. Feel the impact of each swipe, swing, and slice of a chainsword, or fry some flesh with a lasgun.

Darktide is a co-op game. Wandering too far, risks punishment by foes looking to immobilize or capture stray Rejects, such as the slavering Chaos Hound or the Moebian Trapper. Once you fall prey to such foes, only your teammates can save you! More than that, your innate toughness – your determination to press on through the pain – only recharges when you are in the proximity of your strike team.

Create your own, unique character and customize their physical appearance, voice, and origin. Choose your class to determine which unique traits and skill sets they will make use of in battle. Will you be a seasoned veteran of the Imperial army, a snarky outsider, or a fiery zealot? The choice is yours.

Step into the violent, dystopian world of Warhammer 40,000. From boiling hot industrial factories to the decaying water maintenance zone afflicted by constant acid rainfall - Tertium Hive is a hard and unforgiving place even at the best of times. Your role is to serve the zealous Inquisition by embarking on missions to exterminate the threats lurking in the depths of the hive city, or die trying.

Adapt to the erratic whims of Chaos with conditions- mutators that add a spontaneous challenge to your mission. Your team must learn to adjust, adopt new tactics and change up their loadouts to face these ruthless challenges.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit)
Processor:
Intel i5-6600 (3.30GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 2400G (3.6 GHz)
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 570
DirectX:
Version 12
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
72 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit)
Processor:
Intel i7-9700K (3.70GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (4.2GHz)
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / RTX 2060 OR AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
DirectX:
Version 12
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
72 GB available space
Additional Notes:
An SSD storage device is highly recommended

User reviews

Crat
Not recommended | 03 Jun 2026
13.1h played

Two crashes today, got stuck in a wall/corner in all three sessions I've had over the last three days. 90gb download size, frame drops/stutters. Microtransactions are gross. Love the core game but it's not in a good

Helpful: 1
edwardwj1
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
18.3h played

By far my favorite game of all time. The chaos is indescribable. The guns feel like guns and will punch through enemies. The melee system feels really fluid. The only thing I don't like is that you have to play online

Helpful: 0
Gunny889
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
1083h played

It's a fun 4 person co-op against hordes of AI enemies of various types. You get to enjoy several classes to fight as and a plethora of weapons to use to slay foes. It's been worth the 1000+ hours I've spent ingame.

Helpful: 1
Praseodymius
Recommended | 04 Jun 2026
1399h played

I cannot recommend this game highly enough. It is a frenetic horde hack and slash with shooting elements, though with the right build and weapons, it is a frenetic horde shooter. If you like 40k or pve horde games, then

Helpful: 0
Blu
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
1081h played

This game fill in a niche that is not for everyone, but if you are interested in a melee horde game this is the best out there. Music 10/10 Gameplay 10/10 Graphics: 8/10 Story 2/10 Perforamnce 6/10

Helpful: 2
Blade
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
316h played

While I've put 100+ hours into the game, I wish steam had a middle option where its in between. Game is fun sure but its optimization is pretty abysmal at times in combat, the balancing can be bad or good depending on

Helpful: 0