Space Marine 2 has passed another incredible sales milestone

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Key things

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has reached 4.5 million players, with positive reviews and upcoming content updates.
  • Focus Entertainment plans Season Pass rewards based on Space Marine chapters and new updates like Operation Termination.
  • The CEO of Saber Interactive claims that Space Marine 2 was their fastest selling game ever, with a high number of players on Steam.



About 4.5 million people played Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2revealed the game's publisher, Focus Entertainment. The company previously claimed that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 managed to attract two million players when it launched on September 9.

Developed by Saber Interactive, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 is a third-person shooter that acts as a direct sequel to the 2011 original by Relic Entertainment. The latest title has been praised by many for its satisfying combat system, impressive visuals and accurate representation of the grimdark sci-fi universe created by Games Workshop. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 it currently has an overall score of 82 on Metacritic, making it one of the review aggregator site's highest-rated games of 2024, alongside fantasy RPGs Dragon's Dogma 2 and a roguelike deck builder Balatro. Saber Interactive's recent release continues over a month after its launch, as the shooter has reportedly hit another impressive player milestone.


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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 managed to hit 4.5 million players, Focus Entertainment said in a statement on Twitter. The company also shared a video that teased upcoming additions to the game, including PvE missions, enemies, and cosmetics based on the Dark Angels chapter. Previous rumors indicated this Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 will receive new armor, namely the Mark 6 Corvus and Mark 7 Aquila helmets, which are still popular among franchise veterans.


Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 Player Count

  • 4.5 million (October 2024)


According to Focus Entertainment's year one schedule Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2Season Pass owners will receive cosmetics according to the selected chapter each season. The first cosmetics were aimed at the successor chapters of the Ultramarines, while the next season, due to launch before the end of 2024, will have Dark Angels-themed champion packs, cosmetics and weapons. Focus Entertainment has not revealed the main chapters for Season 3 and Season 4, which are scheduled for release in the winter and spring of 2025.

First major update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 should be released very soon, Focus Entertainment said in a recent blog post. This will introduce Termination, a new operation that will give players the opportunity to fight the monstrous Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan, as well as a new difficulty setting called Deadly. Future free updates will also add more operations, including the Neo-Volkite pistol and Horde mode.


Saber Interactive CEO Tim Willits and publishing boss Todd Hollensaid claimed in a previous interview that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 was probably the fastest selling game they ever worked on. On Steam alone, the shooter had a peak concurrent player count of around 225,000, as data provided by analytics tracker SteamDB showed.

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