Step into the shoes of an Inquisitor when Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy launches early next year.
Owlcat Games has finally revealed the release date for its latest, highly-anticipated cRPG set in the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000. Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is set to release on 28 January, 2027 and will see players step into the shoes of an Inquisitor investigating mysterious phenomena in the Calixis sector.
Ahead of the game's launch, the game's beta version will close on 7 January, 2027. But until then, players can get access to the bete version by purchasing any one of the four Founder's Packs available on the game's website. These include the Core Digital Pack for US$39.99, the Premium Digital Pack for US$49.99, the Developers Digital Pack for US$79, and the Collector's Edition for US$289. These Founder's Packs are also available until early January.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
Release date: 28 January, 2027
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S
Developer: Owlcat Games
What is Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy?
First revealed during the Warhammer Skulls Showcase back in May 2025, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is a narrative-driven, party-based cRPG with turn-based combat. The game's story will see players step into the shoes of an Acolyte of the Inquisition, the clandestine organisation tasked with dealing with the countless threats from both within and without that menace the Imperium of Man.
Their mission is set within the Calixis Sector of the Imperium's Segmentum Obscurus, and they must gather a warband of agents from among the Imperium's many armed forces–and even a few Xenos rogues–to uncover conspiracies and heresies seeking to harm the Imperium.
As an agent of the Inquisition, players will make use of a choice-driven investigation system to uncover conspiracies, interrogate suspects, and root out heresy. Those choices will also test the players' loyalties to their companions, allies, and the Emperor himself. And should violence be the only course left available to advance your investigation–as often happens in the universe of Warhammer 40,000–then players can take control of their Inquistorial warband in tactical turn-based combat.
Players will face a varied array of enemies too, from rebellious and heretical humans, hostile xenos spieces like the Kroot, to the enigmatic forces of Chaos. And speaking of Chaos, one of the most menacing threats that players will face will be the Night Lords, an infamous legion of traitor Space Marines that first turned away from the Emperor's light during the Horus Heresy in the 30th millennium and has plagued the Imperium ever since.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is Owlcat Studio's second title set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Rogue Trader, which released back in December 2023, is still receiving support from Owlcat Games and will even receive its fourth DLC, titled Processional of the Damned, on 8 December, 2026 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
