Warhammer 40K’s Highly Anticipated RPG Sets 2027 Release Date

Published Nov 9, 2026, 1:12 PM EST Willa Rowe is a contributing writer at Polygon, covering games and entertainment. She is a New York-based journalist and critic whose work has been featured in Kotaku, Digital Trends, the A.V. Club, GamesRadar+, and more. She also co-hosts the Girl Mode podcast. The next Warhammer CRPG, Dark Heresy, is just around the corner Image: Owlcat Games Sign in to your Polygon.com account Developer and publisher Owlcat Games has finally announced a release date for Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy. The studio's latest game in the Warhammer universe following 2025's Rogue Trader will once again be a CRPG. The game is set to be released on Jan. 28, 2027. Owlcat Games announced the release date in an official press release alongside a new trailer for the game showing off the world and combat. Here's Dark Heresy's official synopsis: In the darkness of the 41st Millennium, the Calixis Sector is rife with heresy — be it in the dirty slums of the Imperium’s underbelly or the glittering spires where the elites congregate, cults, conspiracies, and the Archenemy’s servants all proliferate under a veil of sin. Players join the Inquisition beginning as lowly acolytes and form a war band of zealots and outcasts that investigate crimes and apostasy, rooting out evil before it is too late. Unfortunately, the release date is only for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC versions of the game. Nintendo Switch 2 users will have to wait a little longer to find out when they will get their hands on Dark Heresy. As part of preparations for the game's full release, Owlcat Games also revealed that the ongoing beta of Dark Heresy will finally end. You'll have until Jan. 7 to enjoy the beta version before having to endure a short two-week break until the actual launch date. Additionally, players have until "early January" to pre-order the game's various Founder's Packs to earn special in-game items and perks. Because Owlcat hasn't specified an exact cutoff, players should pre-order now if they want the Founder's Pack items. Everything we know about Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy Dark Heresy will share a lot in common with Rogue Trader, namely its CRPG aesthetics and turn-based combat. The game will also be party-based, allowing players to recruit a number of companions, with Owlcat teasing "abhumans like Cogg, dangerous psykers like Saro or Pariahs like Discordance, or even xenos like the mysterious Aeldari Corsair Laarthyr or the flesh-eating Kroot Ra’akhti." There will also be more human allies like "the Catachan fighter Haymar, the bored Rogue Trader Chorda, or the inscrutable Touma." Mechanically, Dark Heresy introduces a more detailed morale system over Rogue Trader's, with each character having their own morale that can positively or negatively affect combat and other systems. Additionally, Dark Heresy is a detective game at its core. That means players will spend time hunting down clues and analyzing information. In this way, it evokes games like Disco Elysium or this year's delightful Esoteric Ebb. Free sign-up Get Polygon’s Wishlister newsletter A weekly cheat sheet to what you’ll eventually love to play. No buying, no commitment — just saving for later. Sign up free Free. Unsubscribe anytime.