{"id":1585465,"date":"2026-05-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyji3tMa6EMDRkokXL3Fu7"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:00","slug":"i-played-boltgun-2-and-its-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/i-played-boltgun-2-and-its-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"I played Boltgun 2 and it’s sick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ll keep this brief: I played some Boltgun 2 and I’m still buzzing about it. It’s extremely similar to the first Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun<\/a>, but more and different. It could be a perfect sequel.<\/p>\n

I already consider the original Boltgun a nearly perfect throwback FPS (or boomer shooter if you prefer) for the way it walks a fine line between modern convenience and ’90s sensibilities, so developer Auroch Digital is starting from a great place. Boltgun 2 is more escalation than reinvention: more weapons, more biomes, and double the protagonists.<\/p>\n

While I initially assumed the two characters would share play time during the campaign, you actually lock one in at the start of a playthrough. And that choice does matter, as they have different abilities and carry mostly different weapons.<\/p>\n

New to the party is Nyra Veyrath, an Adepta Sororitas battle sister with two signature weapons I got to play with: a crossbow and a flamethrower. Nyra has a springy slide ability on cooldown that she can chain into a big jump that triggers bullet time. Returning space marine Malum Caedo is the more aggressive of the pair\u2014his charge ability lets you plow clean through soft mobs, plus he wields a crowd clearing plasma gun and shotgun.<\/p>\n

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Auroch is angling its dual protags as a great excuse to replay Boltgun 2 at least once, and I think it’ll work as intended. I’ll play first as Nyra to test drive the more agile playstyle, but honestly, I just want to use that crossbow more. Bolts fling out of the bow with a heavy, intimidating “thwip”, cleaving through every being in its path. A single shot can easily decimate six poxwalkers (a new enemy type for Boltgun) before finding a wall\u2014its long range capability is so great that I hardly missed the comfort of Malum’s shotgun.<\/p>\n

Her other unique gun in the demo, the flamer, immediately joins the videogame flamethrower hall of fame. When a flamethrower has more in common with a fireman’s hose, you’ve got something special on your hands. Observe: <\/p>\n