Owlcat Announces Alpha Test for Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader Port for Switch 2

The team at **Owlcat Game** has officially **announced** the upcoming alpha testing phase for **Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy**—a new isometric RPG set in the **Warhammer 40K** universe—first revealed during the **Warhammer Skulls** presentation at the end of May.

Players will have the opportunity to explore the alpha version by the end of this year. Specific dates and more details will be provided in due course. Most likely, the alpha will be available to everyone who pre-ordered **Dark Heresy** on the studio’s [official website](https://darkheresy.owlcat.games/), as a similar test was conducted previously for **Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader**.

It’s worth noting that in **Dark Heresy**, players will take on the role of an acolyte of the Imperial Inquisition. The protagonist will need to assemble a team and journey from planet to planet within the Calyxis sector, aiming to eradicate threats to humanity, including heretics, xenos, the traitorous Night Lords Space Marine Legion, and the Star Tyrant. The game is being developed for PC (available on [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3710600/Warhammer_40000_Dark_Heresy/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/warhammer_40000_dark_heresy), [Epic Games Store](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40k-dark-heresy-4cf5b0)), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S; however, a release date has yet to be announced.

Additionally, the developers have not forgotten about the **Rogue Trader** audience, having **revealed** plans for a port of the game for the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The release date for this new version is also currently unknown.