Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Can recommend for playing with at least one friend. Solo Gameplay was a "stunning" experience in combat ^^

Crashes up the wazoo, yet this game's been out for 8 months.

I get it's by an AA studio but cmon. I wanted to revisit this game after taking a break from it, especially when the prestige update came out but it's not possible when I can't complete a mission ever unless I speedrun it.

Hard pass. Wait till it's 80% off+ or if they state the crashes are fixed, which they probably never will.

So good looking game and so immersion-breaking, clunky controls (at least on PC). Every moment of the game I wish I was playing Darktde instead.
Such a wasted potential.

(review for the muiltiplayer PVE mode)
7 plus mins of load screen (in and out) for 40 mins of gameplay to do it all again, That is if you don't fail which you will do a lot because this game is brutal.

I can't get the combat down or positioning. You do not want to play this game solo unless you like loading screens. This is a team base game and characters take care of certain enemies easier. When you solo with bots they are there to pick you up because 90 percent of the enemies want you and ignore bots. You technical can play this game true solo with mods and beat absolute(hardest difficulty) but that's like saying you can do a no hit run on dark souls

I tried pinging enemies to see if the bots would go after certain targets.. it doesn't seem to work, Only suggestion is use all your ammo and grenades before you die o7

Connection issues made it unplayable. Connection issues in Singleplayer I might add. Lags, rubberbanding, DC'd to main, you name it. In SINGLEPLAYER.

Decent game ruined by forcing 3rd person and overuse of cutscenes and unskippable yapping.
Melee attacks are scripted to attack the enemy closest to where you are looking. That system randomly breaks and will flick behind you rather than targeting enemies.
The bosses are annoying rather than challenging.
The tutorial mission + first real mission are designed to be bloated enough to prevent you from being able to refund the game on steam after you realize how shit it is.

Sample of gameplay loop:
- Cutscene
- Unskippable yapping
- Cutscene
- Cutscene
- Unskippable yapping
- Elevator
- Cutscene
- Elevator
- Unskippable yapping
- Start game
- Cutscene
- 1 minute of gameplay
- Elevator
- 3 minutes of gameplay
- Cutscene
- Unskippable yapping waiting for elevator controls
- Elevator
- The rest of the game (including 14 more elevators)
- Repeat

Partially game is not for me but I don't think I do it justice if I just say that and not anything more. Gameplay feels janky - while I understand they wanted to go for this kind of play style with the cinematic takedowns, but for me that takes so much away from experience. Also you cannot push away the enemies if they have surrounded you: you are a spacemarine and you cannot just shove them? Story wise it was ok. Is it worth the 60+ price tag? no, not really, but then again I think they leaned more into what comes after. Another thing: loading screens.. don't even make me start talking about this - there are just way too many. Once I finished campaign and went for the operations, every time I get out of lobby or into lobby there is a loading screen. I can get behind loading into actual playing but everything in between - just why. Controls are also weird - while you can get used to them it's not clear for me why do I have to press unscope (which is aim->scope with scroll wheel), when I want to parry. Why limit that way? I can easily sprint from being scoped in but I cannot care for my life? weird. Too little weapon variety for me and shots don't feel like they would always have impact. Although not the same at all, I'd better liked Warhammer: Dark tide. But oh well, I still like the franchise and I have given my 2 cents.
For honor and glory. May the emperor protects.

wish there are more modern games like this: great action, a story and narrative that makes you feel like a badass, and no meaningless open/semi-open world nonsense. just sit back, kill bunch of aliens, explore cool places, watch cutscenes, and repeat. i realized how much i missed this simple but well executed idea. definitely recommended (it's more fun with friends).

"for the emperor!!!"

Absolute cinema, very fun gameplay, amazing story, friendly community to play with (i played this as a solo player, all my operations were with randoms and they were fun, beside the crappy connection to servers its still playable).

the game is kinda easy when u master the parry mechanics so i recommend upping the difficulty to match your level on operations (even the campaign gets more challenging and fun and dynamically change enemies numbers and behavior for more engaging fights and getting the full experience of the Ultramarines power!)


im new to the space marine series and played the first one before this one to understand the story and it was worth it, one of my fav games and im glad i didn't play it on release because it had problems and im pretty sure it would ruin my experience as a new-comer.

if you are a fan of the series you probably already played it, but if you are new take my advice and jump right in and immerse yourself in this beautifully crafted world.

