

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters. Play as Malum Caedo, a fearless Space Marine, on his perilous mission to locate a shard from a mysterious power source on Graia, a Forge World on the brink of being overrun by Cultists, Traitors and Chaos Daemons. Scour the place, acquire devastating weapons and holy equipment, and PURGE THE HERETICS in this retro shooter!
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, nostalgic and relentless.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Auroch Digital
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- May 23, 2023
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 8 h main story
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 49 ratings.
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