Owlcat Games has revealed a release date for its tactical role-playing sequel Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. The game arrives on January 28, 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. A release date for Switch 2 will be communicated “at a later date,” a press release states.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy follows on from the good work done by Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader a few years ago. “Rogue Trader hits level 40,000 and delivers a suitably massive narrative filled with meaty tactical combat, even if a few bugs and poor performance hold it back,” wrote Caeyln Ellis in Eurogamer’s Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trade review.
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Dark Heresy changes things up by making you take on the role of an inquisitor and tasking you with hunting down heretics and purging the world of dark influences, as is apparently the norm in the 41st century. And developer Owlcat has apparently overhauled many of the systems underpinning the adventure.
There’s a beta that’s been running for a while that offers a full first act to try, and it’s available if you purchase a Founders Edition of the game. That beta goes away on January 7, when Owlcat prepares to launch the game.
Meanwhile, Owlcat is creating a significantly different RPG based on the popular Expanse license – a game much more closely inspired by Mass Effect. This project recently enlisted the help of former Dragon Age writer David Gaider, and he no doubt hopes to fill a much-lamented hole created recently by the cancellation of Mass Effect 5.
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