- i can't believe i did the last operation (newest one they added with the update) first try on the ruthless difficulty being level 15 with randoms, it was chaotic and an experience i will never forget. thank you for your aid brothers! (screw you to the one who saw my level and shook his head and left, i got others who were loyal to the emperor, trusted and believed in me instead!)

I must say,I really do enjoy this game. The design aesthetic brings the WH40K universe to life exactly as I have imagined it. The combat system is engaging & challenging, with perk enhancements to the weapons & class abilities enabling you to adjust them to your preferred play style. Now, I do wish there was a little less emphasis on the "gunstrike" mechanic that is integral to the melee combat, with more emphasis placed on the strict employ of the melee weapons instead, but it is fun & engaging none the less. I got into SM2 right before the patch 7.x release, so I dodged some of the annoying bugs & technical issues others have experienced. Sometimes it pays to wait & let others do the beta testing.

That said, my 1 con concerns the decision to severely nerf the performance of the assault class jump pack (JP) in operations. As opposed to campaign, where you can leap to heights of what seems like 100+ feet, & where the pack recharges fairly quickly to enable more frequent jumps, in operations mode, the JP has been rather severely restricted, having a ~15 foot "glass ceiling" & a painfully slow recharge rate that keeps the assault player running around on the ground more than actually jet jumping in & out of hot spots to assist his fellow SMs to turn the tide like the class has been depicted (& how it was played in the 1st SM game). You can't jump up to higher emplacements on a map or, literally, up to the top of a flight of stairs. Literally. In ops, the JP is rendered to being a (fleeting) ground slam perk ability serving to enhance melee AoE damage. But you can't really get vertical & leap around the map map much with it. Instead, the emphasis has been on enabling using the JP more for horizontal dodging than actual vertical jumping (You can get immediate JP recharges for correctly dodging attacks, enhanced by some class perks). So much for being a jump pack.

The slow recharge rate itself is not unique to the assault class, as class "special abilities" (Such as the JP, in the case of assault) are intentionally implemented so that the recharge rate is inversely proportional to your SM's health bar. This means that it recharges slowest when your health bar is full, & fastest when the health bar is nearly depleted. I don't know the exact rate, but would estimate that its quickest rate - when the health bar is nearly depleted - is approximately 30-40 seconds for the JP to recharge when the ability has been depleted, (A full JP charge has 2 boost jumps). Not always fun. Again, the inverse recharge rate-to-health dynamic applies to all the class special abilities. The only way to utilize class special abilities more frequently is to be low on health. Remember, using the JP to side dodge attacks can0 keep the ability charged, provided you activate certain perks - only available at level 25 - & time your dodges correctly.

It's obvious that these design choices are intended to make the game more challenging, & while I have no issue with challenge (I still play the OG XB360 Ninja Gaiden 2 on my PC from time to time), I'm not a fan of rather artificial difficulty barriers that detract from the game play experience. There is a mod, Astartes Overhaul, which restores the JP to its full glory, & it doesn't actually break the game. Now, I'm not suggesting that the devs have to match exactly what AO does, but it would be nice if the assault class could have a greater level of flight & maneuverability than it currently does in ops. Perhaps trade for reduced armor & limiting ground slams to taking out only the targeted NPC enemy, while stunning the other NPCs in the surrounding area in lieu of inflicting damage. Just something to enable the class to live up to its flight rep. I'm hoping the studio might relent a bit for the forthcoming Siege mode & restore the assault JP to some degree. Finger crossed. It would be really fun to be able to have the experience of zipping around the map like in the original SM.

Thus, assault being my preferred class, the abridged flight experience leaves me wanting for more in this one area of the game. That said, however, I'm pretty much "pro" with most everything else about the game, as it is a very quality in most respects, & obviously has a lot of passion poured into its development. I'm looking forward to the forthcoming Siege mode (fingers crossed). i haven't experienced the technical server connectivity issues that others have, so can't comment on that issue. I don't doubt their experiences, as these things do happen, & I hope the studio can work out those kinks, as the more, the merrier when it comes to MP.

