Skulls: Dawn of War and Dark Heresy Delights Warhammer Fans

Warhammer’s annual video game announcement event, Skulls, has just finished, and it looks like 2025 is a bumper year for fans of video game RPGs, sequels and remasters. The show also brought new free games and discount offers on existing games.

The big news is that Owlcat games have announced a new roleplaying computer game, Dark Heresy, inspired by the TTRPG of the same name. This will see gamers take on the role of Inquisitorial agents to root out mutants and heretics across the Imperium.

Skulls also announced the sequel to beloved Boomer shooter Boltgun, imaginatively entitled Boltgun Two, which can be wishlisted now. The game features a lone Sternguard Ultramarine take on the hordes of the warp in a manner that fans of classic games like Doom will love. Keeping with the nostalgia vibe, Boltgun publisher Auroch Digital has released Words of Vengeance, a typing shooter reminiscent of ’90s classic Typing of the Dead. Though the words are very Warhammer, so get used to typing out Nurgle. It’s completely free to download and play.

A remastered version of strategy classic Dawn of War called the Definitive Edition is now available to be wishlisted and will come out properly later this year. The highly regarded game is also getting its own miniatures wargame, similar to the one they did for the Space Marine video game.

Speaking of Space Marine, it’s getting its own digital remaster called the Master Craft edition. This is in-line with Games Workshop’s commitment to keeping old games available and usable – many classic old PC Warhammer games are available via GOG.

Darktide will be getting a new class (Arbites, basically Judge Dredd), and Space Marine Two will be getting a siege mode. A new skin, exclusive to the Skulls promotion, is available for Space Marine Two.

Eight Warhammer video games will be part of the Free Play Days over on Xbox from May 22nd to May 26th, including previous Warhammer Skulls world premiere Rogue Trader, as well as Darktide, Mechanicus, Chaos Gate: Daemon Hunters and Shootas, Blood & Teef!

Also announced during the showcase:

Total War: Warhammer III – The next DLC will be called Tides of Torment.
Talisman Digital 5th Edition – Talisman Alliances: Fate Beckons will be released. This will be similar to the expansion of the board game. (This also implies we should expect Talisman: Nemesis at some point in the distant future.)
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector – A new major free update was revealed, which will include a Crusade game mode, Dominions and Orks Boyz with Choppa, alongside a new paid Deeds of the Fallen DLC.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – The game will be available on Game Pass as part of Skulls, whilst the third Level of the Verminous Dreams campaign has been released as a free update.
Blood Bowl 3 – A new season with a new faction will be launching June 10th. The Khorne Team, has been announced as part of the event, alongside a sale and a free item for players: the coach for the Khorne Team.
Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus – A new faction, the Adeptus Custodes, is released for the popular game.
Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge – The Emperor’s Children will be available as a new faction from Skulls.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – A new units DLC is released, Onslaught pack is available now – as well as the base game being available Free 2 Keep on Steam during the week of Skulls.
Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000 – Pre-registration opens for this brand-new grand strategy mobile game, launching in late 2025.
Warhammer Combat Cards – Daemon Primarch Angron is released as the next Supreme Commander card in the game.
Counter-Strike 2 – New Warhammer 40,000 inigame stickers based on tabletop decals will be available on Steam.