Focus Leisure has introduced that the Warhammer 40k: House Marine 2 participant depend has hit a reasonably spectacular milestone slightly below three months after the sport’s preliminary launch.
In a publish on social media platform X, Focus says that House Marine 2 has attracted 5 million gamers since its launch on September ninth. The studio particularly hasn’t framed this quantity as gross sales, so it is potential it consists of those that are streaming the sport as a part of subscription providers like GeForce Now.
Nonetheless, 5 million gamers is fairly stable, and it is doubtless the majority of that quantity is gamers who’ve purchased the sport, so Focus and Saber can relaxation assured that they’ve stored the legacy of unique House Marine developer Relic Leisure (which just lately went impartial) intact.
House Marine 2 proves there’s nonetheless an viewers for good old style video games.House Marine 2 was initially introduced throughout the 2021 Recreation Awards ceremony, alongside the likes of Bokeh Recreation Studio’s Slitterhead and Treatment’s Alan Wake 2.
It sees unique sport protagonist Captain Titus making a return, though this time, he is not battling the greenskin hordes; as an alternative, he is combating Tyranids, in addition to Chaos House Marines.
Story-wise, the sport sees Titus disgraced following the occasions of the unique sport. After serving his penance, Titus is admitted again into the Ultramarines chapter, the place he is tasked with exterminating a Tyranid infestation on the planet of Kadaku.
In gameplay phrases, House Marine 2 is, very similar to its predecessor, a third-person shooter that emphasises each ranged and melee fight. Titus has entry to a wide range of lore-faithful weapons, together with the all-important bolter, in addition to a chainsword and a variety of explosives.
Alongside its single-player marketing campaign (which will also be loved in co-op), House Marine 2 additionally gives a co-op Operations mission mode and PvP multiplayer, and Focus and Saber have pledged to replace the sport repeatedly with new content material. What’s extra, these updates won’t ever take the type of microtransactions.
You’ll be able to try Warhammer 40k: House Marine 2 proper now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and you’ll try my assessment right here to search out out whether or not Titus’ second journey is a becoming tribute to his wonderful Emperor.
