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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Fatshark · 2022-11-30

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Warhammer 40,000 · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 30, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 04, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a 2022 Action, Adventure, and RPG title priced at $39.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 138,847 reviews).

4,252
playing now
72%
positive of 140k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
199
twitch viewers (latest)
19.9
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (67 ratings)
1,149
Nexus mods (14M downloads)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (7,384 ratings)
75/100
opencritic · strong · 63% recommend · from 83 critics
27h
to beat · rushed 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

4,252 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a first-person action video game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, developed and published by Fatshark. It is a spiritual successor to the Warhammer: Vermintide series. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 30 November 2022. It also was released for Xbox Series X/S on 4 October 2023, and for PlayStation 5 on 3 December 2024.

Trailer

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide trailer thumbnail

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Official Launch Trailer

≈586,874 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,252 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8,742 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,093/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8M–6.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140,105 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.04 at GameBillet (2025-12-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 115 of 132 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18k18k20222026Week of 2022-11-01: 18,005 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5,503 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11,099 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12,714 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,304 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,943 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 956 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,281 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,009 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 562 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 581 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 709 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 400 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 353 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,396 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 833 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6,026 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 568 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,025 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 439 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 436 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 319 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 791 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,693 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 333 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,670 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 456 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,468 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 778 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,167 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 463 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 941 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 377 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,839 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 847 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,026 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 669 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 469 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,179 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,499 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 465 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 343 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 130 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

13k2.6k2026-09-15 11:00 — 4,056 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 6,058 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 4,849 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 4,890 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 7,687 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 5,235 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 2,887 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 5,130 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 4,707 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 4,450 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 4,637 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 12,857 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 7,555 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 9,361 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 11,539 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 6,640 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 7,797 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 8,161 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 6,095 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 7,689 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 11,530 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 7,113 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 4,252 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
43k2.3kNov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 42,605 · peak 107,450Jan 2023 — avg 9,268 · peak 24,177Mar 2023 — avg 4,953 · peak 9,117May 2023 — avg 3,918 · peak 10,253Jul 2023 — avg 2,751 · peak 4,803Sep 2023 — avg 2,457 · peak 4,210Nov 2023 — avg 13,577 · peak 21,388Jan 2024 — avg 8,297 · peak 14,600Mar 2024 — avg 2,948 · peak 4,671May 2024 — avg 4,071 · peak 6,976Jul 2024 — avg 4,651 · peak 7,861Sep 2024 — avg 5,001 · peak 15,830Nov 2024 — avg 7,448 · peak 12,423Jan 2025 — avg 6,747 · peak 10,496Mar 2025 — avg 4,952 · peak 11,529May 2025 — avg 5,728 · peak 15,561Jul 2025 — avg 9,944 · peak 18,029Sep 2025 — avg 4,750 · peak 12,043Nov 2025 — avg 5,700 · peak 13,024Jan 2026 — avg 8,609 · peak 14,229Mar 2026 — avg 6,085 · peak 15,077May 2026 — avg 5,253 · peak 12,338Jul 2026 — avg 14,031 · peak 29,071Aug 2026 — avg 7,224 · peak 13,575
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
3403402026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 16 new positive2026-09-21: 340 new negative2026-09-22: 21 new positive2026-09-22: 16 new negative2026-09-23: 14 new positive2026-09-23: 8 new negative2026-09-24: 13 new positive2026-09-24: 9 new negative2026-09-25: 23 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 22 new positive2026-09-27: 11 new negative2026-09-28: 18 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 19 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 51 new positive2026-09-30: 28 new negative2026-10-01: 26 new positive2026-10-01: 25 new negative2026-10-02: 24 new positive2026-10-02: 11 new negative2026-10-03: 36 new positive2026-10-03: 12 new negative2026-10-04: 54 new positive2026-10-04: 32 new negative2026-10-05: 37 new positive2026-10-05: 13 new negative2026-10-06: 32 new positive2026-10-06: 13 new negative2026-10-07: 24 new positive2026-10-07: 17 new negative2026-10-08: 29 new positive2026-10-08: 11 new negative2026-10-09: 16 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 43 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 38 new positive2026-10-11: 10 new negative2026-10-12: 37 new positive2026-10-12: 8 new negative2026-10-13: 36 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 29 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$0.002022-06-012026-10-142022-06-01 — best price $39.992023-03-09 — best price $27.952023-05-01 — best price $31.992023-06-10 — best price $31.992023-07-30 — best price $23.792023-09-18 — best price $27.992023-10-21 — best price $37.192023-11-25 — best price $25.992023-12-21 — best price $23.292024-01-30 — best price $31.492024-02-28 — best price $25.872024-04-03 — best price $25.872024-05-23 — best price $17.792024-06-27 — best price $19.992024-08-01 — best price $31.492024-08-29 — best price $21.682024-10-21 — best price $33.892024-11-30 — best price $18.842024-12-28 — best price $18.852025-02-17 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $19.992025-04-14 — best price $19.992025-05-30 — best price $33.172025-06-25 — best price $12.242025-08-04 — best price $15.992025-09-14 — best price $39.992025-10-31 — best price $14.342025-12-03 — best price $16.002026-01-24 — best price $9.792026-03-12 — best price $9.952026-04-27 — best price $10.002026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-07-29 — best price $33.892026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.7k1952026-05-26 — 2,672 pageviews2026-05-30 — 537 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,258 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,022 pageviews2026-06-11 — 678 pageviews2026-06-15 — 574 pageviews2026-06-19 — 485 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,321 pageviews2026-06-27 — 800 pageviews2026-07-01 — 763 pageviews2026-07-05 — 756 pageviews2026-07-09 — 451 pageviews2026-07-13 — 472 pageviews2026-07-17 — 448 pageviews2026-07-21 — 358 pageviews2026-07-25 — 399 pageviews2026-07-29 — 292 pageviews2026-08-02 — 297 pageviews2026-08-06 — 276 pageviews2026-08-10 — 253 pageviews2026-08-14 — 245 pageviews2026-08-18 — 277 pageviews2026-08-22 — 218 pageviews2026-08-26 — 286 pageviews2026-08-30 — 266 pageviews2026-09-03 — 240 pageviews2026-09-07 — 262 pageviews2026-09-11 — 195 pageviews2026-09-15 — 280 pageviews2026-09-19 — 248 pageviews2026-09-23 — 310 pageviews2026-09-27 — 349 pageviews2026-10-01 — 273 pageviews2026-10-05 — 301 pageviews2026-10-09 — 267 pageviews2026-10-12 — 245 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.1k802026-09-30 21:34 — 791 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 483 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 549 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 779 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 425 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 679 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 1,136 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 567 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 663 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 457 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 687 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 553 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 457 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 732 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 421 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 364 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 618 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 318 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 507 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 351 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 349 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 357 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 271 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 163 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 694 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 406 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 430 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 233 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 386 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 573 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 323 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 365 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 445 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 217 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 473 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 1,015 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 172 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 235 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 199 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
97.1%
earned "Don't Let Me Down, Criminal"
18.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing10 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2022-11-30, latest 2026-06-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)48,4752%36
Windows (Xbox)35,2271%36
PS5 (PlayStation)13,4672%37

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

FPSPvEDarkCo-opCombatHorrorShooterZombiesTeam-BasedClass-Based

Census log

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

Recent updates

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