Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 wastes no time proving that this sequel is bigger, faster, and far more confident than the cult hit that came before it.

I’ll admit that my usual gaming genre involves massive, galaxy-spanning tactical grids where I can spend twenty minutes sweating over armour penetration math, shot success variables, and character builds that I put way too much thought into. It’s why Rogue Trader hit so well, and why I think Warhammer 40,000 done in the CRPG genre is so perfect.

But there is a very specific time of night when the other thinking every single decision in my brain needs to chill out, and I just want to let pure, unadulterated adrenaline take the steering wheel. That is exactly where Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 steps in, boy howdy does it know how to deliver a face-melting dopamine rush.

“Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 wastes no time proving that this sequel is bigger, faster, and far more confident than the cult hit that came before it.”

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