Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
May 23, 2023
Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters. Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines …
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Critic Reviews (32)
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"I didn’t enjoy Boltgun that much. However, I’m sure it will appeal to gamers who don’t pay a lot of attention to gameplay balance or difficulty level. And if they are fans of the W40K universe and old-school first-person shooters, …"
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55.0
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90.0
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60.0
"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a fun and nostalgic gore-fest that will satisfy fans of the tabletop classic and retro first-person shooters. The fast-paced gunplay combat is challenging and enjoyable, with plenty of entertaining weapons for blowing enemies up. Its 2.5D …"
Read original review"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a decent entry into the retro-shooter genre that will appeal most to fans of the WH40k universe, while everyone else should probably choose a different, better game to fulfill their classic action itch."
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68.0
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72.0
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70.0
"Boltgun unleashes a torrent of satisfying carnage with a lot of sharp levels over a good-sized campaign, but repetition and the lack of a sense of progression hold it back some"
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65.0
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90.0
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80.0
"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun successfully captures the dark and expansive lore of the Warhammer universe, immersing the player in a grim and pixelated future that will appeal to both fans of the franchise and FPS enthusiasts."
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85.0
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92.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun rivals the brutality of Doom Eternal and offers up a deadly arsenal of satisfying weapons and absolutely outstanding level design."
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70.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Drenched in retro nostalgia, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a straightforward boomer shooter with a 40K skin. Its minimal story is as bog-standard as Warhammer gets, but is enough to justify the on-screen slaughter, while allowing for a pure focus on …"
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78.0
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92.0
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64.0
"Blasting the demons of the dark into pixelated piles of bloody mush never felt so good. With a vibrant world, an engaging gameplay loop, and an ever-expanding arsenal of catastrophic weapons at your hands, you, too, will find glory in …"
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60.0
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70.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is polished and runs perfect, with fast-paced and exciting combat. Gamers that grew up playing 90s FPS games will get a kick out of how much it borrows from Doom, Quake, and the like, but many will …"
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80.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Warhammer 40.000: Boltgun is a fast paced retro-shooter. It&s;s fun and gory, but don&s;t expect to find some kind of revolution."
Read original review"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun belongs in every game dev&s;s syllabus, filed under "why encounter design is a pillar of any retro shooter.""
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85.0
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90.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a brisk, brutal boomer shooter and another great reason for a visit to Games Workshop&s;s science fiction theatre."
Read original review"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an inspired production, fully consistent with the intention of bringing the brutality of the imagery of the miniatures game into a boomer shooter all lead and blood."
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an absolute treat for fans of the grim, dark future of the 41st Millennium and a superb shooter in its own right."
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65.0
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75.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an excellent retro shooter that, to both its benefit and detriment, doesn&s;t take risks. The repetitive bosses and poor communication to the player might turn some people away. However, Its tight core gameplay loop is gory …"
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68.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a solid throwback FPS that makes up for being too generous with the resources by its excellent weapon, monster and level design."
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun absolutely delivers on its promise of 40K-meets-Doom. Its guns are deliciously punchy, the chainsword is a consistent thrill to wield, and everything is presented with fantastic period graphics and a suitable riff-heavy soundtrack. The game’s overzealous commitment …"
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85.0
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70.0
"The best boomer shooter I&s;ve played in a long time, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is weapons-grade catnip for genre fans and Warhammer 40,000 fans alike. Indeed in retrospect, crafting a retro style FPS in the Warhammer 40,000 universe feels like something …"
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85.0
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80.0
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"Retro-shooting and fast-paced arenas suit the Warhammer 40K setting nicely, but Boltgun falls short of greatness because its ideas peter out too quickly. Some good level design and nice environments make up for a lack of variety."
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70.0
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90.0
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"While there are hundreds of Warhammer games out there, few of them really stand out among the pack. Boltgun is one of those games and even non-fans of the universe owe it to themselves to check it out. It is …"
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75.0
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78.0
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"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a solid boomer shooter whose service honors the Emperor, and will certainly be very welcome by those who have been waiting for a 40k FPS since Fire Warrior. However, while it doesn&s;t have any significant flaw …"
Read original review"The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a good match for a retro shooter and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is proof that the concept works. Not every Games Workshop licensed game is a winner, but Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun crosses the finish line in …"
Read original review"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a game that knows exactly what it wants to be. It sets out its stall early and rarely deviates from the plan."
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"It may be confusing to navigate, but Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun has definitely got it where it counts. When you aren&s;t busy trying to remember how many times you&s;ve been through a certain room, the comically violent combat sequences offer up …"
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"Boltgun is stupendously fun-a treat for Warhammer players and a worthy member of the growing legion of retro shooters."
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72.0
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"It is true that a shooter of these characteristics has its own well-known limitations and a structure that does not invent the wheel, but as I often say in my texts, there are times when more is not always better. …"
Read original review"Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun captures the fast-paced action of classic &s;90s shooters and accentuates it with an assortment of the Space Marines&s; finest weaponry."
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"Boltgun&s;s boltgun earns a place in the pantheon of great video game weapons, but the rest of the game&s;s arsenal doesn&s;t quite live up to it."
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70.0
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"If you can look past the repetition and the roadblocks, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a largely solid shooter. It nails the visuals, the guns generally feel great, and the sound design is suitably punchy — just don&s;t expect it to …"
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"Boltgun is not the most original game, even among boomer shooters, but it&s;s still plenty of fun and its relative simplicity can work to its favor more often than not. Shooting the hordes of chaos has never been this fun."
Read original review"Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."
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"Boltgun tooks a lot of inspiration from old-time classic like Doom, Quake and Build-engine games, but lacks their top-notch gameplay rhythm."
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