Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Gets January 28, 2027 Release Date
Developer Owlcat Games has finally locked in a launch date for its next big CRPG. Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy will release on January 28, 2027, arriving at the same time on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, as well as on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A new release date trailer accompanied the announcement, following a string of earlier reveals covering the game’s detective system and several of its companions. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is planned, though Owlcat has not yet shared release details for it.
From Rogue Trader’s Stars to the Calixis Sector’s Underbelly
Dark Heresy is the spiritual successor to 2023’s Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, but it trades that game’s sprawling, system-jumping scale for something far more grounded. Set in the Calixis Sector, it casts players as a lowly acolyte of the Inquisition who builds a warband of zealots and outcasts tasked with rooting out heresy, cults, and the Archenemy’s agents before they can do lasting damage, whether in the Imperium’s slums or among its gilded elites. Owlcat has described the project as a major priority going forward, with much of the Rogue Trader DLC team now shifting onto it as that game’s story winds down.
An Inquisitorial warband takes on cultists and a hulking mutant in one of Dark Heresy’s revamped tactical battles.
Recruiting a Warband of Zealots, Xenos, and Outcasts
Inquisitors will be able to recruit a wide mix of companions, including the abhuman Cogg, the psyker Saro, and the Pariah Discordance, alongside human allies like the Catachan fighter Haymar, the displaced Rogue Trader Chorda, and the enigmatic Touma. True to the setting’s moral grey areas, players can even welcome xenos into the fold, such as the Aeldari Corsair Laarthyr or the Kroot mercenary Ra’akhti. Each companion contributes distinct skills to both the game’s tactical combat and its investigation sequences, and Owlcat is sticking to its branching-consequences formula, letting players decide whether to pursue the truth at any cost or cut corners for personal gain.
The open beta, currently available to anyone who pre-ordered or bought a Founder’s Pack, will close on January 7 as Owlcat prepares for launch, and Founder’s Packs remain purchasable through early January. The studio has a busy few months ahead of it regardless: Rogue Trader’s final expansion, Processional of the Damned, ships December 8, and Owlcat’s other project, the sci-fi action RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, is still targeting a spring 2027 debut.
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