Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Developer(s)Owlcat Games
Publisher(s)Owlcat Games
Director(s)Alexander Mishulin[1]
Programmer(s)Alexey Drobyshevsky[1]
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release7 December 2023
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an isometric turn-based tactical role-playing game developed and published by Owlcat Games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game was released for Windows PC, macOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S in December 2023.

Gameplay

Similar to prior Owlcat games (Pathfinder: Kingmaker), Rogue Trader is an isometric role-playing video game, heavily utilizing the d100 TTRPG system from the game of the same name.

The player controls a party of six characters, including their own through ground combat and social interactions.[2] It features a turn-based combat system and an isometric perspective. One of the game's distinguishing features is its emphasis on realm-building, with the player's decisions as a Rogue Trader affecting the rest of the gameplay as they build their space empire.[3] Space combat is also present. The game also supports a cooperative multiplayer mode.[4]

Of note is the alignment system, which allows the player to chose Dogmatic choices that're typically merciless but in keeping with the settings fervent belief in the God-Emperor, Iconoclastic choices that challenge the status quo, or Heretical choices that heavily Chaos-aligned. These choice radically alter conversation options and equipment availability.

Setting

Rogue Trader takes places in the Koronus Expanse, a little charted and unknown region of space. The player, the titular Rogue Trader, is a member of the hegemonic Imperium of Man, given special permission by the Imperium to explore, trade, and conquer, all for the benefit of the Imperium and Mankind as a whole.[5]

The player character, a distant relative of Theodora Von Valancius, unexpectedly rises to power in the Koronus Expanse.

Reception

Rogue Trader received generally positive reviews upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun applauded the alignment system, citing that both extremes and the middle of the road option had playable value.[9] Leana Hafer from IGN described the game as a "ultra crunchy, 130-hour space epic with excellent writing and combat", though she criticized the presence of various software bugs.[7]

Jody Macgregor from PC Gamer praised the game's tone and atmosphere, though he disliked the combat and the game's technical issues at launch.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "OWLCAT GAMES ANNOUNCES WARHAMMER 40,000: ROGUE TRADER". Owlcat Games. My.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2023.
  2. ↑ Reuben, Nic (June 15, 2022). "Owlcat Games on exploring the Koronus Expanse and going full heretic in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Marshall, Cass (December 6, 2023). "Rogue Trader's role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K". Polygon. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Cass (November 2, 2023). "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's co-op campaign is super flexible". Polygon. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "ABELARD WERSERIAN: A MAN OF HIS DUTY". Owlcat Games. Retrieved 29 Nov 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader review". Metacritic. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Hafer, Leana (December 16, 2023). "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Review". IGN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Macgregor, Jody (December 6, 2023). "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader review". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Evans-Thirwell, Edwin (28 Nov 2023). "Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader's most intriguing aspect is the most boring part of other RPGs - the middle ground". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 29 Nov 2023.
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