Satisfying melee and shooting combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“They did really nail the vibe of being a walking tank, you feel hefty.”
Steam review · 29.5 h played ↗
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Relic Entertainment2011Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, brutal Gears-of-War-style melee/shooter campaign that nails the Space Marine power fantasy but is dated and repetitive, and may not launch on modern PCs. Skip it if you want multiplayer.
Great for
Warhammer 40k fans and Space Marine 2 players wanting the backstory in a short, linear action campaign
Main risk
Game may crash or refuse to launch on modern PCs without third-party fixes
What players love
Short, focused campaign with good story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the campaign knew exactly what it was both story and gameplay wise and did not want to extend the games length beyond it”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Aged well, nostalgic Xbox 360-era fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game feels like stepping back into the Xbox 360 era.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Great intro to 40k and prequel to Space Marine 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game is a must-play in order to understand Titus' involvement in the conflict on Graia”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Great on sale, runs well on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Short and fun ride, works great on deck too. Get it while it's on sale.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Faithful 40k atmosphere and orks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Every chainsword blow and bolter burst reminds you a Space Marine is not a human but a living machine of destruction.”
Steam review · translated · 1.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes or won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Game crashes on startup unless you download 3rd party software to fix it.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring combat and levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“But the novelty wears off very quickly. Mowing down hordes is fun at the beginning but becomes monotonous”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Clunky, sluggish controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Controls are terrible there's a huge delay on when you release input on walking before the game acknowledges that you've stopped walking.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Short and overpriced, dead multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Be aware that the campain is like 4 to 8 hours long”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Unfair difficulty from rockets and bomb squigs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“enemies with explosives deal insane absurd amounts of damage and can kill you in 2 seconds”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Health tied to executions without invulnerability
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“you are NOT invulnerable while these animations are happening, and you can and frequently are killed while mid-animation”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
Memory1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Graphics256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, AMD Radeon 3850 and above)
Storage20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorAny Quad-core Intel or AMD Processor
Memory1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Graphics512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 5750 or better)
Storage20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
Memory1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Graphics256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, AMD Radeon 3850 and above)
Storage20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
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