Just my long-winded $.02

Playing on Linux Mint, proton v10. beta compatibility layer. Smooth as butter.

The Emperor Protects.

Holy crap is this game an experience. WH40K is by FAR my favorite fantasy universe. The story and history is so deep and visceral it feels real. And there is no substitute for the feeling you get when you kick a xeno heretic into giblets and red mist.

The visuals and missions are all amazing. Gorgeous is an understatement. And you can spend HOURS just customizing your Space Marines armor and weapons. Only thing that I could wish for is Custodes Armor. But I can recreate my shiny oiled up golden boys easily. Lol
On my ROG Strix with a 4080, on ultra settings, DLSS on, I never had an issue and the game never crashed on my whole play-through.

I cant play the game anymore. Offline operations dont progress forward because the game truly only works "online". You cant connect to servers though because they screwed everything up with patch 7.0 and havnt fixed it in over 6 months. Even when connecting to servers i can get maybe 40 minutes in and then connection drops and lose all progress to the mission. Just a waste of unplayable time anymore.

The main campaign is good but very short (8-9) hours.
So unless you are interested in multiplayer missions afterwards that is about it for the game.

I got in a -40% sale and it was only just barely worth it, even as a fan.

So while I liked the campaign and artwork it is absolutely NOT worth full price.

The best to-date recreation of Space Marine action and Warhammer surroundings in an interactive media.

Even without the gritty awesomeness of 40k setting this would be a spectacular, concise, action-packed experience that does not overstay its welcome. They just don't make games like this anymore in AAA space. No filler, no bs, no side-quests, just pure awe-inspiring adrenaline fueled action. The game will continue to surprise with grandeur and attention to every detail during its 8-12 hour longevity.

The only drawback is the lack of innovation in gameplay. But at least it ends quick enough to not become a chore and keeps distracting you with amazing vistas and gory execution animations.

9/10 for Warhammer fans. 8/10 for everyone else. A must buy and a must play regardless.

This game is like if Doom and God of War had a Yankee military son with Asperger's and 4 testicles.
Play it with a joystick on the biggest screen you can find while drinking beer and if you don't like the beer then buy 2, now you like it.

Quite disappointed overall.

Combat feels weightless — you slash or shoot, enemies hit back simultaneously, and you barely register damage unless you constantly check your HP bar. The core loop quickly gets repetitive: dodge the red circle, parry the blue, and press E to execute. It’s fun the first few times, but soon becomes a chore — especially since executions are mandatory to recharge your shield.

Weapon variety in story mode is underwhelming. You mostly stick with a Bolter and the Melta gun, while the game heavily pushes melee-focused combat regardless of your preferred playstyle.

Visuals are solid, but the Tyranid swarm clearly reuses tech from World War Z — and it shows. What once impressed now just feels recycled.

Music is forgettable at best, which is a shame for a Warhammer title. Darktide did this far better: better enemy variety, better soundtrack, and far more impactful combat.

The only real highlight here is the story — everything else feels like a missed opportunity.

If I could rate it, I’d give it a 4–5 out of 10. And even with a 50% discount, I wouldn’t recommend it.

TLDR: This game is incredible though horribly flawed in a few ways. It is still worth a buy and playing if this type of game appeals to you.

Space Marine 2 gets so many things right that the things it gets wrong are even more frustrating than they otherwise would be. A quick aside -- I enjoy the WH40K universe but I am not a giant lore junkie like some of my friends. That said, I have played a ton of WH games over the years. Being a WH40K fan is not required to enjoy the game.

First off, the things this game does right:
* The entire game is gorgeous, the environments are incredible, and the sound design is fantastic.
* You get to wield a great variety of Space Marine weaponry and most of it slaps HARD.
* There is a TON to unlock after the single-player game is done in Operations mode.
* Combat is INCREDIBLY well-done -- combined with the class, weapon, and heraldry upgrade systems the game loops work together to make an incredibly compelling whole.
* The execution animations are brutal and still fun even after dozens of hours.
* The game can practically be a Space Marine Heraldry Simulator -- there is a TON to unlock.
* Many new things for operations have been added since launch: missions, weapons, and enemy types. More are coming, even a new class and horde mode.
* The modding community for this game is AWESOME. Look for the Astartes overhaul mod. You're welcome. :)
* Official mod support virtually guarantees this game will have interesting things to do for years to come, even when the developers wrap up.

