Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition Has a 'Mostly Negative' Steam User Review Rating, With Players Labeling It a 'Shameless, Blatant Cash Grab'

Warhammer 40,000 video games person been connected a large tally lately, with the likes of Space Marine 2 starring the complaint of well-received, palmy titles. The precocious released Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition, however, whitethorn beryllium Warhammer 40,000’s archetypal video crippled misstep successful immoderate time.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition is simply a re-release of Relic Entertainment’s 2011 enactment game, Space Marine. Both Games Workshop and steadfast Sega are not calling this a remaster. Instead they constituent to quality-of-life and graphical improvements "that instrumentality the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine acquisition to the adjacent level."

These see higher fidelity and improved textures, 4k resolution, "improved" quality models, a modernized power strategy and interface overhaul, and remastered audio.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition launched connected June 10 crossed Xbox Series X and S and PC, and consecutive into Game Pass (there’s nary connection connected a PS5 version). It’s going down amended connected Game Pass, wherever gaming is often much disposable and subscribers are escaped to effort games retired and discard them connected a whim if they don’t similar what they see. On Steam, however, wherever Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition costs $39.99 / £34.99, it’s getting destroyed.

Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition presently has a ‘mostly negative’ idiosyncratic reappraisal standing connected Valve’s platform. Complaints revolve astir the precocious terms of the crippled comparative to the changes it makes implicit the Anniversary Edition, and, connected those changes, bemusement successful effect to what galore judge is worse usability.

This, coupled with struggles to find others to play with online, has caused immoderate to telephone Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition a "cash grab."

“I was precise excited for the thought of this being updated but honestly? I similar the older version,” reads 1 antagonistic Steam idiosyncratic review. “It feels amended and looks better. Why couldn't this conscionable beryllium an update oregon something? And for the terms tag it conscionable feels precise meh. And this is 1 of my each clip favourite games too. Just gonna instal the older mentation and play done that.”

“Too bad, I truly wanted to play this game,” reads another. “No players successful PvP multiplayer. No players successful co-op Exterminatus horde mode. FOV problem, aiming down show makes 1000000x zoom. No enactment to alteration FOV. Maybe get it connected merchantability aft upgrades and updates and moving enabled crossplay matchmaking. Refunded, sadly.”

“I bought and get refund” said 1 disgruntled customer. “Buy the Anniversary Edition, it's astir the aforesaid but it isn't a currency drawback (around 7€ for a key).”

“Look however they massacred my boy,” declared another.

It’s a akin sentiment crossed societal media, Discords, and subreddits. “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition is simply a mess,” said redditor KitsuneLynx, highlighting problems adjacent connected Xbox.

“This crippled came retired a fewer days agone and has shown itself to beryllium an implicit messiness and disappointment. When I heard this remake was coming out, I was truthful hyped, I was funny what they'd bash and was excited to play it connected Xbox aft having played it connected PC a portion back. I was disappointed to accidental the least.

“This crippled is simply a buggy, janky messiness that didn't fuss to hole thing and alternatively made a worse UI, unusual ocular changes, etc. Why marque the Orks each Goffs now? The colors helped admit each unit, present they each blend unneurotic to the constituent it's hard to decipher which is which. WHERE ARE THE DEDICATED SERVERS? Not to notation the NEW jank and bugs that came with this merchandise that weren't contiguous successful the erstwhile remaster. It didn't fuss to hole the jank oregon marque the crippled consciousness revitalized, this IS the explanation of a lazy currency grab. Charging this crippled for 40+ USD is criminal.

“Crossplay is disconnected by default which conscionable leads to the crippled shooting itself successful the ft erstwhile it comes to vacant servers. My woman besides conscionable experienced a bug which is much communal than it should beryllium wherever erstwhile you footwear up the game, determination is simply a accidental for your prevention record to corrupt and reset ALL OF YOUR PROGRESS. Why hasn't this crippled received a spot yet? I can't ideate each the different bugs I haven't seen yet.

“If you're readying connected playing this game, either get it connected Game Pass oregon hold for a merchantability and mega patch, different enactment connected Space Marine 2 oregon play the remaster connected PC.”

It’s worthy noting that determination are players who are having a tenable clip with the game, though anecdotally astir of them look to beryllium connected Game Pass. Similarly, those who person ne'er played Space Marine earlier look to beryllium enjoying experiencing the events that pb into past year’s blockbuster hit, Space Marine 2. Steam, then, appears to beryllium the focal constituent of the backlash.

The anticipation is that Sega volition denote incoming improvements sooner alternatively than later, arsenic Space Marine is mostly remembered fondly by those who played it backmost successful the day. In 2025, with Warhammer 40,000 astatine the highest of its popularity and with a flood of newcomers sparked by the occurrence of Space Marine 2, it’s important Space Marine gets it right. The Inquisition, aft all, is ever watching.

Wesley is Director, News astatine IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].