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Rick Lane

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

An inquisitor surrounded by his retinue, including an ogryn, a kroot, and an aeldari.

I'd somehow completely forgotten that Owlcat Games is making another Warhammer 40,000 RPG, assuming that the developer was all-in on Mass Effect style action-roleplayer The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. But not only does the studio have another string to its bow in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, its follow-up to 2023's Rogue Trader is already heavily into development, with Owlcat dropping a brand new trailer and a playable alpha test this week.

The trailer gives us the first proper look at Dark Heresy in motion, with Owlcat's next trip through the 40k universe aiming to be a slicker affair than Rogue Trader. The video shows us the RPG's investigation system in action, which lets players pick up and analyse clues as their Imperial Inquisitor attempts to sniff out heretics in the Calixis Sector. In a similar manner to Pentiment, it will be entirely down to you to deem whether your suspects are guilty or not, and you won't ever be told whether the terrible fate you do or don't consign them to is justified.

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