Here’s More Warhammer Survivors, Now Slated For Consoles & With More Features
What happens when you take the Vampire Survivors roguelite survival concept and put it in Games Workshop’s most iconic war-heavy franchise? A ton of dead sprites and 2D projectile vomiting, of course!
Warhammer Survivors is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 alongside Steam later this year. Also revealed in the trailer as part of the Triple-i Showcase, was a roster of new playable characters from the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The previously announced Malum Caedo (the iconic hero from Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) makes an appearance alongside new faces such as…
- Chaplain Fo’Baran of the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter.
- Knight-Commander Pask, a Tank-ace and the LARGEST Warhammer Survivors character so far, who commands a Leman Russ Tank capable of crushing light foes beneath its tracks.
- The one-man army, The Legend of Catachan, a feared veteran of the Catachan Jungle Fighters.
- Marneus Calgar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, wielding the mighty Gauntlets of Ultramar.
- And last, but most certainly not least, Commissar Sebastian Yarrick, t
he old man of Armageddon and bane to Orkoid.
New weapons include:
- D6 Dice – exploding dice inflicting damage determined by the number rolled
- Power Fist – a giant fist that swings in an arc around the player
- Gauntlets of Ultramar (Evolved) – an evolved version of the Power Fist, which unleashes a hail of bolter rounds with every swipe!
- Orbital Bombardment (Evolved) – A devastating barrage from a voidship, obliterating multiple targets and leaving nothing but scorched ruin in its wake.
- Emperor’s Wrath (Evolved) – a blazing aura of faith that scorches nearby foes with righteous vengeance.
And yes, we have a new enemy faction on hand. Shown stomping through the
- Cowardly, vicious grots, forced onto the front lines by the bigger, meaner orks.
- Scrappy Ork Boyz.
- Speed freak Warbikers who barrel toward the player, intent on destruction.
- Savage Bomb Squigs (who blow up after grabbing themselves a tasty bite of the player character).
- Enemies with a whole lotta dakka (which means ‘bullets’ to the likes of me and you): Ork Lootas and the Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun
- …and that’s not even all da boyz!
Trailer below:
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