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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Developer Auroch Digital
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a 2023 first-person shooter video game developed by Auroch Digital and published by Focus Entertainment. It is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was released on May 23, 2023 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Android and IOS. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, is in development. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
523 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
LovedLoved
291 positive · 88 negative
95% range 72–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 291 | 88 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 100 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 15 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
11,757 of 13,082 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
74% recommend · 204 yes, 70 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 274 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (16,448 of 18,382 positive).
Players praise Boltgun for its fun, fast-paced retro shooter gameplay that evokes classic Doom. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game repetitive, with weak level design and a lack of innovation. [4][5][6] The game is seen as a solid but not exceptional entry in the boomer shooter genre. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Boltgun review I will be honest, I really wanted to like this game, especially after seeing all the praise it received online and I feel a bit crazy because I feel like I am the only one who found it incredibly boring and tedious, to the point, that if it wasn't a Warhammer game I would have dropped it long ago. At this point, I'm convinced that people are just so starved of any game that works on release and …
- [10]
You pull the trigger heresy explodes. You stop moving you die. You think you’re done the game spawns 20 more cultists. It looks like Doom had a baby with Warhammer 40K and raised it on pure rage. The bolter feels illegal, the soundtrack hates silence, and subtlety was executed for heresy. You don’t play Boltgun to take cover. You play it to erase everything on screen in the name of the Emperor. Final score: Gun …
- [7]
the okayest boomer shooter ever. Boltgun is like a steak that looks good but tastes bland and spiceless, but atleast its a steak. it got its moments and if you like 90s era boomer shooters, mindless shooting and alot of gore then sure go for it, but personaly i think Boltgun is nothing special and could've been better.
- [14]
tl;dr Fast, simple, and consistent retro shooter fun, it has no pretentions or ambitions beyond that and benefits from that simplicty. Weak navigation tools and some repetition hold it back, but the core loop of moving fast and deleting enemies is solid. Player context Played through the main campaign on Emperors Mercy difficulty, will probably start the Forges of Corruption DLC soon, and tried Horde mode (wasn't …
- [1]
Good old fashion shooter, reminds when games where made to just be fun not second jobs.
Summarised from 34 of the 370 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun talk about fast-paced, fun retro shooter action; those who didn't talk about repetitive combat and enemy encounters. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
On Metacritic, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun received positive reviews on Windows and Xbox. On Switch and PlayStation 5, it received mixed reviews. PC Gamer praised the soundtrack as feeling true to the setting, "Both the occasionally haunting atmosphere and breakneck combat are reinforced by an incredible arrangement of sludgy guitars, thumping industrial beats, and monastic chants and harpsichords". GameSpot liked Auroch Digital's interpretation of the titular weapon, writing that "[t]he Bolter roars with an emphatic racket, and each pull of the trigger packs an almighty punch, ferociously propelling these explosive rounds". While criticizing Boltgun's level design as being confusing,…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 523 · most liked firstyou sometimes forget just how much WW1 fucked up Britain until you, uh, look at any of their art, watch any of their shows, read any of their poems, or play a single game of Warhammer 40,000
neutral · AI labelView post →The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March includes: 🛡️ Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 🏈 EA Sports Madden NFL 26 🃏 Persona 5 Royal 🩸 Blasphemous 2 …and more. The full lineup play.st/4rqomTq
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Cirno Sunday! The current vibe is thinking about Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun! ngl Boltgun was a tough game 😤 the game was filled to the brim with thrilling combat, and the levels were fun to explore, it was an awesome game! I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →introducing Warhammer Survivors, created by @aurochdigital.bsky.social using the official Vampire Survivors engine 🔥 get ready to see the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes together in a standalone game that's part of our official Survivors lineage! Coming 2026 😈
neutral · AI labelView post →One thing I love about Warhammer 40,000 is that it always starts with playing a wonderful game, 'Who is Your Warlord and What Does He Do?'
neutral · AI labelView post →there’s a sci fi game/expanded universe called Warhammer 40,000 where people called “blanks” have no soul and everyone else reacts to them with an instinctive disgust before they even know what they are. It’s probably the same feeling seeing people on here talk about their Claude prompts
neutral · AI labelView post →Titles leaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Yakuza 3 & 4 Remastered -Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun -Maneater -GRIS -Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty -Space Engineers -Paw Patrol World
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023) is presently 60% off on Steam!
