Warhammer 40,000 Darktide announced by Vermintide developer

The games keep coming thick and fast from the Xbox Games Showcase and this next one will have Warhammer 40K excited.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was revealed during the event and is being developed by Swedish studio Fatshark, the same team behind Warhammer: Vermintide and its superb sequel.

The game will launch on PC (via Steam) as well as Xbox Series X in 2021. It has been confirmed as a “console launch exclusive” which means we won’t be seeing Darktide release on PlayStation 5. At least not this version of the game.

The cinematic reveal trailer shows four human soldiers of the Imperium exploring a catacomb-like structure before they are overrun by a horde of Chaos terrors.

Here’s the game’s official description via its Steam store page:

Fatshark brings the four player CO-OP experience to the 41st Millennium in 2021. Go deep into the hive city and face hordes of enemies you have only seen in your nightmares. 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.

Fight together with your friends against hordes of enemies in this new Warhammer 40,000 experience. From the developers of the best-selling and award-winning co-op action franchise Vermintide, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a visceral 4-player co-op action game set in the hive city of Tertium.

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.

Hopefully we’ll get to see Darktide in action soon.

Source: Press release