Warband!
We’re happy to finally reveal the newest class coming to Darktide: the Hive Scum, hardened criminals from the very streets of Tertium. No one else knows this Hive like they do, and they have the aggression and bravado to dig in and break as many bones as they have to to reclaim their home!
The Hive Scum class is coming on December 2, 2025, across all platforms.
Cranked for mayhem
The Hive Scum’s access to concoctions of a more dubious origin is shown in their signature customizable Stimm. Pick your own personal chemical mix, balancing bonuses to tear up enemies. Then break out your toxin kit: drench your saw in toxic coatings and control the streets with lingering Chem Bombs that set foes up for the kill.
Frenzied Gameplay & Dual-Wielding
These gunslingers and bladesmiths have a nifty trick up their sleeves. For the first time in Darktide, a class brings true dual‑wield expertise. Twin‑wield pistols to overwhelm enemies with firepower, and dual-wielding shivs to make you an efficient killer when the fighting gets close.
The Hive Scum is an expert in makeshift weaponry: from crude shivs, brutal crowbars to cruel saws for bone‑shreddingly close work. Spray and pray from afar with your dual autopistols and stub pistols; pour lead, break ranks, don’t stick around.
No matter your approach, you’ll have brutal abilities at your disposal: tear through enemies with your abilities, control the streets by disorienting your enemies with Blind Grenades, or drop elites and monsters in a single blast with a devastating missile launcher.
Make them cower
Tell your story through reimagined full‑body tattoos, new gritty hairstyles and vibrant hair colors, and the first-ever face paints and makeup. Choose from six distinct voice sets across three personalities so your Hive Scum doesn’t just look the part: they own it. Whether you’ll be in it for the money or the mayhem, make the streets of Atoma remember your name.
Players can wishlist the Hive Scum Class today and will be able to purchase it on all platforms on December 2 for the price of $11.99 / €11.99.
Dev blogs
We’ll be releasing a series of dev blogs to break down the details of the Hive Scum class as well as the No Man’s Land operation... Starting right now! If you're interested, check out the first dev blog, focused on the Class Design & Talents.
Keep an eye on our newsfeed, and look forwards to more details coming soon!
That’s all for today! Thank you for reading, we hope you’re as excited to learn more about the new class soon!
For the Conclave and Tertium!
Wishlist the Hive Scum here:
We’ll see you on the Mourningstar.
– The Darktide Team