neutral · AI labelView post →We're excited to share the new artwork for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2🔥 Nyra takes takes centre stage alongside Malum on a battlefield of Chaos factions. Thank you @wire.xbox.com for revealing the new artwork, which was created by Johan Grenier who also made the original Boltgun art too!
neutral · AI labelView post →Boltgun review I will be honest, I really wanted to like this game, especially after seeing all the praise it received online and I feel a bit crazy because I feel like I am the only one who found it incredibly boring and tedious, to the point, that if it wasn't a Warhammer game I would have dropped it long ago. At this point, I'm convinced that people are just so starved of any game that works on release and doesn't have any "modern gaming" ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ shoved into it, that any game that is at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Xbox Game Pass continues strong. • May 29 | Metaphor ReFantazio • June 10 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition • June 13 | The Alters • June 17 | FBC: Firebreak • June 17 | Lost in Random: The Eternal Dice • June 19 | Rematch
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to Game Pass news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... Today -Avowed 2/20 -EA Sports F1 24 -Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Standard) 2/25 -Watch Dogs: Legion (Standard)
neutral · AI labelView post →As someone who is tangentially aware of Warhammer 40k and is interested in the setting, this was a fun way to experience parts of this universe hand-on. As a boomshoot fan, I am disappointed. This is not a game that stands among Dusk or Amid Evil; this is a wannabe Doom 2016 with pixel graphics. This game has zero understanding of the design philosophy of old FPS games. There's no real exploration in any of the linear maps, momentum is constantly halted as you are forced into arena fights,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best Warhammer 40,000. The best Codex. The best game. #Warhammer40000
neutral · AI labelView post →I love how insanely board games stretch fictional time. We played this five hour game of Warhammer 40,000 (Kill Team). Epic, thrilling, full of suspense. My brother in christ, in reality it would be like 30 seconds.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE GAME: Warhammer 40,000 is a squad-level minatures game, which means it is about moving little men across a table which represents part of a planet and pretending that the little men are shooting and punching each other. Jules Verne did this too, so it's intellectual
neutral · AI labelView post →More about our next game, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy - store.steampowered.com/news/app/371...
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a quick list of recently released and upcoming games developed/published by them: > - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 > - Exploding Kittens VR > - A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead > - MudRunner VR > - Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered > - RoadCraft > - World War Z VR > - The Knightling > - Docked > - John Carpenter's Toxic Commando > - Bus Bound > - Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival > - Road Kings > - Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered > - Jurassic Park Survival > - Rails of Fury: Train…
neutral · AI labelView post →You prefer Ultrakill because it reminds you of Doom Eternal I prefer Boltgun because it reminds me of Doom The Dark Ages We are exactly the same
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is $19.79 on Steam buff.ly/j37Ajyf $27.99 US PSN buff.ly/JBNcMVa PS5/XSX $29.99 Amazon amzn.to/3OKFmDl #ad Deck playable also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know man... on paper I should've loved this. I love Doom old and new, I loved Dusk, but this one... I felt like I got the gist after level one and all they had to offer from there was bigger swarms and longer battles. Game has two songs max. Somehow this made a repetitive experience even more repetitive. Game has two scenarios. No monsters, or all monsters lobbed at you in circular arena. Maybe they mix up how many dudes come at you of one ilk or another but the game plan is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/PC: • Today | Avowed • Feb 20 | EA Sports F1 24 • Feb 20 | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader • Feb 25 | Watch Dogs: Legion Watch Dogs: Legion and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader also coming to Standard. news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →not a boomer shooter, but a Doom 2016-like which doesn't understand what made Doom '16 good nor the appeal behind boomer shooters. the level design in particular is sloppy and boring, and the enemy roster is not conducive to interestingly designed combat encounters if the devs were even interested in making one. i've had multiple 40k fans tell me that the experience is made better if you're already a fan of the property, but it's a boomer shooter, it should stand alone on its gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished the first chapter on Exterminatus and I am not convinced I can be bothered going any further. Maybe the 40k nerds will find some enjoyment in it, but for boomer shooter nerds, it's just kinda average. It's there. It exists. It's a game. - Visually, the game is a mess. The enemy sprites aren't great, and by default they're covered in a pixellation filter that makes them look even worse. The footsoldiers and humanoids are all visually very indistinct, and some of the demons…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good old fashion shooter, reminds when games where made to just be fun not second jobs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is officially in development, Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have announced. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warhamm...
