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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Released: 5/23/2023

Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters. Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos. In glorious boomer shooter style, unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the worst heretics across the galaxy! • Dive into a visceral combat experience, complete with viciously satisfying gunplay, high mobility and buckets of blood to reward your skills • Dominate the battlefield with the awesome firepower and heavy metal of a Space Marine’s devastating arsenal • Experience the ultimate homage to retro shooters, blending stylish visuals with fluid, modern FPS gameplay

Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters. Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos. In glorious boomer shooter style, unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the worst heretics across the galaxy! • Dive into a visceral combat experience, complete with viciously satisfying gunplay, high mobility and buckets of blood to reward your skills • Dominate the battlefield with the awesome firepower and heavy metal of a Space Marine’s devastating arsenal • Experience the ultimate homage to retro shooters, blending stylish visuals with fluid, modern FPS gameplay

Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters. Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos. In glorious boomer shooter style, unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the worst heretics across the galaxy! • Dive into a visceral combat experience, complete with viciously satisfying gunplay, high mobility and buckets of blood to reward your skills • Dominate the battlefield with the awesome firepower and heavy metal of a Space Marine’s devastating arsenal • Experience the ultimate homage to retro shooters, blending stylish visuals with fluid, modern FPS gameplay

Critics
76
Steam
90
Metacritic
75

Score Breakdown

75.9

Critic Average

54 reviews

90

Steam User Score

17,449 reviews

75

Metacritic User Score

174 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-13.8
Metacritic Disparity
+0.9
Combined Disparity
-6.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (2%)51 launch window (94%)2 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 54 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 75.9/100. Critics score this game 13.8 points lower than Steam users and 0.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 54)+
  1. Joonatan ItkonenviaToisto
    Jul 10, 2024·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 89.7/100 · -9.7 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · +5.0 pts
  2. Konstantinos KalkanisviaEnternity.gr
    Jul 28, 2023·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 89.7/100 · -19.7 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · -5.0 pts
  3. Stefano CastagnolaviaIGN Italy
    Jun 25, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 89.7/100 · -9.7 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · +5.0 pts
  4. INDIANTVCZ StaffviaINDIANTVCZ
    Jun 22, 2023·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 89.7/100 · -29.7 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · -15.0 pts
  5. Rob PrescottviaVGamingNews
    Jun 20, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 89.7/100 · -9.7 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · +5.0 pts