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Warhammer Survivors News & Update Log
Every official announcement, newest first: date, title, three key points and the original Steam link.
Last updated 2026-10-24 · Demo build
🚧 Demo-era build: Warhammer Survivors launches November 10, 2026. A demo is playable now on Steam and Xbox PC — pages are seeded from demo-era sources and completed at launch.
Every official Warhammer Survivors announcement Auroch Digital has posted on Steam, newest first — 28 posts from the November 2025 reveal to today. Each entry has the date (UTC), the original title and link, and three plain-English takeaways that stick to what the post says.
Want the rules rather than the timeline? Squad system · Status effects · FAQ.
Update log
Oct 23, 2026
- A Steam Next Fest Community Challenge for the demo runs on Auroch Digital's Discord
- It takes place in the ws-community-challenge channel
- The challenge theme: can you become The Legend of Catachan?
Oct 21, 2026
- Every character, weapon and some items carry Keywords that decide who can wield what
- An off-Keyword weapon brings a follower who cannot take damage or collect items
- Developer AMA on r/Games on 27 October, 6–8pm GMT
Oct 19, 2026
- A new demo, live since 6 October, adds content ahead of the 10 November launch
- Malum Caedo and Neave Blacktalon return with Kozlowski, Ulgromthier, the Legend of Catachan and Lyssa Revenya
- Changes include rebalancing, slight cross-universe meta-progression and skippable sequences
Oct 16, 2026
- Warhammer Survivors is Steam Deck Verified
- Verified means fully functional on Steam Deck with the built-in controls and display
- Steam Deck players are invited to try the demo ahead of the 10 November launch
Oct 15, 2026
- Malum Caedo is playable in both Warhammer Survivors and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
- Warhammer Survivors launches on 10 November with 40+ characters
- Boltgun 2 adds a second playable character, Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath
Oct 6, 2026
- Launch set for 10 November 2026 at £6.39 / $7.99 / €7.49; 10% Steam launch-week discount
- New demo adds the Legend of Catachan and Lyssa Revenya; demo progress won't transfer to the full game
- PS5 pre-orders live, Switch from 6 October in select territories, Xbox from 27 October
Sep 17, 2026
- Faction Traits are tabletop-inspired mechanics that affect each enemy faction differently
- Tyranid Synapse creatures such as the Hive Tyrant give nearby Termagants and Hormagaunts Berserk
- A red-tinted screen signals an Ork Waaagh!: more Orks spawn and they become frenzied
Sep 3, 2026
- Enemy skills let enemies move unpredictably, charge suddenly, heal, or flee and return
- Von Ryan's Leaper has a Pounce ability, leaping over enemies to impale the player
- The Bell of Doom grants nearby Skaven the Warded status effect, making them tougher
Aug 27, 2026
- Lead Concept Artist Dom and Concept Artist Ohm discuss creating character, enemy and weapon sprites
- Artists identify key design features from references, then simplify them into small identifiable sprites
- Each enemy is largely limited to one movement animation, such as the Bomb Squig's few-frame loop
Aug 19, 2026
- Pick-ups appear around faction-themed light sources and mostly differ by universe
- 40K: Melta-bomb, Blast Template screen-clear and Hellfire Ammo (ranged damage up, applies Poisoned)
- AoS Endless Spells: Purple Sun of Shyish, Ravenak's Gnashing Jaws (Burning) and Suffocating Gravetide (stun)
Aug 12, 2026
- New blog series on how the art team created Warhammer Survivors, starting with concept art
- Artists explore character, weapon and enemy sprites and refine them with team feedback
- Water Witch Studio and RocketBrush helped with stages, characters, enemies and VFX
Aug 5, 2026
- Burning increases the movement speed of ablaze enemies while Poisoned slows them
- Oiled, caused by the Nuln Oil weapon, increases damage from weapons that inflict fire damage
- The Frenzon pick-up imbues the player with Berserk, increasing weapon attack frequency
Jul 15, 2026
- Over 190,000 players tried the first demo; more than half played over an hour
