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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
88% positive · 46,736 Steam reviews · released Dec 7, 2023 · by Owlcat Games
Character CustomizationCinematicStory RichTurn-Based StrategyDark FantasyRomanceTurn-Based TacticsStrategy
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~1,233,830
(P10–P90: 493,532 – 2,714,426)
Gross revenue: ~$50,576,913
($20,230,765 – $111,269,208)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 89% positive across 296 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing89% positive · 96 mentions
“I just got this game a few days ago, how am I already 28hours in and still not past the Intro? Did reached an ending though https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3758231387”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 64 mentions
“This has quickly become one of my absolute favourite games of all time! Did you like Baldurs Gate 3? Dragon Age: Origins? Mass Effect, even? Jump on this! No previous Warhammer knowledge required (you will learn in game and it's…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 86 h played
Price & value88% positive · 32 mentions
“Worth every penny already on my second full playthrough and still having the time of my life”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 189 h played
Content & longevity96% positive · 26 mentions
“Hot take first- Rogue Trader is better than BG3, it just lacks the overall production value. Without spoilers- Rogue Trader is one of the most, if not the most reactive RPG I've ever played. Your choices through out the story and events…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 211 h played
Performance & stability54% positive · 26 mentions
“It is at times buggy and frustrating BUT after having played it for 358 hours it would be disingenous to say it is not an excellent game with excellent writing. I just finished a new run after the 3rd DLC and I enjoyed it just as much as…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 360 h played
Difficulty & balance81% positive · 21 mentions
“This is a proper RPG in the 40k universe. It's a great entry point into the franchise, as it goes out of it's way to introduce the 40k world from many angles. 40k games have been hit and miss for a long time, but this one combines the best…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 658 h played
Visuals & audio100% positive · 20 mentions
“There is something magical about Warhammer 40,000 as a setting that has a way of hooking its claws into you and literally never letting you go. Rogue Trader truly is 40k at its strongest. I seldom feel this way about a game where it…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 154 h played
296 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Setting
Fantasy
Structure
Branching choices
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op
Platform features
AchievementsTrading cardsWorkshopPartial controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.