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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Auroch Digital · Focus Entertainment · 2023-05-23

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Franchise: Warhammer 40,000 · Modes: Single player

Releases: May 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), May 23, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 23, 2023 (PlayStation 4), May 23, 2023 (PlayStation 5), May 23, 2023 (Xbox One), May 23, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

103
playing now
90%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$21.99
steam price (US)

103 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 103 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,375 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~172/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,740 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 362k–814k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,097 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.25-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.25-67%
Microsoft Store$21.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.19 at GOG (2025-11-25) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $21.99 · on sale 106 of 152 observed days · $5.06 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.5k4.5k20232026Week of 2023-05-01: 4,467 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,536 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,085 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

140412026-08-07 00:00 — 91 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 109 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 57 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 103 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 100 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 56 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 116 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 80 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 87 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 76 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 56 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 74 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 70 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 41 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 106 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 84 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 41 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 63 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 78 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 99 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 82 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 63 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 74 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 113 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 103 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.99$6.332023-04-112026-08-302023-04-11 — best price $19.792023-05-16 — best price $21.282023-07-21 — best price $17.592023-08-31 — best price $21.992023-10-23 — best price $15.392023-12-05 — best price $19.792024-01-13 — best price $19.792024-02-14 — best price $19.792024-03-28 — best price $14.292024-04-29 — best price $17.092024-06-17 — best price $17.092024-07-26 — best price $15.392024-08-15 — best price $14.292024-09-23 — best price $21.992024-11-01 — best price $21.992024-12-06 — best price $19.252025-01-06 — best price $10.792025-02-07 — best price $19.252025-03-18 — best price $12.792025-04-16 — best price $12.582025-05-28 — best price $21.992025-07-10 — best price $9.962025-08-16 — best price $21.992025-09-14 — best price $19.792025-10-16 — best price $10.992025-12-04 — best price $11.872026-01-10 — best price $21.992026-02-09 — best price $9.892026-03-12 — best price $8.712026-04-14 — best price $8.572026-05-27 — best price $9.012026-07-01 — best price $8.362026-08-10 — best price $17.092026-08-30 — best price $7.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

208802026-05-27 — 208 pageviews2026-05-30 — 139 pageviews2026-06-02 — 155 pageviews2026-06-05 — 153 pageviews2026-06-08 — 121 pageviews2026-06-11 — 104 pageviews2026-06-14 — 116 pageviews2026-06-17 — 100 pageviews2026-06-20 — 90 pageviews2026-06-23 — 93 pageviews2026-06-26 — 120 pageviews2026-06-29 — 155 pageviews2026-07-02 — 113 pageviews2026-07-05 — 123 pageviews2026-07-08 — 122 pageviews2026-07-11 — 120 pageviews2026-07-14 — 124 pageviews2026-07-17 — 140 pageviews2026-07-20 — 121 pageviews2026-07-23 — 112 pageviews2026-07-26 — 128 pageviews2026-07-29 — 118 pageviews2026-08-01 — 122 pageviews2026-08-04 — 113 pageviews2026-08-07 — 106 pageviews2026-08-10 — 106 pageviews2026-08-13 — 109 pageviews2026-08-16 — 120 pageviews2026-08-19 — 102 pageviews2026-08-22 — 91 pageviews2026-08-24 — 126 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1402026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
36.2%
earned "Defeat a Lord of Change"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1265%21
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)3,87511%21
PS5 (PlayStation)2,56912%21
PS4 (PlayStation)67915%21
Switch (Nintendo)1190%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreRetro1990'sActionArcadeDemonsShooterViolentOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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