Not even the Inquisition could hide the fact that Darktide had a rough launch. Crashes, performance issues, a crafting system that actively hated you... and more bugs than in Nurgle's Garden. Those were dark days.

But four years and many, many updates later, the question is: has

Unlike the Arbiter who could probably face-tank a Greater Deamon, the Hive Scum is a true glass cannon. It can shred through heretics by the hundreds, but it's about as durable as that awful one-ply toilet paper you bought once, used once, and then swore never to touch again.

Or as

The Bound by Duty update has completely shaken up Darktide. Veterans, Zealots and Psykers now have brand-new talent trees, and there’s a pile of shiny new weapons to mess around with. So I figured this was the perfect time to put together five builds - one for each class - that are not just

I've seen a lot of new faces in Darktide lately, which is great! What's less great is that a lot of them aren't making it past the first few rooms on higher difficulties. Which, fair enough, Auric and Maelstrom missions can be brutal. But once you understand what the game actually expects of

Every so often, a game launches with sky-high expectations and a massive fanbase, only for its wings to bug out and send the whole thing crashing to the ground. Think No Man's Sky or Cyberpunk - games that had everything going for them... except an actually finished product.

In late

I've sunk over 1000 hours into Darktide over the past few years, so to justify that life choice, I figured I'd share some of the most fun (and powerful) builds in my roster - one for each of the five classes.

These aren't designed for the highest levels of Havoc, but if you're looking

If you're like me and you've found yourself wandering away from Darktide for a little while now, you might want to consider coming back as the recently released Grim Protocols update is awesome! The highlights include a whole new game mode with 40 levels of difficulty, a snazzy new map, as well

[Update]: Darktide's Grim Protocols update has added an ultra-challenging new game mode - Havoc!

While originally scheduled to launch in late April, Darktide studio Fatshark

[Update]: Darktide's Path of Redemption update has added a free Battle Pass, numerous cosmetics, Tox Bomber enemy and more.

After a couple of

[Update #2]: Darktide's Path of Redemption update has added a free Battle Pass, numerous cosmetics, Tox Bomber enemy and more.

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[Update]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.

It took a full year for us to get here, but

[Update #2]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.

[Update]: The ...

[Update #2]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.

[Update]: The Traitor's

[Update #2]: The armor sets have now arrived, and with them the announcement that Darktide's December update will add potions, new weapons, new map and a dual boss

[Update #2]: Darktide's Patch #15 has added the first Carnival map and expanded the Veteran's skill tree.

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[Update #2]: Darktide will be giving PC players a fancy set of armors as a way of saying thanks.

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[Update #2]: Darktide's Patch #14 has brought in yet another massive batch of balance tweaks.

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[Update #2]: Darktide's Patch #13 has now arrived, and I'm happy to say it's already looking quite amazing!

[Update]: All of ...

[Update #2]: Darktide's Patch #13 has now arrived, and I'm happy to say it's already looking quite amazing!

[Update]: Fatshark have now revealed more about

[Update #2]: Fatshark have now revealed more about the upcoming RPG-like talent trees and accompanying balance changes.

[Update]: Darktide will be ...