Warhammer 40K: Darktide beta is live for pre-order players

Beta for Warhammer 40,000: DarktidePre-order the sci-fi shooter titled.

As of today, the beta grants players access to the game’s central hub, the mission board, character creation, and four rotating missions across four different zones, according to developer Fatshark’s blog. From Nov. 29th at 2 PM EST to November 29th at 2 p.m. ET, new missions and zones will be introduced. Fatshark then will shut down the game in preparation for the full PC launch of Nov. 30th. Pre-orders can be made and beta access granted to players at any moment before the launch.

Darktide marks the first new game from developer Fatshark since 2018’s Warhammer: Vermintide 2, which lifted the “players vs. zombie hordes” formula of Left 4 Dead and placed it in the Warhammer Fantasy world. Although Darktide still focuses heavily on melee combat, it also leans hard into the futuristic setting’s ranged arsenal. That is to say, keep your eyes open for enemy Trappers. You are not alone. jerks.

With them, we spent some time. Darktide I was impressed with its depth in character creation and RPG-like background selection when it went live during October’s closed beta. We’ll be sharing more thoughts about the grimdark shooter in the coming weeks as it leads up to its full Nov. 30 launch on Windows PC (where it will be available as part of Microsoft’s PC Game Pass). At this point, Darktide’s Xbox Series X release is still slated for “shortly after PC.”