Key facts
- Owlcat Games announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy launches on January 28, 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X.
- The beta for Founder's Pack owners will close on January 7, 2027 so Owlcat Games can prepare for launch.
- Founder's Packs remain available for purchase on the game's website until the beginning of January.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is the follow-up to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, which released a couple of years earlier.
Owlcat Games set Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy to launch January 28, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version remains without a release date. Founder’s Pack owners will lose beta access on January 7, 2027 as Owlcat Games prepares for launch. Players can still buy Founder’s Packs on the game’s website until the beginning of January.
Players join the Inquisition as lowly acolytes in Dark Heresy, building a war band to hunt heretics in the Calixis Sector during the 41st Millennium. The Calixis Sector contains cults and conspiracies, along with servants of the Archenemy. Acolytes start the game and gather zealots and outcasts to investigate apostasy.
The player can recruit Cogg, Saro, Discordance, Laarthyr, Ra’akhti, Haymar, Chorda, and Touma, and each companion brings unique skills and a personal agenda. The recruits span abhumans, psykers, pariahs, xenos, and humans. Companions add skills for revamped tactical combat encounters and investigative advice.
Choices made by the player carry consequences, intended or otherwise. The player bears responsibility for outcomes. Choices center on truth-seeking versus sacrificing innocents. Companion abilities tie into the Inquisition’s broader mission.
Dark Heresy follows Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, which came out a couple of years earlier. Eurogamer reviewer Caeyln Ellis said Rogue Trader captures the Warhammer 40,000 setting with a massive narrative and meaty tactical combat, though bugs and poor performance hold it back.
IGN revealed that Rhiannon Moushall, Chris Sharpes, and Ian Russell voice roles in the gamescom 2026 trailer. IGN shared the voice actor trailer at gamescom 2026. IGN said in August 2026 that Xbox Series X/S and PC would get the game during 2027.
RPG Site said the release date trailer followed earlier trailers covering the detective system and companions such as Aspyce Chorda, Saro, Laarthyr, Haymar Devos, Epione Spes, and Cogg. RPG Site released the release date trailer with its launch date and platform coverage.
Owlcat Games is working on a separate role-playing game tied to The Expanse license, drawing more directly from Mass Effect. David Gaider, who wrote for Dragon Age, has joined the Expanse role-playing game project. Mass Effect 5 was recently canceled, and the Expanse role-playing game aims to fill the gap left behind.
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