Some of the things the game flubs a bit:
* Some of the dialog during the single-player campaign is ... just bad.
* The AI bots are fine for the campaign but they pretty much SUCK in the ongoing operations mode, especially as you increase the difficulty.
* There are several GLARING omissions in the heraldry selection, such as some decals only being available for the left pauldron or the right but not both. I am not an expert, but as I understand most of these omissions are not lore accurate.
* There are some niggling bugs that can be very frustrating, especially at higher difficulties where mistakes are incredibly punishing.

And the things that make this game wildly frustrating:
* Load times are unacceptably bad. Game launch to entering your first Operation can take well over 5 minutes, even on a good PC. I have watched task manager and nothing is particularly busy even though the loading progress bar isn't doing much. (I have had plenty of time to stare at it)
* You have to load into the game FAR too many times. I completely understand a big load when you launch a game, but the game seems to re-load nearly everything every time you return to the Operations hangar. Which you do after every mission. Or after failing to join a multiplayer game. Or after leaving a multiplayer game. You get the idea.
* Multiplayer matchmaking is an absolute travesty. You either start a game with a friend or 2 or you hope you get teamed up with someone. Unless you join a game where the class you wanted to play is already taken. Which you don't find out until AFTER you load into the mission. Or if you don't actually join an in-progress mission and instead show up at another player's hangar but they are AFK. Combine this with the load time issue and it can take up to 10 minutes to get into a game if you have to try several times to successfully join something. Why there isn't a list of games available for you to pick from or the ability to just start your own game is completely beyond me.
* And finally, these issues are intensified by matchmaking that just silently breaks which requires you to either return to the title screen (requiring two long-as-heck load screens) or quit entirely and restart.
* These 3 things combine to make for an INTENSELY frustrating experience. Normally I would just stop playing a game with this many negatives that reinforce each other, but the game is THAT good. It is STILL worth playing.

I want to end on a positive note -- this game is phenomenal. You can get around a lot of the matchmaking stuff by playing solo up to a difficulty you can manage with the AI or with friends / people from the official Discord server. At that point the load times are merely annoying as missions take 20-40 minutes to complete.

You can spend a silly amount of time just enjoying the Heraldry simulator. And then when you find a look that you like you can go punch a Terminid or a Chaos marine with your Power Fist. Or rip them apart with your Chainsword. Or blast them with bolter fire, a melta, or plasma ... your tools for destruction are legion.

This game really hits the 'giant super-soldier killing hordes of enemies' vibe and does an amazing job with the WH40K aesthetic. If this is your type of game, I really hope you pick it up so you can enjoy the carnage.

Is the game fun?

I'd love to know, but the game just farted around on a black screen despite me being very much well above even recommended requirements.

In the grim darkness of the 3rd millenium, GW can't back a decent game.

the game lets me play as a Crimson Fist with a Multi-Melta and expects me to play literally anything else

If you're a fan of PS3/360 era gaming this emulates it wonderfully. Just stupid fun and all around a good time, especially with buddies. Story is enjoyable, but not exactly profound. Characters are great especially if you are a warhammer fan. Even if you don't know much its still very enjoyable. Mission modes and multiplayer are fun, although pvp can be pretty busted but that falls under the whole PS3/360 gaming thing.

Hey boys,

🔥10/10 – The Emperor's Will Manifested in Digital Form
A review by Brother-Sergeant Caedus of the Ultramarines 2nd Company

By the Throne, this is it. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is the single most exhilarating, most visceral, most thunderously glorious Warhammer experience ever forged in code and ceramite. This is not merely a game. This is a crusade. A testament to the fire and fury of the Adeptus Astartes, a hymn of battle sung in bolter fire and the cries of the xenos broken beneath our boots. It is the pinnacle of Warhammer gameplay, aesthetic, and immersion — a title that makes every other attempt feel like a training simulation for raw recruits.

