Warhammer Survivors reveals Calgar, Yarrick, Orks and Ghazghkull as threats

Malum Caedo is back in Warhammer Survivors, but the bigger signal for 40k fans is the roster around him. The April 9 reveal added Marneus Calgar, Fo’Baran, Knight-Commander Pask in his Leman Russ, and Commissar Sebastian Yarrick to a game that already promised a fast-paced roguelite survivors loop of endless hordes, experience gains, weapon unlocks and escalating power.

The enemy list is where the setting starts to click. Tyranids were already confirmed, and the new reveal pushed in the Orks as a second major faction, with grots, Boyz, Warbikers, Bomb Squigs, Lootas and a Shokk attack gun Big Mek all shown or named. That is exactly the kind of enemy mix that makes a Warhammer game feel like Warhammer instead of just another action roguelite with a license slapped on top.

The strongest hook, though, is Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka. Warhammer Survivors teased an Extremis Boss and put Ghazghkull at the top of that list, which is the right call. In official Warhammer material, Marneus Calgar is framed as a peerless strategist and superlative warrior, second only to Roboute Guilliman in Ultramarines legend, while Yarrick remains the Hero of Armageddon. Putting those names into a survivors-style screen-filler means the game is leaning hard into the setting’s biggest icons, not just its deep cuts.

That matters because Auroch Digital is not coming at this blind. The studio built Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and it is making Warhammer Survivors with poncle, the team behind Vampire Survivors. The project was first announced on November 4, 2025 as a 2026 release for Steam, and the new reveal widened that to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Auroch Digital’s own 2026 slate also ties the project to Boltgun 2, so this is starting to look like a serious Warhammer videogame push, not a one-off experiment.

The crossover angle is broader still. Warhammer Survivors is drawing from both Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, and the arenas listed on Steam include the open and ashen plains of Aqshy alongside an abandoned Space Hulk. That combination of familiar heroes, hated xenos, and chaotic set-piece battlegrounds gives the game a clear 40k identity, even before the full lineup is finished.