- The first demo left the Steam store, playable until 22 July 2026
- Planned changes (subject to change): rebalancing, shared cross-universe currency, QoL fixes
Jun 17, 2026
- The Hobby Table stage exists in both the 40K and Age of Sigmar universes
- Unlike most stages, it mixes several enemy factions, sometimes all at once
- Any character from that universe can be picked; more flourishes are planned for launch
Jun 10, 2026
- The Skulls Trailer announced the Death Guard and the Blades of Khorne as two new enemy factions
- The Death Guard are heretical Chaos Space Marines who worship Nurgle, the Chaos God of decay, disease and despair
- Myphitic Blight-haulers bombard the player from a distance with frag missiles that inflict the Poisoned status effect
Jun 2, 2026
- Over 130,000 players tried the Warhammer Survivors demo
- A small update fixed drop-rate errors that made the Age of Sigmar side too punishing
- No further imminent demo changes while the team focuses on the full game
May 28, 2026
- The Warhammer Survivors Demo was released at Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
- Over 100,000 players have already played the demo
- An AMA runs from 6pm until 8pm BST tonight on r/Warhammer with game designers Matthew and John
May 21, 2026
- First Steam demo released: Malum Caedo at Imperial Bastion, Neave Blacktalon in The Great Parch
- Death Guard and Blades of Khorne revealed, plus stages Hammerhal, Gallowdark and the Hobby Table
- Platforms listed: Steam, GOG, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1 and 2, Android and iOS
May 14, 2026
- The Warhammer Skulls Showcase takes place on 21st May 2026 on Twitch
- New information about Warhammer Survivors will be shared at the show
- Auroch Digital's sister title Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 will also appear at the showcase
May 13, 2026
- Burning inflicts fire damage over time and speeds up affected enemies
- Poisoned inflicts poison damage over time and slows enemies down
- Stunned temporarily halts enemy movement but not their attacks
Apr 21, 2026
- Recap of the Ork forces revealed for Warhammer Survivors
- Ork Boyz and cowardly, vicious Grots are among the Warboss's troops
- Launch planned for later in 2026 on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and Switch 1 and 2
Apr 9, 2026
- Orks revealed, led by Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka, the first Extremis Boss shown
- Marneus Calgar and Knight-Commander Pask announced; the Power Fist evolution brings Calgar to your side
- Console versions confirmed to launch alongside Steam on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 1 and 2
Mar 18, 2026
- Warhammer Survivors will be featured in the Triple-i Initiative showcase on 9th April 2026
- The showcase airs at 5 PM BST, 6 PM CEST and 9 AM PDT
- The showcase features 45 minutes of back-to-back trailers with world premieres, gameplay reveals and release dates
Feb 25, 2026
- The Fyrestorm Greataxe swings around the player, increasing in speed and strength and changing direction as the player moves
- Sitting idle reduces the damage the Fyrestorm Greataxe inflicts
- Evolving the Fyrestorm Greataxe calls Gotrek Gurnisson to your side with Zangrom-Thaz
Nov 26, 2025
- Skaven and Tyranids are the first enemy factions revealed
- A low-health Rat Ogor uses Warp Fury, gaining pushback resistance, power and movement speed
- Killing Tyranid Synapse creatures temporarily freezes nearby smaller bioforms
Nov 19, 2025
- Six champions profiled: Malum Caedo, Kozlowski and Brother Luca (40K); Neave Blacktalon, Sharynn Azurwrath and Gotrek (AoS)
- Kozlowski's Lasgun fires at the nearest enemy; as it levels up, squadmates join him
- Gotrek's axe Zangrom-Thaz is attained by evolving a Fyreslayer axe
Nov 11, 2025
- Auroch Digital thanks the community for the reveal reception
- Reveal Trailer wallpapers released for download
- FAQ: universes keep separate rosters, weapons, enemies and stages, with some shared weapons
Nov 4, 2025
- Warhammer Survivors is a roguelike Survivors game launching in 2026
- Developed by Auroch Digital in partnership with poncle and Warhammer
- Players choose a character, collect and evolve wargear, and destroy endless swarms of enemies