The moment you drop into battle, encased in your Mark X power armor, chainsword whirring, bolter thundering — you feel it. The weight. The fury. The righteous purpose. You are not merely playing a Space Marine. You become one.

🎮 Combat: A Ballet of Brutality
This is where Space Marine 2 transcends genre. The combat is liquid carnage. It flows with purpose, with rhythm, with a beat that echoes like the war drums of Cadia before the Fall. Every swing of your chainsword is a sermon. Every parry, every dodge, every execution — a ritual of divine violence. There is a cadence to combat, an almost musical tempo to the slaughter. It rewards skill, aggression, and timing.

You do not spam buttons — you orchestrate devastation.

Want to live? You’ll need rhythm. Dodge too early and you're biomass for the Hive Mind. Strike too late and you're overwhelmed. Learn the song of war. Sing it with steel.

The bolter isn’t just a gun. It’s a statement. A promise. It tears, not fires. And when the plasma guns hiss, the melta shrieks, or the thunder hammer arcs like a vengeful god... the battlefield becomes a cathedral of destruction.

🎬 Cinematic Immersion: A Living Codex Page
The environments, the cinematography, the lighting and the animation — this is not just a good Warhammer game. This is the best-looking, most immersive Warhammer title ever created. Every inch of the world bleeds lore. The architecture towers with gothic menace. The Tyranids swarm with uncanny horror. The soundtrack is a battle hymn of orchestral fury and holy dread. Every cutscene is framed with reverence — as if the developers themselves were scribes of the Ecclesiarchy, transcribing a new Book of Heroes.

Watching the squad drop from an orbiting ship, slam into the ground, and immediately engage in coordinated fire-and-melee sequences — it’s not just cool. It’s canon. It’s real. It’s Warhammer, finally given the full cinematic scope it has always deserved.

🎧 Audiobooks & the Grind: The Astartes Lifestyle
Here’s the part no one tells you: this game pairs beautifully with Warhammer audiobooks. I’ve spent hours grinding through operations, purging xenos and heretics, while listening to Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Dan Abnett, or Graham McNeill whisper the sagas of our brothers into my ear.

It’s sublime. It’s spiritual. It’s the ultimate immersion loop. You listen. You purge. You serve.

There’s a quiet joy in repeating operations, not out of boredom, but devotion. Honing your skills. Perfecting your strike timings. Like a Chaplain reciting the Litanies of Hate for the thousandth time — each repetition brings you closer to the divine.

🛠️ A Hunger for More Content
If there is any lament to be sung, any note of mourning in this symphony of war, it is this: there must be more. This world, this system, this dream — it begs to be expanded. I hunger for more missions. More gear. More chapters. More heretics to cleanse, more Tyranid bioforms to shred.

The framework is so strong, so rich, that the soul aches when the campaign ends. And yet... even in that ache, there is beauty. For it is not dissatisfaction — it is devotion. A thirst for more glory. More service.

Let this be the beginning. Let this be the first strike in a long, holy war of sequels, DLCs, expansions and live-service sanctity. Let this world live on, grow, evolve. The galaxy is vast and dark, and we — we are ready.

👑 Final Verdict: Worthy of the Emperor Himself
There are many games. Few achieve greatness. Even fewer ascend to legend. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of those rare, blessed relics — a game wrought not merely with code, but with faith, blood, and fire. It stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Emperor's most sacred works. It is the Codex Astartes made manifest. It is the final word in Warhammer action.

If you are a fan of 40K — you have no choice. You must play this. If you are not a fan, you soon will be. For once you feel the weight of your armor, once you strike down your foes in glorious fury, once you roar the name of the Emperor into the void — you are reborn.

This is not just a game.

This is your oath of moment.

10/10. No Pity. No Remorse. No Fear.

ruthless

There are some issues here and there after every patch, but Saber works on them slowly but surely. The game is visually beautiful, but on older systems can be a bit rough...its fun especially if you're playing with two other friends.

As someone who's not a particularly hardcore WH40K fan (though I do enjoy myself some of the lore) I saw this game wildly recommended and I did enjoy the brief but enjoyable campaign of the first game.

After finally getting my GPU upgrade I decided to buy and am not disappointed.

