Owlcat Games has announced the release date for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. The project will arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on January 28, 2027. Later, the game will also make its way to Nintendo Switch 2.
The events of Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy will unfold in the Calixis Sector in the grim universe of the 41st millennium. Players will have to join the Inquisition as one of the junior acolytes and assemble their own retinue of zealots, outcasts, and other questionable individuals. Together, they will investigate crimes, uncover conspiracies, confront heretical cults, and eliminate the servants of the Archenemy before their influence becomes irreversible.
One of the game’s key features will be the variety of available companions. The Inquisitor will be able to recruit abhumans like Cogg, dangerous psykers like Saro, pariahs like Discordance, as well as xenos representatives — the enigmatic Eldar corsair Laartair and the Kroot warrior Raakhti. The retinue will also have room for more conventional human characters: Catachan regiment fighter Heimar, bored rogue trader Horda, and the mysterious Tuma.
Each companion possesses unique skills and perspectives that will prove useful both in the revamped tactical combat system and during investigations. Characters will be able to offer advice, help find clues, and influence the course of events.
Players will be able to decide for themselves how far they are willing to go to achieve the Inquisition’s goals: seek the truth at any cost or sacrifice the innocent for their own gain. Moreover, every decision will carry consequences, including unforeseen ones.