Huge information for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 followers at the moment: writer Focus Leisure has revealed the sport’s Year 3 roadmap and confirmed the brand new class set to hit early 2027.
Let’s get straight to the headline right here: the brand new class is — as so many had suspected — the Apothecary. In Might I predicted the addition of the Apothecary as a heavy responsibility help class with a strong therapeutic capacity, even perhaps with distinctive gameplay round harvesting Gene-seed.
“We’ve been following all of your speculations ever since we teased the arrival of a brand new class, and also you actually had lots of theories… and the bulk of you had been proper!” Focus said. “As we speak, we’re lastly revealing the reality: the Apothecary is becoming a member of the ranks with Patch 17 within the first quarter of 2027! We’ll disclose extra information later, so keep tuned!
“Moreover, as we mentioned within the earlier Group Replace, the Apothecary will obtain a Champion pores and skin in the identical means the Techmarine did: within the replace after its launch.”
That’s all we’ve got on the Apothecary, sadly, however we’ve got lots extra on Year 3. Patch 15 hits October 1, with Patch 16 out earlier than the top of this 12 months. The long-awaited Chaos Siege mode, which helps you to to play Heretic Astartes beforehand unique to PvP, arrives with Patch 15, as does the One-Handed Thunder Hammer. Patch 16 provides a brand-new PvP mode that includes Weekly Stratagems, identical to in PvE.
2027 will being the Apothecary, as talked about, new Operations and weapons, and “reworks to a number of gameplay options, with enhancements coming to some of the sport’s core techniques,” Focus mentioned.
“Moreover, there are a pair of different cool options which might be deliberate, however not listed within the roadmap,” the writer teased.
Focus additionally teased new customization options by saying it’s “one thing that can broaden customization choices by 33%,” and “one thing that can put our streaming tech to a check.”
In the meantime, Year 3 DLC contains 5 new Beauty and Champion Packs, with the ultimate one remaining redacted for now.
Developer Saber Interactive is of course engaged on Space Marine 3, which Tim Willits lately teased in an interview with IGN from gamescom. There’s no launch window but, however there’s an ideal deal of anticipation for it following the breakout success of Space Marine 2, which has seen over 12 million gamers since its 2024 launch.