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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023)

Owlcat Games

Mac · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

4.03 from 79 ratings

1125 members have it in their collection · 46 playing now · 667 backlogged · 89 wish listed

How long? · with extras 131h · 100% 150h (from 5 logged playthroughs)

You will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers, that reign over their own merchant empire and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself. Thanks to their Warrant of Trade - the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well … Read more
You will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers, that reign over their own merchant empire and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself. Thanks to their Warrant of Trade - the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium. At their disposal is a gargantuan voidship of immense power and innumerable servants and personnel ready to do the bidding of their lord. Their adventures begin in the vast Koronus Expanse - a treacherous region of unexplored space at the edge of Humanity’s domain. Read less
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Developers
Owlcat Games
Publishers
Owlcat Games
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Warfare
Franchises
Warhammer 40,000
Events
New Game+ Showcase 01.08.2026, Warhammer Skulls 2025, TactiCon 2024 Showcase, The Game Awards 2023, Gamescom Studio 2023, Warhammer Skulls 2023, Warhammer Skulls 2022
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Release dates

  • Dec 07, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
  • Dec 11, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2

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grok

Status grok Jan 22, 2026

25 Hours in and I am having a great time. I think the class system is pretty dense, but lends itself to really in depth strategy and tactics, which I love.

I think the stand out so far has been the setting and how much the developers have embraced the zaniness of Warhammer 40k. This includes the morality, the enemies, …

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25 Hours in and I am having a great time. I think the class system is pretty dense, but lends itself to really in depth strategy and tactics, which I love.

I think the stand out so far has been the setting and how much the developers have embraced the zaniness of Warhammer 40k. This includes the morality, the enemies, and little touches like actions of NPCs.

The morality is really cool, rather then good or evil choices, all the choices are semi-scummy, instead its Dogmatic (super zealot), Iconclast (anything for your people), Heretical (use what ever weapons for success). This makes the various interactions really compelling because when you commit to the moral style you move down that path and gain more abilities.

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Skoo

Review Skoo 4/5 · Aug 16, 2025

Pretty good cRPG

Larian has left the others in the genre too far behind, so, Rogue Trader can't compete in terms of production values, interactivity, combat, and freedom. But the game is still a very solid cRPG if you don't compare it with Larian games. Also, I found the story a bit more interesting and it served as my introduction to W40K. What …

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Larian has left the others in the genre too far behind, so, Rogue Trader can't compete in terms of production values, interactivity, combat, and freedom. But the game is still a very solid cRPG if you don't compare it with Larian games. Also, I found the story a bit more interesting and it served as my introduction to W40K. What bothers me the most is the length. They don't all have to be 200 hours long, seriously now...

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Nelemania

Status Nelemania Apr 27, 2024

So far (act 2): Story and world amazing, but I do not understand the abilities and talents and are completely lost when I have to level up a character. In tabletop Warhammer 40K I have at least only to level up one char and not 8.

"Allies within 3 cells with 5 or more stacks of The Willies gain 1+(2+WP …

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So far (act 2): Story and world amazing, but I do not understand the abilities and talents and are completely lost when I have to level up a character. In tabletop Warhammer 40K I have at least only to level up one char and not 8.

"Allies within 3 cells with 5 or more stacks of The Willies gain 1+(2+WP bonus/2)% to dodge reduction if they're patting their head and rubbing their tummy while attacking adjacent enemies effected by Shiver Me Timbers."

'this item adds 5 perception if you use this power (that you don't have and have no idea what it is) at the start of combat until that users next round if he's not in melee and if he isn't in melee it adds 5 toughness this stacks.'

"Would you like to buff Idira's ability to squint at an enemy and give them a -7.23% to their ability to pet more than one dog simultaneously that takes two rounds to set up?"

"No Owlcat I want something that buffs her fucking chain lightning ability that explodes half the enemies on the first turn."

I guess the talent system is the wet dream of a genius min-maxer with a calculator and a photographic memory but my personal nightmare. It doesen't help that respeccing gets expensive very fast.

Did I say that I enjoy this game greatly, because I do. So far my chars make it through their fights just fine, but I am waiting for the moment where I have to realize I completely messed their skills up. ¯\(ツ)/¯

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PenetratorGod

Review PenetratorGod 2/5 · Feb 14, 2024

Avoid until 2025

It was one of the most broken games I've seen in a long time. I played 80 hours but it left me tired as if 80 years had passed. They released the game in an even worse state than Baldur's Gate 3. I guess this is a new trend for game developers. They release buggy as hell and early access …

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It was one of the most broken games I've seen in a long time. I played 80 hours but it left me tired as if 80 years had passed. They released the game in an even worse state than Baldur's Gate 3. I guess this is a new trend for game developers. They release buggy as hell and early access games as full versions. After releasing the things that need to be fixed and added before the release, they complete it with updates and additional DLCs. On top of that, they expect extra money for these DLCs. Looking at the current state of the game, it should definitely be avoided. I can easily say that the game was released 1 year early and it will take that long to fix it. The only reason I gave the game this score and was able to finish it is because it's connected to the Warhammer universe, otherwise it really wouldn't have gotten a score higher than 0 from me.

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cruise332

Status cruise332 Dec 12, 2023

Wow. I got this game yesterday, and played the heck out of it last night. The story, world and systems are super detailed and intricate. Whether or not the game benefits from this intricacy, I'm not sure yet, but I'll find out soon enough. The voice acting is good so far, and I feel like I'm actually going to be …

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Wow. I got this game yesterday, and played the heck out of it last night. The story, world and systems are super detailed and intricate. Whether or not the game benefits from this intricacy, I'm not sure yet, but I'll find out soon enough. The voice acting is good so far, and I feel like I'm actually going to be the coolest Rogue Trader™ ever.

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