Platforms
- PCMay 23, 20238.0playscore7.739 Critics8.88.15K Players
- PlayStation 5May 23, 20238.3playscore8.010 Critics9.2822 Players
- Xbox Series X|SMay 23, 2023NAplayscore8.28 CriticsNA0 Players
- PlayStation 4May 23, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Xbox OneMay 23, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.6504 Players
- Nintendo SwitchMay 23, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.8108 Players
55 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- While both the core campaign and this DLC would use a little tweaking, there’s no doubt that they remain exciting, engaging plays that come recommended. As Incommodus the Servo Skull says, PURGE THE HERETICS!
GC Staff · Jul 07, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a super-slick boomer shooter that serves up one of the best Warhammer-themed games we've played thus far. The oppressive vibes and stompy violent silliness of space marines has been recreated faithfully here in a FPS that's every bit as perfectly pitched and polished as the very best recent examples of this rejuvenated genre. We'd have loved to see some multiplayer or different modes to muck around with, yes, but there's no knocking how fast and fun this retro shooter's campaign is. For old-school FPS fans, this is the good stuff.
PJ O'Reilly · Mar 03, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - This is a Boomer Shooter after all, and eventually, you're going to get tired of the default gun. Fortunately, Boltgun gives you an array of 40K weaponry, each filling a specific combat niche. You have the Heavy Bolter when you just want the basic gun but with more punch and no reload, the plasma gun for engaging hard targets at long range (the long-range part is essential because the splash damage can cook you just as easily as the minions of chaos), and the Melta Gun when you're faced with a monster so daunting that it qualifies for anti-tank weaponry.
Samuel Corey · Jun 07, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an excellent retro shooter that, to both its benefit and detriment, doesn't take risks. The repetitive bosses and poor communication to the player might turn some people away. However, Its tight core gameplay loop is gory and punchy, and it captures the essence of what it feels like to be a space marine in both movement and power.
Jackson Lustberg · Jun 05, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - It may be confusing to navigate, but Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun has definitely got it where it counts. When you aren’t busy trying to remember how many times you’ve been through a certain room, the comically violent combat sequences offer up consistently thrilling engagements with just the right amount of difficulty.
Mitch Vogel · Jun 03, 2023 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Visually this is exactly what you expect with tons of pixels on the screen constantly. There are options to tone down the excessive retro look, but I really loved it more than the smoothed out look. The game runs fantastically on Series X with nary a hint of slowdown. Guns feel and sound fantastic and the raw carnage just pops on a proper sound system or headphones. This game is chunky in all the right ways and I absolutely loved the look and feel of everything. It is an immensely satisfying experience from top to bottom.
Ken McKown · May 31, 2023 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - A sterling example of the newly-resurrected 'boomer shooter' genre, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun offers extremely tight shooting, excellent sound and world design, and one of the best guns I've ever fired in a video game. Yes, it's the boltgun.
Christian Guyton · May 28, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a good game if administered in small doses. Unfortunately, after a couple of hours, it becomes tiresome due to the repetitive design. Taking breaks will put it in a different perspective and chances are that you’ll find your way back to it for another short session. There's some replayability in this, since you can go back and to try and complete the levels on higher difficulty, as well as unearth any secrets that you might have missed in your previous playthrough.
Cosmin Vasile · May 26, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Blasting the demons of the dark into pixelated piles of bloody mush never felt so good. With a vibrant world, an engaging gameplay loop, and an ever-expanding arsenal of catastrophic weapons at your hands, you, too, will find glory in taking out those pesky demons.
Chris Hinton · May 25, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is that rarest and most beautiful of things. A great original Warhammer 40K game. It has a solid sense of what it wants to be, and the developers had the skill to nail what they went for. A classic boomer shooter, that doesn’t just copy the classics but replicates and even improves what made them work. The level design is genuinely genius, with so much variety and visual style. The gunplay is fast, hectic, and deliciously gory.
Thomas Medina · May 25, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters.
Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos.
In glorious boomer shooter style, unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the worst heretics across the galaxy!
Developer: Auroch Digital