The singleplayer campaign (which can also be played in CoOp with up to two friends taking the spot of the NPC squadmates) is rather brief and to be honest not that much different in its formula from the first game, but what it lacks in creativity it makes up for in presentation. The game looks amazing; the environment and level design is outstanding and has made me just stand and gawk on multiple occasions.

The PVE operations are deceptively fun (especially with friends to goof around with) and the multiplayer classes feel and play differently enough that trying out different classes and loadouts ends up with gratifying gameplay with many team composition options you can try out.

Have not tried the PvP mode and likely won't as it's not quite my cup of tea.

Is the game worth it?
For purely singleplayer action, not really unless heavily discounted as you're only looking at roughly seven hours worth of campaign.
If you got friends whom you can play CoOp with I'd say yes though you may want to wait for a least a bit of a discount if you don't like playing PvP modes much.

The DLCs (so far) are purely cosmetic for the online play classes (and a weapon skin pack for the campaign) so whomever wants to dress up their multiplayer classes in specific Astartes chapter looks will have to decide for themselves if the price is worth it for them.

This is one of those games that are good or not depending on which patch you're playing on.

The campaign is good and fun and they won't touch that so it should stay good but the co-op mode is a rollercoaster. Been playing this game on the PS5 since launch, switched to PC recently so I've been in the trenches through all the different patches. One patch everything is cool, the next That Guy at Saber decides that people are having too much fun in their co-op, non-competetive, not monetized mode and he gets weirdly angry at that, judging by the tone of the patch notes and forum posts they keep making.

Last time I checked he got really mad that people were playing the tank class like a healer because the game doesn't have a designated healer role and his conclusion wasn't to make a healer class, it was to nerf the current healing abilities into oblivion so that "people will play the tank the way he wants them to", litreally. Anyway, he backed off a little after that in a real "crying wojak behind smiling wojak mask" type way but said that "he will get back to this".

I know this isn't how game development works but it feels like Space Marine 2 is good depite what Saber is trying to do, not because of it.

The single player campaign is pretty good, but this game's servers in multiplayer Operations mode are some of the worst I have ever seen in a game, and I'm not exaggerating. From being kicked off of the server mid game (or even at the tail end of a mission), to having to go back to the title screen to rejoin multiplayer every time the system inexplicably decides to take you offline, this is by far the worst multiplayer experience I have ever had in a game. How this game's multiplayer servers are still in such a sorry state after nearly a year is beyond me. I've just deleted this game from my PC out of frustration, and I won't be coming back until the devs fix these server issues. I don't care how many skins or updates they release if the underlying servers continue to be so shamefully bad.

Game seems top notch, 40K lore has to be top tier with this being its best PC game. Vermintide 2 and darktide are recommended also!

I did feel more powerful as a jailed henchman in Dark-tide than as a bio engineered super soldier in this game. Game looks great, but game play style is a bit questionable, not bad but not really great either.

Even the Chaos Gods couldn’t conjure up a torment as diabolical as this game's connectivity issues. Tzeentch must be laughing

Heavy bolter goes ratatatatatata, which means it best. Becouse ratatatatata. Which is nice.

Can't play the game because it keeps crashing on the first cut scene. So I don't know how good the game is. Steam won't give me a refund because I purchased the game more than two weeks ago. My bad, its my fault I got occupied playing another game.

Love the universe and the story but the game is out for some time now and matchmaking is still hell.Disconnects mid session,crashes,problems joining lobbys.The game just feels like it did launch yesterday.

Someone told me this game was dog poop but turns out to be the heckin best game ive ever played in years.
If youre looking to buy it, i suggest try it yourself first.

also the dlcs looks like something you wanna buy if youre really a diehard fan for it just like the others says.
you can get the base standard edition and has same equal as fun.

FOR THE EMPEROR!

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The base of the game is something to fall in love with, the graphics are great, the combat is punchy and visceral, and the WH40K universe that this game is based on is broad and deep.

The direction of the game is where my negative review comes from, the game DEVs seem dead set on ignoring feedback from their playerbase. It is their product, so they can do with it what they please, it just isn't a wise business practice to ignore free feedback on their product.

