Fight together with your friends against hordes of enemies in this new Warhammer 40,000 experience.

In the depths of the hive, the seeds of corruption threaten an overwhelming tide of darkness. A heretical cult known as the Admonition seeks to seize control of the planet Atoma Prime and lay waste to its inhabitants. It is up to you and your allies in the Inquisition to root out the enemy before the city succumbs to Chaos.

Players will not be able to hide behind lethal ranged weapons, they'll need to combine both FPS and melee skills as they get up close and personal in visceral clashes between Imperium and Chaos factions. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will bring everything you have come to expect from the developers of the multimillion selling award-winning Warhammer: Vermintide franchise.

As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

For many millennia it was thought that leaving the hive Tertium meant certain death… March 17th 2026, players will be able to see for themselves in Expeditions Mode!

Fatshark introduces new game mode Expeditions as part of the ‘Beyond the Hive’ update! A high risk experience that drags players beyond the fortified walls of Tertium and into the desolate wreckage of Atoma Prime for the first time!  

Humanity once again has been faced with another looming threat. The Admonition has been sighted scouring the ruins outside of the hive in search of lost Tech-Remnants - which has not gone unnoticed by the Imperium. Whilst the chaos cultists’ motivations remain unknown at present, what is certain is war unfolds differently in Expeditions. Players must adapt quickly as there are no fixed routes, no clear front lines and no room for error!

Speaking on the free update, which launches on March 17th, Design Director Victor Magnuson describes it as “ the biggest injection of new content in the game since launch”. The fully loaded update offers an entirely new way to play Warhammer: 40,000 Darktide, featuring new enemies, items, environmental threats, strategies and cosmetics!

Key Features

• Experience Darktide Like Never Before: Players are tasked with venturing into the desolate plains of Atoma Prime with a new mission objective: scour the planet for Tech-Remnants and investigate sites of interest on the map. Even the strongest reject can only survive the polluted air for a limited time - stay as long as you dare and call the Valkyrie for extraction when you choose. No two runs in Expeditions are the same, the badlands are unpredictable and each successfully completed excursion unlocks further missions.
• The War Has Expanded Beyond the Hive:  Every moment spent outside the Hive alerts Chaos Spawn and monstrosities of players' presence, drawing them closer. Load outs must be adapted to the open ruinous environments. Enemies can attack from every direction and aren’t confined to the claustrophobic frenzied battlegrounds within Tertium.  Squads must choose when to fight, or flee, and adapt strategies to survive one of Darktide’s deadliest challenges yet. Expeditions is not for the faint of heart and is available for players midway into their character progression.
• New Threats:  The environment is as toxic and deadly as the chaos that infects it. With twisters, lightning storms and a polluted atmosphere, peril lurks around every corner! Safe zones are scattered throughout the map… but they are fleeting sanctuaries. Step outside and hazards surround once more from every angle. Forcing squads to move quickly, think tactically, and survive the unforgiving expanse of Atoma Prime!
• More Fire Power. Fewer Survivors: Having the right instruments of destruction can mean the difference between extraction…and extinction! The new game mode introduces an arsenal of new items alongside modified and supercharged versions of existing ones in the Dead Side Sanctuary. The obliterating Modified Grenade can wipe all enemies in the vicinity…but draw more to the squads’ location.
• The Ogryn Pack Master Approaches: This monstrosity is uncharacteristically quick for an Ogryn! He can be found roaming the derelict plains of Expeditions Mode with his pack of Pox Hounds and Armoured Pox Hounds. A  challenging adversary for the Arbites, who players will notice his unique and savage interactions with, isn’t a stranger to handling unruly hounds… Eliminating him quickly is wise as he will continually call his hell hounds to the battlefield, but his vocal nature gives players an advantage to spot him quickly.
• The Secrets of the Sands are Waiting: The Beyond the Hive update is loaded with new dangers and discoveries- read the developer blog here for a deeper dive into the Update. Expect more information soon!

Key Features:

• 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.
• At its core, 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.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).