Warhammer Survivors
The official Warhammer bullet-heaven roguelite — Auroch Digital (Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) building on the Vampire Survivors formula together with poncle. 40+ champions, 75+ weapons, endless swarms across the 41st Millennium and the Mortal Realms.
The short version: it plays like Vampire Survivors wearing power armor — you steer, weapons fire on their own, and your job is building a screen-clearing storm of guns, blades and magic while thousands of Tyranids and Skaven try to bury you. Runs are short, unlocks are constant.
Platforms and price
One price everywhere, no editions to compare — the cheapest way in is the 10% launch discount running on select stores in week one.
| Platform | Store | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Steam, GOG | The two PC options — same game, GOG is DRM-free |
| PlayStation 5 | PlayStation Store | Digital only |
| Xbox Series X|S | Xbox Store | Digital only |
| Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 | Nintendo eShop | Runs on both generations |
| iOS & Android | App Store, Google Play | Full premium mobile version — search "Warhammer Survivors" in your store |
Stick to the official stores above — the mobile version is a paid premium release on Google Play and the App Store, and third-party APK mirrors are the usual mix of outdated builds and bundled junk.
The champions
Over 40 unlockable characters pulled from both Warhammer settings — each with a unique starting weapon and stat spread, so no two survivors play the same.
Malum Caedo
The Sternguard Veteran from Boltgun returns — the poster boy of the 40,000 roster, built around bolter firepower.
Neave Blacktalon
A lightning-forged Stormcast Eternal from Age of Sigmar — fast, aggressive, built for cutting through hordes up close.
Morvenn Vahl
High Abbess of the Adepta Sororitas striding in a Paragon Warsuit. Her Heavy Bolter Fidelis can trigger rate-of-fire miracles and evolves into the missile-launching Purgator Mirabilis.
Lyssa Revenya
A thief and tomb-robber of the Saviours of Cinderfall — the sneaky Age of Sigmar counterpart, quick and precise.
The rest of the roster fills out across Space Marines, Stormcast and deep-cut characters from both universes — plus secrets the developers have said are still being discovered.
Weapons and evolutions
75+ weapons and power-ups to draft mid-run. Pair a weapon with its matching passive and it evolves into a far nastier form.
- 1Iconic arsenal
Boltgun, Astartes Chainsword, Whirlwind Axes and more pulled straight from the lore — plus hobby jokes like drowning a horde in a pot of Nuln Oil.
- 2Evolve, don't collect
Leveling lets you pick new weapons or upgrade existing ones. The screen-clearing builds come from maxing a few weapons into their evolved forms, not spreading thin across six half-built ones.
- 3Passives are the multiplier
Rate of fire, area, damage and movement passives decide whether a run stalls at wave ten or melts the Extremis boss.
Enemies and Extremis bosses
Stages span open ashen plains of Aqshy to the corridors of an abandoned Space Hulk, each with its own faction swarms.
| Faction | What they throw at you |
|---|---|
| Tyranids | Ravenous xenos bioforms in endless numbers |
| Skaven | Skittering hordes of warp-addled ratmen |
| Orks | Green tide of melee brutes |
| Gloomspite Gitz | Grot swarms from the Mortal Realms |
| Blades of Khorne | Blood-hungry daemonkin |
| Death Guard | Slow, diseased, very hard to kill |
Extremis Bosses — including Ghazghkull and the disgustingly bloated Great Unclean One — cap stages with duels built to test even Survivors veterans.
First-run tips
- 1Never stand still
Your only job is steering — keep drifting in wide circles so the swarm herds behind you instead of surrounding you.
- 2Commit to 2-3 weapons early
Check what a weapon evolves into, grab its passive pair, then max it. An evolved weapon out-damages a full inventory of basics.
- 3Move speed and pickup range are never wasted
Mobility keeps you alive longer than armor does early on, and vacuuming XP faster means evolving sooner.
- 4Spend meta-currency between runs
Permanent unlocks and new champions are the long-term power curve — losing a run still moves you forward.
FAQ
- ?Is Warhammer Survivors a Vampire Survivors DLC?
No — it's a standalone game built with poncle's blessing and cooperation. Every character, stage, weapon and secret was made from scratch for the Warhammer settings.
- ?Is Warhammer Survivors on mobile?
Yes — it launched day one on iOS and Android alongside PC and consoles, as a paid download with no free-to-play layer. Search the official App Store or Google Play listing.
- ?How much does it cost?
$7.99 / £6.39 / €7.49 before discounts — and a 10% launch discount applies on select platforms for the first week.
- ?Which universe is it set in?
Both. You pick stages and champions from Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar — the two rosters are separate halves of one game.