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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Four convicts fight through a corrupted future city with guns, blades and class abilities.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You serve the Inquisition as a convict sent into Tertium, a vast city overrun by cultists and other creatures. You cut through crowds with melee weapons, switch to a gun for distant threats and complete objectives while enemies close in. Your class and chosen equipment give you different ways to handle the fighting.
Up to four players take on missions online. Staying near your squad helps restore your protective toughness, and trapped teammates need someone to rescue them. You return to missions with different gear and earn experience and resources between outings. Class talents let you shape a build around how you like to fight. It suits a group that enjoys practising combat and covering each other under pressure.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Science fiction, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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What they share
- Kind of game
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- About
- Science fiction and Monsters
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 3 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about science fiction and monsters that hunt you. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
No big difference from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Core to both
- Tension and danger, Fighting
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both keep you on edge. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
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Why it scores 93%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Core to both
- Tension and danger, Fighting
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both keep you on edge. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 156
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
11 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Genres, About, Planning ahead, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The feature list confirms online co-op.
- Release status: The released base game has an Add to Cart option.
- Release date: The page gives 30 November 2022.
- Genres: The publisher describes an action shooter.
- About: The setting combines a future hive city with corruption and hostile creatures.
- Planning ahead: The publisher asks teams to change tactics and equipment for mission conditions.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: The returned game identity uses app 1361210.
- Platforms: The PC platform list confirms Windows. Console availability is checked separately.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
blog.playstation.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Kind of game, Unlocks and progress.
- Most players online: Fatshark describes four-player co-op.
- Kind of game: Convicts form a team for missions with ranged and melee combat.
- Unlocks and progress: Classes have talent trees and weapons gain experience.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: Online co-op is listed for two to four players.
- Platforms: The product is available for PC and Xbox Series X and S.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The released store product is the PS5 version.
- Most players online: The current listing allows four online players.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
forums.fatsharkgames.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: FatsharkStrawHat confirms crossplay for the PS5 release.
wccftech.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay between, Crossplay.
- Crossplay between: Wccftech, 2 December 2024. Fatshark CTO Mikael Hansson describes integrating PS5 with the Xbox and Steam network.
- Crossplay: The CTO confirms the shared network. This is distinct from cross-progression.
playdarktide.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game, Story.
- Friends can join mid-game: Shipped October 1, 2026 Patch 1.13.0 explicitly hotjoins progressed Expeditions and restores collected Salvage after reconnecting. This is mode-specific running-mission entry, not an unrestricted all-mode or full-team guarantee.
- Story: The update adds three connected story missions. Story exists, while repeat missions remain the main session model.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Fear, Exploring, Getting better, Laughter and chaos.
- Fear: PC Gamer, 6 December 2022. Darkness and Daemonhost encounters add occasional horror to the action.
- Exploring: The review describes varied city zones and routes through them.
- Getting better: The review describes managing ranged threats alongside melee combat.
- Laughter and chaos: PC Gamer, December 6, 2022, describes occasional laughter at character voice lines between fights. Funny writing meets the minor anchor. Repeated comic failures are not established.
windowscentral.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Fighting, Time to hang out.
- Sessions: Windows Central, December 5, 2022. The review describes repeated objective missions and returning for equipment.
- Tension and danger: Windows Central, December 5, 2022. Hordes and disabling enemies keep up the pressure, and one player caught alone can bring the team down. The same level as Vermintide 2.
- Working in sync: Windows Central, December 5, 2022. Squads hold positions and rescue each other. Proximity also helps protective toughness.
- Fighting: Windows Central, December 5, 2022. Shooting and melee combat drive the objective missions.
- Time to hang out: Windows Central, December 5, 2022, describes teammates holding positions and answering disabling enemies. Communication stays focused on the mission.