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 got a new update today that added in FSR 3, making the game look nicer on the #SteamDeck without harming performance: steamdeckhq.com/warhammer-40...
neutral · AI labelView post →You pull the trigger heresy explodes. You stop moving you die. You think you’re done the game spawns 20 more cultists. It looks like Doom had a baby with Warhammer 40K and raised it on pure rage. The bolter feels illegal, the soundtrack hates silence, and subtlety was executed for heresy. You don’t play Boltgun to take cover. You play it to erase everything on screen in the name of the Emperor. Final score: Gun feel: 11/10 Movement: never stop Enemy count: excessive (good) Lore accuracy:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is $10.99 on US PSN buff.ly/3P87oIP $9.89 XBL buff.ly/3YgmGiL (Steam) $12.09 Gamebillet buff.ly/4gScdBP also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →I've played Total War: Warhammer 40,000, and I think it might be the "definitive" game for the 40k setting it's aiming to be www.eurogamer.net/total-war-wa...
neutral · AI labelView post →Games Coming to Game Pass Core on October 1 -Cities: Skylines – Remastered -Disney Dreamlight Valley -Warhammer 40,000: Darktide news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to start this review by saying the art direction of this game is awesome, the atmosphere, the music and the graphics all contribute to this super crunchy, gritty and gory space age shooter that's oozing strong Warhammer vibes. The guns are a lot of fun too, and I really liked the aesthetical variety between levels. If you really love Warhammer, I could see you still liking this in spite of its flaws. That said, those flaws are pretty damning for a boomer shooter. There's no map, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spring Sale has already begun on EGS and PlayStation! Grab Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and additional content for the game with discounts up to 45%!
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer game naming scheme: Warhammer 40,000: (Scary word)(Word that would be used in relation to the inquisition)
neutral · AI labelView post →'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition' launches June 10th on Xbox Series and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. youtu.be/UvStsBY9fTI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass: Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe Finally Gets a Meaningful Update as Games Workshop Makes Significant Amazon Announcements.
neutral · AI labelView post →Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love boomer shooters and 40K. You think this would be a match made in heaven, sadly it's not. I really tried to like it, I even picked it up again recently to see if maybe I was wrong. The purges of endless enemies is a slogging grind, the level design is boring, the music is bad, and the weapons don't feel good. It looks great on the surface level but it's just not fun for me. It's one of those games that everyone glazes which made me wonder if I wasn't playing it the right way. But, after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the okayest boomer shooter ever. Boltgun is like a steak that looks good but tastes bland and spiceless, but atleast its a steak. it got its moments and if you like 90s era boomer shooters, mindless shooting and alot of gore then sure go for it, but personaly i think Boltgun is nothing special and could've been better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While God of War Ragnarok is an amazing game, I believe Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader should have won the Best Game on #SteamDeck award at the 2024 Steam Awards: steamdeckhq.com/warhammer-40...
neutral · AI labelView post →A brilliant first impression paves the way for a repetitive grind that seemingly never ends. Opinions are divided on Boltgun online, but when you first boot-up the game you’ll probably think “Hey, this is pretty good!”. The art design is gorgeous and feels like a remaster of Squad Command, the outrageously underrated PSP tactics game. The huge number of detailed, handcrafted assets build out the world, and the environments change colour regularly to keep things visually fresh. One of my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun for around eight hours and I’m currently at the last chapter, playing on the highest difficulty available, Exterminatus. The game clearly aims to recreate the classic boomer shooter formula, very close in spirit to something like Doom 64, with fast combat, constant movement and a very straightforward objective: run forward and kill everything in front of you while playing as a Space Marine fighting chaos forces. The presentation leans heavily into the retro…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What happens when a game character comes to life and turns into a real physical figurine? It may just find its way into the Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Collector’s Edition and even shape the appearance of your future companion! The article in the comment section below!
neutral · AI labelView post →Ep. 465 - It’s Not Called Peacehammer Only the Insert Credit panel could cover the fan response to Bioware’s closure, explain all of Warhammer 40,000 in six minutes, and design a Nathan Fielder video game. insertcredit.com/show/465
neutral · AI labelView post →So I’d written about the first Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine before, which I’d assumed was the first ever Games Workshop Space Marine, but turns out that accolade goes to ‘Doctor Who: The Game of Time & Space’ from 1980.
