Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader heads to Nintendo Switch 2
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Key points
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is about to be released on Nintendo Switch 2.
- Released on Dec. 7, 2023, the game surpassed one million copies sold by January 2025.
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam, with 25,109 reviews.
Isometric CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is about to be released on Nintendo Switch 2, as was revealed during IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025 on Oct. 15, 2025.
The announcement trailer didn’t specify the exact release date for the title, which is already available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, as well as Windows and macOS PCs.
Developed and published by Owlcat Games, the title takes place in the Koronus Expanse, a dangerous and mostly unexplored region of space, accessible to the hegemonic Imperium of Man only through a treacherous route known as the Koronus Passage.
The player controls a party of six characters, including their own who is the titular Rogue Trader, a member of a special aristocratic caste within the Imperium known as the Rogue Traders, who are autonomous combinations of explorers, merchants, and feudal lords, given special permission by the Imperium to explore, trade, and conquer, all for the benefit of the Imperium and Mankind as a whole.
Released on Dec. 7, 2023, the game received DLC titled Void Shadows on Sept. 24, 2024, and surpassed one million copies sold by January 2025.
As of the time of writing, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam, with 25,109 reviews and an all-time peak of 45,405 players, according to SteamDB.
