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Press release:
Nicosia, Cyprus – 1 June 2023.
Award-winning studio Owlcat Games is thrilled to announce that the closed Beta goes live now for “Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader” – the first cRPG set in the grim darkness of the far future of Warhammer 40,000.

Moreover, a new spectacular trailer that shows how important players’ decisions will be and how drastically they can affect the course of events is available.

Starting from today all early founders who pre-purchased any version of the game will be able to download and play the Beta.

https://roguetrader.owlcat.games/preorder/en#packs

About Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader closed Beta

The closed Beta dramatically extends the amount of content available for the players and features the prologue and the first three chapters of the game. The explorers of the Koronus Expanse will get access to 60-80 hours of adventures, exciting quests, will meet new enemies and friends and also will learn how it all starts.

The Beta allows players to start from the very beginning, earning position as a Lord Captain in the Prologue and Act I, continuing through Act II (featured in closed Alpha), and finally venturing into the dark city of Commorragh, home of the insidious Drukhari, in Act III.

The Rogue Trader will expand the number of loyal companions – Ulfar, a mighty Adeptus Astartes from the Space Wolves chapter, will join retinue in the Beta to crush the enemies in the Emperor’s name.

Moreover the closed Beta introduces the character creation featuring a wide range of options to create an absolutely unique Rogue Trader both visually and mechanically (several options are still work in progress).

The character progression has seen a significant overhaul, introducing new and updated talents and abilities together with a new doctrine and changes in the rest. The Beta also introduces a unique progression tree for the navigator and the highly anticipated ability to play as a psyker for the main character. The Beta gives a glimpse of the Convictions system.

Important decisions taken during the course of adventures of Lord Captain will have lasting consequences called Convictions in the full version of the game. Characters will accumulate points towards Imperialis, Benevolentia, or Hereticus, unlocking new perks and dialogue options.

Space combat has received a massive update, including new space backgrounds, new HUD, shield UI, combat grid visuals, and a great number of balance and gameplay updates. Colonization has also seen a significant update, with improved UI, and an array of balance changes.

This is only a part of the updates that awaits players in the Beta.

This Beta version of the game will remain live until Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader‘s release, meaning that anyone who pre-purchases any of the founder’s packs will be able to try the game early. In-game progress will not be transferred from one version to another

The Steam and GOG wishlists are already opened for the eagerly-anticipated title.

The Founder’s Packs are available on the official website at owlcat.games.

About Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Players will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers who reign over their own trade protectorate and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself. By virtue of their Warrant of Trade, the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium.

At their disposal is a gargantuan voidship of immense strength and innumerable personnel ready to follow their leader without question. Show your subjects mercy or disdain, stay faithful to the Emperor or consort with the enemies of Humanity — the Rogue Trader’s every decision sends ripples across entire star systems, changing the in-game world and those who inhabit it.

Events will unfold in the Koronus Expanse, a dangerous and unexplored region on the farthest frontiers of the Imperium. Many explorers have fallen victim to this dangerous place never to return.

Remarkable and sophisticated companions are one of the pillars of the cRPG genre, and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is no exception.

A mighty Space Marine, a mercurial Aeldari Ranger, or even a courageous Sister of Battle armed with a bolter and ardent prayers are just a few of the many characters that will join the Rogue Trader during their adventures.

About Owlcat Games
Owlcat Games is a team of developers united by a love of RPGs. From our beginnings as a small group of games industry veterans obsessed with the idea of making our dream games a reality, we have grown into a truly international company, with our headquarters in Cyprus and more than 120 employees spread across offices in various countries.

We are continuing to expand and take on new hires from around the world, and we also get together every week to play tabletop games in the office and on Roll20 online.

About Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniatures, novels and model kits through more than 523 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop or Warhammer), its own web store, and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide.

More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including its publishing division ‘Black Library’ and its special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com

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