One great example of this is the new prestige system, there are a number of issues that I have seen many players speak of about, spanning topics from how the system works to the effects of the perks themselves. From this topic, let's split off two of the more popular counter points that I have heard thrown around:

1) "These prestige perks were not meant to be game changing or powerful, they were meant to be optional." In that case what exactly was the point in making these perks in the first place? They are either powerful enough to matter or they are pointless, at which point why not just make them cosmetics? If the perks matter at all, then they matter and will not be seen as optional by committed members of the community, I have seen too many other communities obsess over a 0.1% difference in performance options in other games to believe otherwise. So just design the perks to be meaningful, balance around them and call it a day, this is classic game design, let the players feel like they are getting stronger.

2) Kind of a sub point of the last point, "The system is optional, so if you don't like it, don't engage with it". This is just a sad argument, the whole point of a content patch in a game is to give the playerbase more content to engage with. The only repeatable content provided in this patch is this system, aside from that we got cosmetics, a new mission, a pistol and more weapon distribution in the game. The new mission (I am assuming from what I have heard) is great for the game, but running it more than once with no room to progress your character gets old quickly, that is why I took my initial break from the game, I ran out of systems that I cared to progress. Game studios know that progression systems drive player retention, that is why this game has one in the first place. Arguing that, that very system is optional is the same as telling these aggrieved players to stop playing the game, which I imagine they will.

Add in the performance issues and server stability issues the game has been experiencing lately, along with the other quality of life issues that have long been ignored and I am left with the question of why, why bother?

Until I can answer that question, I will leave my negative review. I cannot in good conscience recommend this game based on its single player campaign (it is okay, but it is short and feels more second fiddle to the design of the Operations mode) alone and the multiplayer experience needs too much work right now to get my recommendation.

Buy it for $10-$20 if you can, it is worth that price right now.

If you want to a game where you spend an hour getting connection errors only to be put in a match where the class you queued as is already taken then this is the game for you.

Good game but very fucking bad performance ,I just brought a new pc with 1500 USD but every time ending campaign . It's turn black stuck in loading screen forever ,I need to watch almost all cut seen from my friend. and yes It's cause me not got achievement for ending game my own save not progress

Man I love the Game but the Servers are just awful! As soon something new releases the servers are basicly dead. I defenitly recommand buying it. But for now I won't till the servers are fixed.

I knew nothing about Warhammer when I first got this game, all I knew is that I must kill and this game makes that a very fun experience. In fact it was so fun that my youtube recommended nearly always has some Warhammer lore video in it somewhere because I spent about a month binging those videos - Highly recommend it.

I love this game but its currently unplayable since the Trygon update. I just spent 20min just to *finally* matchmake a 3-man squad. Then, 10min into the new operation our squad wipes to a Lictor which proved to be basically invincible with how bad the lag was. Mind you this was on average difficulty. Doesn't matter how good you are when the game takes 3~5 seconds just to register your actions.

To top it off, they launch a community event when the game isn't even working properly. What was the point of the public test server just for the update to still release in a broken state??

I really enjoyed this game and have 200hrs in at this point, but its not worth this frustration. New players avoid until this is fixed, multiplayer is legitimately unplayable right now. Saber please cut the silence, acknowledge that your game is broken, and fix it.

I hope to change this review if/when Saber fix their game, but for now it should be a hard pass for new players.

Great game with strange gameplay dessisions and CRITICAL release-old bugs that makes multiplayer unplayable in some occasions. A lot of multiplayer arsenal is totaly USELESS. Almost all class trials are unplayable, especially when 40 second is all you can get to complete it. Slow and frustrating farm that does not reward the player for spended time.
FIX YOUR GOD DAMN GAME, PLEASE!!!!!

Came back for the Trygon.

Leaving again for the servers.

Play it if you like playing solo. Currently not a multiplayer game.

this game needs more maps and more enemy variety ! also the damn servers connection issues are horrible! , you will go on hours without fiding a lobby to play with other people, not because there aren't enough people playing but because the servers connection is just that bad!

largely been unable to join my friends and consistent connection issues that persist for literal months and through every major patch.

Buy it for single player only.

Matchmaking still has no protection against matching with your same class. It causes lots of quitting to lobby and restarting. Everything takes too long. Mission endings. Matching. Host migration. It all drags and does not feel like a modern title.

