Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (2023)

Auroch Digital

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

3.41 from 150 ratings

1259 members have it in their collection · 25 playing now · 679 backlogged · 85 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h · with extras 8h · 100% 8h (from 14 logged playthroughs)

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
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  • May 23, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

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TheCorbeauxKing

Status TheCorbeauxKing Feb 5, 2025

If you're experiencing stuttering, its because this game is poorly optimized and will give issues regardless of your personal specs. I play on a RTX 4070 and am playing through Windows Store and was experiencing stuttering every few seconds. Only when I dropped the resolution, textures and took off v-sync was the stuttering contained to only the beginning of levels.

Arkalliant

Status Arkalliant Jun 25, 2024

In retrospective, goddam, I really didn't like this one. For some reason, my hatred has been bubbling for the last few months so, I'm thinking more of a 1star instead of 2 IMO. I already wrote a review, and I'm not changing it lmao, I think all points still stand, except I tried to be nicer about it, since it's …

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In retrospective, goddam, I really didn't like this one. For some reason, my hatred has been bubbling for the last few months so, I'm thinking more of a 1star instead of 2 IMO. I already wrote a review, and I'm not changing it lmao, I think all points still stand, except I tried to be nicer about it, since it's a smaller project.

Granted, you could argue that my hatred is my own fault, since I played it on Hard mode instead of the intended normal, but that just how I play most shooters, and It's mostly fine, unless your devs REALLY don't know how to make the game challenging in a fun way.

Maybe in a couple of years I can replay it and find some joy, now that I know that the hard mode is bad and boring and normal or easy are the way to go. But, for now, it's a bad game (in my eyes). Just because you call yourself retro, doesn't mean you are at the level of the original Doom by default, which is a master class in level design, fast gameplay and difficulty, unlike whatever this tried to be.

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SuperFieroStatus

Status SuperFieroStatus Jun 13, 2024

2 new weapons and 2 new enemy types just isn't enough for me to play again. The weapons don't really look that special, either. Maybe they feel constrained by the 40k lore and weapons.

SuperFieroStatus

Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 30, 2024

OK I thought about it more. This game would have done better for me under 1 of 2 conditions: Cut its length by 1/3, or increase its scope. Cut the length? It's not a very long game. Under 10 hours maybe. It's just that my stomach for boomer shooters is weaker than I though. This is just for me, I'm …

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OK I thought about it more. This game would have done better for me under 1 of 2 conditions: Cut its length by 1/3, or increase its scope. Cut the length? It's not a very long game. Under 10 hours maybe. It's just that my stomach for boomer shooters is weaker than I though. This is just for me, I'm not saying they should have done this, but I would have had a better time if it was shorter. Increase its scope? More boss types, for one. There are only 3 that you fight repeatedly, so they don't feel special. I'd like to see things get wackier. The level design becomes very cool in Ch 3, and I'd like to have seen more of that. Instead of key collecting maybe some other level goals. And finally, while playing I wished there was some kind of minor upgrade paths. There are upgrades, but they only last 1 level. It would have been cool if they didn't, or maybe you can upgrade things like your jump, or charge ability (which I used zero times, btw. it never worked as a combat trick right when I tried, so I never saw a use case). Again, this is a boomer shooter throwback. Adding upgrades and whatever would have muddied that vision. I'm not saying they should have done all of this, I'm just saying these are things that would have raised my score, since I personally have no great love of the genre. I don't dislike it, but I just didn't play those games as a kid, even though they were contemporary at the time.

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SuperFieroStatus

Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 30, 2024

Torn between a 3 and a 4. The game was fun, though by the end I was ready for it to be over. I've only played boomer shooters in passing, and the formula doesn't work too well for me in large doses. It smooths out some of rough edges, but I still found myself getting lost way too often. That's …

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Torn between a 3 and a 4. The game was fun, though by the end I was ready for it to be over. I've only played boomer shooters in passing, and the formula doesn't work too well for me in large doses. It smooths out some of rough edges, but I still found myself getting lost way too often. That's my #1 gripe with the genre. Also the game has a small enemy pool. 3 chapters, 24 levels and 3 boss models (sprites?). The guns are OK. shotgun is weirdly bad, but everything else is useable. The game starts very strong, but I feel like doesn't live up to those initial impressions. Not a bad game. Worth playing if you like the genre, but just don't expect too much. I will day that it did capture the grandiose cities of 40k in a way I loved.

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SuperFieroStatus

Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 25, 2024

Enjoying my time with this, but the controller controls are "off" a bit. For some reason, the horizontal aiming feels funky, like too loose and I'm missing many shots (and you can only adjust look sensitivity, hot horiz and vert separately).

I prefer controller, but I swapped to mouse and keyboard because of this. Still, having fun exploding dudes, and …

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Enjoying my time with this, but the controller controls are "off" a bit. For some reason, the horizontal aiming feels funky, like too loose and I'm missing many shots (and you can only adjust look sensitivity, hot horiz and vert separately).

I prefer controller, but I swapped to mouse and keyboard because of this. Still, having fun exploding dudes, and has a good speed and feel, especially that THUD when you jump

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guitarwolf5

Status guitarwolf5 Jan 13, 2024

Takes too long and interest wanes after a while - the issue with boomer shooters that overstay their welcome. Its an excellent game that probably got too much added in - there's a lot to cut from this game.

guitarwolf5

Status guitarwolf5 Dec 30, 2023

This game is taking quite a while to finish. For 3 hours so far, apparently others finished it in 1 and half hours.....oh my. (and I still have apparently 2 chapters - I haven't even gotten past the first one)

Donut_Master_Gamer

Status Donut_Master_Gamer Dec 30, 2023

Playing this game always ends me up in bed. Dizzy, stomach feels wrong and the urge to regurgitate. 10/10 will play again. Must be the excessive gore. xD

GigaDeathNullGolem

Status GigaDeathNullGolem Nov 12, 2023

whoa this is over the top violent and actually a quite fun visually thrilling romp and stomp that scratches the doom itch nicely since last year's playing of Hexen and has pretty good old school level design actually... have some mixed feelings on weapons and the abilities, here. So far seems to be on par with Dusk though, which i …

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whoa this is over the top violent and actually a quite fun visually thrilling romp and stomp that scratches the doom itch nicely since last year's playing of Hexen and has pretty good old school level design actually... have some mixed feelings on weapons and the abilities, here. So far seems to be on par with Dusk though, which i wouldn't have expected (I knew nothing about this other than it was a GW FPS so expected mediocre shit-shooter) COME GET SOME PURGINGenter image description here

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Slantindicular

Status Slantindicular Oct 27, 2023

Wow this game has no map. Like, none at all. I just spent almost 20 solid minutes circling the same level trying to just find the next place to go. No shooting. Nothing to gather. No secrets to discover. Just trying to find the key for a door, and the key wasn't even that hidden it was just tucked away …

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Wow this game has no map. Like, none at all. I just spent almost 20 solid minutes circling the same level trying to just find the next place to go. No shooting. Nothing to gather. No secrets to discover. Just trying to find the key for a door, and the key wasn't even that hidden it was just tucked away underneath some stairs.

This is a part of retro games that I think we can leave behind with projects like this. I'm in danger of not finishing this because I honestly don't have time to waste walking around corridors like a John Travolta meme.

So far, can't recommend this one. Which is surprising because I thought this would be a fun little weekend romp and then I'd have a satisfied sigh and move on with my life, like with the Doom games.

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