THE CRUNCH
Owlcat Games has set a release date for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, its tactical role-playing sequel to Rogue Trader. The game arrives on 28th January 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X, per a press release. A Switch 2 release date will be shared at a later date.
Dark Heresy casts you as an Inquisitor hunting heretics and purging dark influences, and Owlcat has reportedly overhauled many of the systems underpinning the adventure. It follows Rogue Trader, which Eurogamer's review praised for nailing the 40K setting with a massive narrative and meaty tactical combat, while noting bugs and poor performance held it back.
Anyone keen to try early can still do so: a beta offering the complete first Act is available with a Founders edition of the game, though it disappears on 7th January as Owlcat prepares for launch.
Owlcat is also making a substantially different RPG based on The Expanse license, more closely inspired by Mass Effect, which recently brought in former Dragon Age writer David Gaider. That project will no doubt hope to fill the hole left by the cancellation of Mass Effect 5.