Space Marine 2 is Games Workshop’s latest big-budget Warhammer 40,000 action game, sitting alongside modern third-person shooters like Gears-style campaigns, but with 40K’s heavier melee focus and grimdark scale. You play an Adeptus Astartes cutting through Tyranid swarms, mixing gunplay with close-quarters brutality, and it leans into spectacle rather than slow RPG systems. PEGI 18 is there for the violence and tone, so expect a relentless, gory battlefield pace.
Who is this for?
Pick this up if you want a cinematic solo campaign that still feels built for co-op and competitive play. The appeal is momentum: pushing forward, managing threats at different ranges, and using signature Space Marine tools to keep control when the screen fills with enemies.
- Third-person action: cover and positioning matter, but melee is central when the swarm closes in.
- Solo and multiplayer: play through the story alone, or lean on teamplay for tougher encounters.
- Warhammer 40K flavour: faithful enemies, weapons and atmosphere for fans of the setting.