Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Fatshark's four-player co-op action game in the hives of the Imperium.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a first-person co-op action game developed and published by Fatshark, a spiritual successor to its Warhammer: Vermintide series. It came out on Windows on 30 November 2022, on Xbox Series X/S on 4 October 2023 and on PlayStation 5 on 3 December 2024.

Quick Facts

Developer

Fatshark

Director

Anders De Geer, Robin Hagblom

Designer

Mats Andersson

Writer

Dan Abnett; Matt Ward

Composer

Jesper Kyd

Series

Warhammer 40,000

Engine

Autodesk Stingray

Platforms

Microsoft Windows
Xbox Series X/S
PlayStation 5

Lore & Background

As in Vermintide 2, four players team up against waves of AI enemies, but players build their own character rather than picking a preset hero. The launch classes were Veteran, Zealot, Ogryn and Psyker, all prisoners conscripted by the Inquisition and all with a regenerating shield. The Arbitrator, an active Imperial law enforcer with a riot shield and a Cyber-Mastiff companion, arrived in June 2025, and a sixth class, the Hive Scum, in December 2025.