BRISTOL, England (May 21st, 2026) â Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games have released the debut playable demo for the incredible upcoming retro shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, while unveiling a dazzling, bloodsoaked new trailer as part of the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026. The demo and trailer hit today ahead of the gameâs full release on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year.
The new footage showcases the white-knuckle strafing thrills and devastating arsenal fans can expect when they lock and load in the newly released demo:
Picking up where you left off at the end of the original and best-selling Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Boltgun 2 takes you to all-new locations in a branching, single-player campaign with more guns, more enemies, more exploration and more of, well, everything.
Jump into the free demo now to explore two different levels as either of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2âs playable characters, the tanky powerhouse Malum Caedo or the agile, blade-wielding Nyra Veyrath, while experiencing this fast, action-heavy blast into the world of Warhammer 40,000. Face the perilous wilds of a Death World and explore an overgrown mangrove swamp swarmed with deranged Nurgle daemons and cultists. But enemy forces arenât the only dangers youâll need to watch out forâŠ
The demo also transports you to a frozen battlefield where youâll visit an icy Imperial facility overrun with the forces of Chaos. There youâll battle the new Khorne enemies â if you dare to break the ice.
Wield devastating new weapons in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 as you charge into glorious battle, reducing heretics and traitors alike to heaps of pixelated gore. Each playable warrior offers their own unique weapons, abilities and playstyles. Battle fan-favorite foes like the sassy Nurglings and Chaos Cultists, as well as all-new enemies. The ferocious Bloodletters and their bloodthirsty Juggernauts are just the beginning. Greater terrors await in the Emperorâs endless war.
Stay up to date with Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 by following the official Auroch Digital and Big Fan accounts: https://linktr.ee/boltgun2.
About Auroch Digital
Auroch Digital is a remote-first game development studio, founded in 2010 and located in Bristol. They are well known for their popular boomer-shooters Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, as well as their long-standing partnership with Games Workshop. They are currently developing Warhammer Survivors and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, as well as exciting unannounced projects.
They also develop original IP games, including Mars Horizon and Brewmaster. Made up of 100~ developers from across the UK, Auroch Digital are proven experts in working with IP, having worked on numerous brands such as Warhammer, Sea of Thieves, V Rising, and more. They are a passionate herd, and their games are made by fans, for fans.
About Big Fan Games
Big Fan is a Devolver Digital company, a professional group of fans. They love entertainment in all its forms. They love to discover, and they love to share their discoveries with the idea that they can support the creators and fan communities that they are a part of. Big Fan works with some of the best Indie game developers around the world to explore and expand pop cultureâs most iconic characters, worlds, and experiences into new and original games that people are going to love.
Collectively, Big Fan has published a lot of different games on a lot of different platforms, based on a lot of different brands. Like you, they are really into games. But when it comes to âlicensed gamesâ, they think thereâs a new approach. One where Indie developers get to take some risks and explore things in new and exciting ways. Find us at https://www.bigfangames.com/.
About Games WorkshopÂź
Games WorkshopÂź Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of WarhammerÂź Age of SigmarÂź and WarhammerÂź 40,000Âź games, miniatures, novels and model kits through more than 573 of its own stores (branded Games WorkshopÂź or WarhammerÂź), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division âBlack Libraryâ and our special resin miniatures studio âForge Worldâ) can be found at www.warhammer.com.
