After nearly a year of waiting, we finally have a launch date for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – the explosive Doom-like boomer shooter that your dad will go bananas over.
On Tuesday, publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Auroch Digital announced that Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is coming out on May 23, 2023, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC – so pretty much every modern gaming platform out there (aside from mobile).
Revealed last spring, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an old-school throwback first-person shooter set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It’s part of the boomer shooter genre revival that’s become so popular thanks to indie games like Dusk, Prodeus, and many more.
There’s also a brand-new trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun that you can check out below.
Well, there’s certainly no shortage of over-the-top bullet ballet mayhem in this one, is there? It wouldn’t be Warhammer 40,000 otherwise, in fairness.
It’s worth noting that you don’t need to know a thing about the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game to enjoy Boltgun. Sure, there are a lot of clever references throughout gameplay footage that someone might appreciate more if they’ve painted some Space Marines, Orks, or Forces of Chaos – but don’t sweat it if you haven’t.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.