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer Boltgun is gloriously flawed, and that's why it's perfect. The clunky movement makes you feel like a tank in human form, the repetitive gunplay is a meditative ode to purging heresy, and the outdated visuals? Pure retro charm that smells like an ancient Chapter Relic. It's janky in all the right ways, like a Chainsword that occasionally sparks. You wouldn’t trade it for anything. But the real masterpiece is the brilliant difficulty curve. One second, you’re an unstoppable Space…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A huge thank you to everyone who has played and reviewed Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 so far. Reviews help us a lot and we appreciate every single one! We are very proud to be rated at 93% on Steam by our amazing players. Please leave us a game review if you get the chance. ❤️ For the Emperor!
neutral · AI labelView post →Just a fun game to chill. Don’t expect too much from it, but there’s definitely plenty of fun. Nothing groundbreaking, just good Warhammer fun. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was fun, but it actually made me dizzy and gave me a bit of motion sickness. This is the first time that's ever happened to me with a flat-screen game. I tried messing around with settings like FOV and making sure I was getting max FPS, but it didn't help. Maybe it's the animation frame rate that got me? I don't know, but I can't recommend this game because, for me (important, may not be for you), it was unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pre-Warhammer 40,000 game selfie. Taking my Eldar out today for the first time.
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV – Official Game Overview Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →> It’s been the biggest mystery of the year: What video game publisher will have the guts to go up against Grand Theft Auto this November? An empty fall release date schedule left some major questions as players waited to see where anticipated games like Marvel’s Wolverine and Control Resonant would land. After today’s PlayStation State of Play, we finally have our answer to that question: No one. November remains wide open for GTA 6 as it appears that every major holiday video game will…
neutral · AI labelView post →A fantastic resource managment game like Doom, where you have to manage what resources you need to put into enemies
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple but really fun shooter. I had a great time with it. It reminds me a lot of the games I used to play when I was younger. Just jump in, grab a weapon, and start blasting enemies. No complicated systems, no huge cutscenes every five minutes, just straightforward action. I kind of miss that style of game. Back in the day you’d just start the game and be playing within seconds. Playing this honestly brought back some memories of the early 2000s when shooters were all about fast gameplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A realms deep retro FPS. It's good enough, and big enough. No, not 39 hours big, more like around 20 hours big. Half the time was spent with the game minimized while I was doing something else. At times it feels like its too easy before abruptly becoming too hard. There are powerups but you'll usually find them when the battle is over. The level design is somewhat poor so the devs recently added the compass from quake 2 remastered to stop people from getting lost. There is a DLC but I don't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boltgun is simultaneously a fun game on its own terms, and a little bit disappointing as a fan of the original Doom. Essentially this is Doom 2016 with a graphical gimmick. There's nothing wrong with that - Doom 2016 was a great game - but what I want from a retro-shooter is for it to use all that processing power it's saving for other things. This is still fundamentally quite a linear game, with most of the encounters and fights being relatively tightly choreographed. I was hoping for a bit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games Workshop Has Brought in Mike Flanagan to Create the Initial Outline for Henry Cavill’s ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Cinematic Universe and Will Be Moving on to the Script Soon.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a tricky one to review since I was really hating this game until I stopped playing how I wanted to and started playing how it wanted me to. Let me explain. This game is very much more Nu-Doom than classic Doom. There are tons of lock-in arenas, weapon swapping for different enemies is crucial, and you will take tons of damage and heal your way out of it. If you vastly prefer the old-school way of success meaning avoiding damage altogether, you will need to change the way you play or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe, just *maybe,* I use a lighter to light half a dozen candles, so I can get to the right headspace to play Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
neutral · AI labelView post →
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