Who would’ve believed that within the last phases of the 12 months 2024, one of many greatest sport launches could be a beefed-up sequel to a 2011 title. But, right here we’re, and Warhammer 40k House Marine 2 is hovering up the Steam charts, with a colossal variety of gamers lining as much as soar in for some Tyranid-slaying motion. What’s most exceptional about this, nonetheless, is that the sport isn’t even absolutely out but.
As is the case with many video games in recent times, Warhammer 40k House Marine 2 has a staggered launch. Those that purchase the Gold or Extremely editions get to play a couple of days early, with the complete House Marine 2 launch date nonetheless but to come back. Because of this even whereas the sport is doing extremely properly proper now – there’s nonetheless the potential for even loftier heights, as solely those that’ve shelled out both $99.99 / £89.99 or $89.99 / £79.99 are presently in a position to play.
On the time of writing, House Marine 2 is sitting on 122,211 concurrent gamers on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 134,302. To place that in context, the primary sport peaked at 15,653 – and that was 13 years in the past. Whereas that is an unbelievable achievement which means it beats even the perfect Warhammer 40k video games, the long run nonetheless could be even brighter nonetheless, with the potential for it to problem even Helldivers 2’s staggering variety of 458,709.
That mentioned, it’s not all excellent news. A few points are hitting House Marine 2 the place it hurts – in Steam evaluations – as proper now it’s sitting at a 67% ‘Combined’ score on the platform. Essentially the most generally reported drawback pertains to putting in Epic On-line Companies as a way to play cross-platform with those that personal the sport on this various service. Gamers ought to observe, nonetheless, that linking accounts between Steam and Epic will not be required – one thing writer Focus Leisure has been eager to say in its frequent points thread over on the sport’s discussion board.
Different reported points relate to the shortage of ultrawide help at launch – although developer Saber Interactive has already indicated that this can be included later in September, because of a roadmap it beforehand launched. Some gamers are additionally reporting points associated to efficiency and stability, with Focus Leisure providing some workarounds and a request for extra data.
By way of the sport itself, nonetheless, gamers look like having an excellent time with evaluations coming in constructive for the precise title. Our personal House Marine 2 evaluation factors out that the muse is completely rock strong, although mileage might differ after a couple of hours of the sport’s marketing campaign.
Warhammer 40k House Marine 2 is out now for gamers who personal the Extremely and Gold editions, with the complete launch approaching Monday September 9. If you happen to’d prefer to test it out for your self, head over to Steam to make up your personal thoughts about moving into Titus’ ceramite boots and giving the teeming Tyranid swarms an excellent hiding.
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