

In Darktide, you and three friends take the role of unwashed convicts in jumpsuits, armed with the grungiest of scrap weapons, and are tasked with beating industrial workers to death for trying to affect change in their work environment. Many thanks to Fatshark for sending us keys to the closed beta of Darktide. Your team must learn to adjust, adopt new tactics and change up their loadouts to face these ruthless challenges.After a long week trapped in an industrial labyrinth, fighting off corruption and hordes of heretics, we were finally able to escape the Goonhammer Corporate Offices and spend the weekend playing the closed beta of Darktide – here are our hot takes!

Your role is to serve the zealous Inquisition by embarking on missions to exterminate the threats lurking in the depths of the hive city, or die trying.Īdapt to the erratic whims of Chaos with circumstances – mutators that add a spontaneous challenge to your mission. From boiling hot industrial factories to the decaying water maintenance zone afflicted by constant acid rainfall – Tertium Hive is a hard and unforgiving place even at the best of times. Step into the violent, dystopian world of Warhammer 40,000. Feel the impact of each swipe, swing, and slice of a chainsword, or fry some flesh with a lasgun. Master the balance between ranged and melee combat as you fight through a slew of enemies. Will you be a seasoned veteran of the Imperial army, a snarky outsider, or a fiery zealot? The choice is yours.īuilt on the legacy of Vermintide 2’s best-in-class melee combat, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide introduces intense WH40K gunplay to the mix. Choose your class to determine which unique traits and skill sets they will make use of in battle. It is up to you and your allies in the Inquisition to root out the enemy before the city succumbs to Chaos.Ĭreate your own, unique character and customize their physical appearance, voice, and origin. A mysterious and sinister new force is seeking to take control of the entire city. In the depths of the hive, the seeds of corruption threaten to turn into an overwhelming tide of darkness. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter.
