Pretty fun game. I loved Vermintide 2 and I was looking forward to this game. My only complaint is that there is a lack of content. I need more weapons and I wish it also had attachments on the guns like scopes and such. But that might make to COD-ish.

I want to clarify, I loved this game, its everything I ever wanted in a game set in the universe I grew up with from the early 90's. I love when this franchise focuses on the characters that aren't genetically altered walking tanks, this game hit the sweetest of spots for me.

However...

I think after almost 1800 hours and with Space Marine 2 poised to shelve this sinking ship. Its safe to say I don't recommend Darktide to anyone, not right now at least.
I've played since the Beta, I've watched this game have its incredible highs and gone to its lowest of lows. After the Machine God update, this game has been circling the drain. The devs CLEARLY don't care what the players want and relish piecemealing content, garnished with "fixes" that break ♥♥♥♥ with every update.
The long load times, have NEVER been addressed and I'm talking even for people who installed on SSD's, they're abysmal.
There's been audio issues with the game since before the Machine God update, never addressed.
Rampant disconnect/server issues that have gotten increasingly worse, but also have never been truly addressed.
The RNG has gotten infinitely worse, you will constantly roll the same stats / perks and waste Diamantine and Plasteel.
After the last update I have had to uninstall and reinstall this game so many times, because the files wouldn't verify correctly. Resulting in the game just completely breaking on the loading screen.

The newest update coming in September just feels like its too little, too late.

But don't you worry faithful servant of the Emperor, Fatshark will make sure that shiney cash shop will work flawlessly for you.

I can only hope that the devs pull their heads out of their ass and FIX the plethora of problems this game suffers from. But at best they'll throw a half ass quick fix in your face after the update and dip out for another 3 month mandatory vacation.

I think its arguable that there is enough content in the game now to get your money's worth but if Space Marine 2 stays true to its promised roadmap it will have close to twice Darktide's content in half the development time WITH an optional season pass for cosmetics that is the same price as a few cosmetics in Darktide. Felt like mentioning that since that seems to be the most important avenue of development for FatShark. Space Marine's potential faster development could kill Darktide's playerbase if FatShark doesn't speed up the slow drip of half-baked, half-reused assets map development and complete lack of new meaningful content otherwise. I believe Secrets of the Machine God added the first new map that wasn't half a reused area. There have been more new maps, and a new class, added to Vermintide 2 during Darktide's life cycle than Darktide itself. Feels like they're still trying to recover from the broken promise of a fully developed stable launch, which I vaguely remember them promising they wouldn't do because it was common throughout the rest of the industry. Darktide was definitely not a finished full product on release. I love the Warhammer Tide series but as a developer FatShark is geriatric. It took moving on from Vermintide quickly, taking the feedback from the first game, and around 6 years for Vermintide 2 to get to the amazing place its at now. I would wager after two games and all that time FatShark would've learned from past mistakes and sped up their development cycle with some design lessons learned, and yet even when Darktide was released it had a lack of features and design decisions that felt like MULTIPLE steps backwards. Wish there was a middle ground on recommending or perhaps a 'cautious' yes.

Wanted to like the game but sadly loneliness killed me in these dark rooms. The whole game is not that bad at i would say its very well done with gameplay feel. Shooting feels just right and you can feel every bullet that lands on enemy. Melee is also meaty and impactful. Movement with weapons feels very slick and right. Dark coridors and rooms can make you feel clautraphobic and like you in dire situation. Nowhere is safe to land your free time. I wished that the story grabbed me more.

played 700h

Darktide is now a much more refined game than it was when it first launched, and it's an awesome way to spend time with three friends. The game's soundtrack is an excellent complement to the dramatic last stand moments that you often face while on missions. If this is your first time entering the Warhammer universe, I believe this is a great spot to start.

The game is a strong 8 out of 10 in it's current state.

A great multiplayer horde shooter with a notable soundtrack by Jesper Kyd. While it didn't have the best launch, Fatshark has stuck it out in terms of support and the generation of new content. Not much of a story here despite Dan Abnett being touted as a key writer, but more of a missed opportunity than anything. Overall though, the gameplay loop alone is engaging enough to keep Warhammer 40K fans entertained and coming back for more.

Yes, the game has itemization issues, however that doesn't affect the moment to moment gameplay that much. The game is still fun with friends or with random people. Would recommend.

This game has gone through ups and downs and I still have problems but overall the game is incredible. Cant find anything that quite scratches the itch this game does. The blend of ranged and melee is so unique.
They continue to support the game and do free updates so I strongly recommend it.

I really like this game. I wish there would come some more maps. But its really fun. And I hope I'll become much better in it. I love coop games. This is just cool. And it's Warhammer 40k :-) The same with other factions would also be amazing. Happy cooping!!!