Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Steam Deck Verified

Auroch Digital · Boomer Shooter · May 23, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $21.99. It has been as low as $7.25.

90%
Very Positive
18k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 129 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 80 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 18k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics are ok (I still whish I could disable the "fog" without having to disable all the post processing)
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
The game runs extremely well with a very high framerate.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Works very well with a controller with a ton of vibration giving that extra oomph.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics75 reviews
Performance73 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay82 reviews
71%
Story and characters67 reviews
76%
Audio45 reviews
73%
Optimization11 reviews
55%
Accessibility9 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat129 reviews
72%
Difficulty80 reviews
71%
Interface13 reviews
54%
Steam Deck11 reviews
82%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $21.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.25.

5 points recordedtoday · $21.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.