Darktide News and Patch Notes 
 Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

Special Event Live Now: Rotten Armor

From July 24 to August 11, taken on tougher enemies bearing infested armor! New in-game event: Rotten Armor The Blight has mutated, twisting the very armor our enemies wear. Watch out for these decaying, disgusting threats. Crushers, Maule...

4 days ago

Hotfix #71 (1.8.3) - Patch Notes

Hey Everyone, Hotfix #71 (1.8.3) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below. To stay consistent with how Arbites cosmetics have been presented to players, we’ve deployed a fix for an issue ...

2 weeks ago

Summer Announcement 2025

Hey Everyone, Summer is here again! Just a quick reminder that during the month of July, many people in Sweden take time off to enjoy the summer weather and spend time with family. This includes a lot of the team here at Fatshark, too. Tha...

3 weeks ago

Hotfix #70 (1.8.2)

Hey Everyone, Hotfix #70 (1.8.2) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below. General Fixes Fixed banter frequency: banter has been increased for all classes during missions. Solved a commo...

3 weeks ago

Hotfix #69 (1.8.1) - Patch Notes

Hey Everyone, Hotfix #69 (1.8.1) is currently rolling out across our platforms. This hotfix addresses multiple crash issues and gameplay bugs primarily related to the release of the Battle for Tertium Free Update and the Arbites Class. In...

1 month ago

Special Event Live Now: Inferno

New In-Game Event: Inferno The streets of Tertium are aflame. Whether by heretic plot or over-zealous Imperial enforcement makes no real difference. Missions must still run, so be careful down there. You’re literally dropping into a hot zo...

1 month ago

Free Update: Battle for Tertium - Out Now! (Patch Notes)

Hey Everyone, Free Update: Battle for Tertium The Battle for Tertium The core player experience has been reworked to provide a new clearer narrative focus, following the conflict of the Battle for Tertium. Players will now experience a l...

1 month ago

Dev Blog: Arbites Weaponry

Hey Everyone, Today we’re showcasing the new tools of justice coming your way just for Arbites. In addition to the arsenal already at your disposal in the game (five melee and nine ranged weapons), four new unique weapons have been crafted...

1 month ago

Free Update - Battle For Tertium

Hello Everyone, Alongside the release of the Arbites Class on June 23, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will also receive a free update, dubbed Battle for Tertium. New Player Journey The core player experience has been reworked to provide a new...

1 month ago

June Update: Early Balance Look

Hey Everyone! Welcome to a new series of balancing blogs for Darktide! Going forward we will be doing regular balance changes to the game alongside big updates. As part of this journey we want to include you, the community, by sharing our ...

1 month ago

Extended Arbites Gameplay

7 minutes of Arbites gameplay! Aspiring Arbitrators of the Lex Imperialis! As we promised with the release of the Arbites Gameplay Trailer at the PC Gaming Show, we’re bringing you a 7 minute long video showing gameplay of Arbitrators and...

1 month ago

A Farewell from StrawHat

Heya Everyone, I’ve got some news to share. Perhaps some of you have guessed it because I haven’t been around much lately! I am moving off of Darktide. First, it’s not because of y’all! I’d like to think we’ve built a good rapport and the c...

1 month ago

Introducing: Dev Blog - Arbites Talent Tree

Hello everyone! This is one of several developer blogs centered around different aspects of the recently announced upcoming class, the Arbites! This dev blog will focus on the class’ talent tree! We’ve interviewed Design Director Victor and...

1 month ago

Dev Blog: The Voices of the Lex

Hey Everyone, With the introduction of Arbitrators to the Mourningstar and to celebrate the upcoming release of our new DLC we’re going to talk a bit about the voice work. Matthew Ward, Michael Knight and David Wahlund tell us what it’s li...

1 month ago

Arbites Gameplay Reveal

Watch the gameplay reveal and get details on the Deluxe Edition! During today’s PC Gaming Show, we gave you a first gameplay glimpse at the Adeptus Arbites and announced the Deluxe Edition. Check out the gameplay trailer below to see the Ar...

1 month ago