Having dumped several dozen additional hours since our initial review (which, on reflection, seems harsh now but was reflective of our opinion at launch), we're pretty confident in saying that Owlcat's depiction of the Warhammer 40,000 universe in Rogue Trader is just completely unrivalled. However, a wordy, turn-based CRPG was never going to reach the breakout sales success of the action-packed Space Marine 2; still, it's heartwarming to hear that the grimdark adventure has now passed a million copies sold.
Owlcat Games studio head Oleg Shpilchevskiy seemed quite pleased with the achievement, which, in turn, is quite promising; selfishly, this scribe is desperate for the series to continue: "Reaching such a milestone in one year with our third game is a sign for us that we, as developers, are working in the right direction. Together with the fantastic team at Warhammer, we were able to create the СRPG of our dreams, one set in the grimdark future of the 41st millennium, and we will do our best to bring more stories to the endless universe of Warhammer 40,000."
The developer followed up the base game with Void Shadows late last year, a generous expansion that not only incorporates a fanatical swordswoman into the party, along with the expected swathe of additional narrative content to the base game, but masterfully does so in a way that is woven throughout the central storyline. Previously, Owlcat has teased another expansion is in the works, one that will apparently introduce an Adeptus Arbites (think Judge Dredd) companion to the Lord Captain's retinue.
Were you among the million or so players to pick up a copy of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader? Let us know in the comments section below.
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This game is pretty great, even though the systems are a bit obtuse for someone who knew nothing of WH40K. I really dug the lore though.
Owlcat makes some pretty good CRPGS, if people liked Rogue Trader I suggest you try Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, it's one of the best CRPGs I've played. They're also going to publish "Shadow of the Road" by Another Angle Games, a crpgs set in a ancient Japan inspired fantasy setting, looks pretty great.
Been keeping this in the backlog, Owlcat games are massive so I want to make sure it's done getting updates before I start my heretic extermination adventure. 😁
Bar the bugs it's a far better cRPG than BGIII.
Come at me bros.
@kylekittenmouse i am not coming at you, i will join you. I adore rogue trader.
@KyleKittenmouse haha, not my opinion personally but glad we all have great RPGs to enjoy.
Owlcat just keep getting better. Hoping for more games from them in general, but this is a fantastic Warhammer entry.
Now the game is rather excellent if not totally bug free. PS5 Pro patch made for an even nicer experience.
I like Owlcat as a dev studio. They aren't perfect and their games can be buggy (though they usually fix things up over time.) However, they know how to craft an interesting & enjoyable crpg.
I have put many many hours into their games (Inc rogue trader) & look forward to their future projects
My wishlist start to be longer than backlog.
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