The Future Of Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 May Already Be In Trouble

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has already received its first of many free content updates to come, but it might not be enough to keep players coming back. A few months have passed since the release of, with more recent games like Black Ops 6 STALKER 2 starting to take the spotlight. While 's gameplay and wide range of classes make it enjoyable to play for hours on end, there's still only so much content for fans to experience.

The Termination Operation and challenging lethal difficulty added fresh experiences to 's gameplay but left players craving more after completing everything they had to offer. While there are countless hours worth of cosmetics to unlock for each class, the similarities between classes and lack of mission variety don't provide much of an incentive to keep playing over time. Despite the promises of new game modes, enemies, and weapons to destroy them with, Focus Entertainment's live service model might not be enough to entice players to keep coming back to in the long run.

Currently, averages around 12,000 players on Steam according to SteamDB, which is merely 5% of its all-time peak of 225,000 players following its initial launch. 's player base issues aren't a recent problem either, as users on Reddit like Personal_Active_8360 noticed thatthe action-packed started its downward player base trend mere weeks after release.

Fortunately for players, offers full crossplay compatibility with Xbox and PlayStation, resulting in a real player count that's likely much higher than what's currently reported on Steam-based websites.

With breaking the franchise records as the most-sold game to date, it's surprising to see how fast the player base has diminished, but there are a few likely culprits. 's gripping story and high fidelity likely resulted in many players purchasing it solely for the campaign mode, treating the game's optional multiplayer as a nice distraction rather than a purchasing incentive.

On top of players putting down after completing the story, there have been reports