On higher difficulties you are swarmed with enemies and the gameplay loop becomes timing parries and executions to juggle your armor and health. You DO NOT FEEL like a powerful Space Marine. I feel like I'm constantly fighting for my life with 10% health and 1 armor point. Never able to engage. Always running and picking off stragglers. It's just not what a space marine game should feel like.

april 15th update broke huge portions of the game. pve matchmaking seems broken most of the time(had two games with random players joining, then leaving/disconnecting before mission was complete). the "perfect parry/block" system seems even worse, with many parries/blocks not giving any "gunshot" capabilities(noticed this heavily on tactical class, and the perk which is supposed to apply auspex to the target after a perfect parry). a lot of the perks seem to be not working. some weapon's shots are not registering at all, you shoot a mob in the head, it has no reaction/seeming no damage done(noticed this mostly on laz fusil sniper weapon). will probably change to positive if they ever fix the mess they made, i have really enjoyed the game in the past as seen from my playtime.

Great game. Terrible servers. Cant play a single operation without being disconnected, leaving me without any multiplayer progress. Won't play again until this is fixed.

I really wish there was a middle option for reviews. because the gameplay itself is extremely fun and awesomely gory. but the damn servers are horrible. I'm always disconnecting half way through an operation, even in private mode.

they really need to fix the servers and disconnect problems.

Patch 7.

Riddled with gameplay and cosmetic bugs after 1 month of Public test server...

They have implemented an awfully obsolete and divisive prestige system that does not respect anyone's time and was heavily criticised on their OWN feedback forum...

Matchmaking and servers are still shaky at best...

I love 40K and i have loved playing this game til now. But the experience is changed for the worse as of now and I cannot recommend this at the moment.

This game is a shining example of the issue with modern games. Why do you people like this? You realize there is a better version of it right? Obviously not, no one barely played Space Marine 1 or Eternal Crusade. Guess what, its better, in every single way, except for the benefits of being made in the future. What does that mean? The original has better controls, better animations, better maps, better game modes, better enemies, better campaign, better weapons, and much better balance. The only things the 2 has that 1 cant compete with is graphics, more people playing, and Tyrannids. So this review isent to say Space Marine 2 is bad dont buy it. Its to say "why does the game industry keep making sequels that are somehow inferior, as far as mechanics and functionality, to the originals. Im old enough to have been a kid during the "golden age of gaming in the mid 2000s. Back then, the gaming industry covered for most of its defects with the understandable excuse that technology (PS2 and xbox) wasnt able to handle the original scope and cuts had to be made. Now its 20 damn years in the future, and I realize games are less functional or janky that ever. Space marine 2 will be my example. Use a chainsword in one. Titus has this wide swing, and he still managed to have faster swings that lead to chains with better AOE. Its interesting that they tried to do a dueling system. That makes me believe originally, fighting was going to be more fast paced than SP1,but somewhere along the way, movement speed got nerfed. I just can not understand this. Running and dodges havent been spared either. I dive roll in SP1 would cover so much distance, you may only have to use it once. Now, playing as Titus, I couldnt help but feel "older". As if Titus himself has slown down with age. Except that doesnt make sense from a lore perspective because Titus is now Primaris. Who are supposed to be larger, faster, and all around better than original Astartes. Oh and they have their own special equipment because they are larger. So its jarring to be to be moving slower and using seemingly weaker weapons. Then Chaos shows up and I knew this was going to happen. Are these Chaos marines also Primaris? Because if not, why are they Primaris. Why are they equally capable to Primaris, not just in combat ability. But size and equipment as well. Frankly, Titus should be shit stomping the traitors. The Primaris's main disadvantage is they are inexperianced. Chaos marines are (usually) former legionnaires with somewhere around 10,000 years of combat experience. As a former soldier, I can promise that makes a HUGE difference. This could have been a cool moment to show the difference between old and new astartes. Instead we get lore breaking reskins, that barely get their own customization. Great job fan base on letting that slide, but getting mad about some boot paint. To finalize, SP2 isnt "bad" as in it has game breaking issues. It is worse than its predecessor, and there is no reason for it to be