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Auroch Digital · Published by Auroch Digital
Content notice: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance contains scenes involving violence, blood and gore.
Very Positive — 88% positive (2,345 reviews) · 8 achievements
Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Type like your life depends on it in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Words of Vengeance! Smite the enemies of the Emperor with every keystroke spelling their demise. But every typo could mean the difference between life and death.
Action, Free To Play · 2025 · More free games
Experience the intensity of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance, a fast-paced free-to-play action game where precise keystrokes mean survival in a deadly conflict for the Emperor.
About this game
The Mechanicum of Mars have gifted you a blessed new weapon - a keyboard! Brutally decimate hordes of daemonic scum with every keystroke, in this fast-paced rail shooter. None can stand against the might of your WPM!
RETURN TO GRAIA
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance is a creative twist on epic boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Instead of mowing down your enemies with elite FPS skills, kill the relentless hordes of enemies that descend upon you by typing out words.
Set in the world of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, play as Malum Caedo on his mission to cleanse Forge World Graia of cultists, traitors and Chaos daemons that threaten to overrun it.
THE EMPEROR GUIDES YOUR HAND
Put your typing skills to the test by typing out randomised words and phrases from Warhammer 40,000 lore to end the lives of your foes. Time to brush up on the spelling of Manufactorum, Incommodus, and Astronomican!
Obliterate your enemies by quickly typing their death sentences but beware as one typo could spell your own demise.
FEATURES
Creative reimagining of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun as a first-person typing game.
Randomised words and phrases from Warhammer 40,000 lore to make every playthrough unique
The faster you type, the quicker you kill.
Difficult to master with 4 difficulties for every level
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit)
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 / Intel Core i3-2120
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 7770 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X / Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 580 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
We Hid a Secret in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance
Greetings, Marines! Last year we released Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance, alongside announcing our upcoming game Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 as part of the Warhammer Skulls Showcase. Since then, we’ve released two updates for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance, adding achievements and three new levels, along with more words and phrases, and mechanics. Alongside that, we’ve been working hard on Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2! Recently, we announced that we will be adding a Celestian Sister of Battle named Nyra Veyrath to the game. But did you know her name has been hidden in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance all this time? There may be other secrets hidden in the game too... Don’t forget to wishlist our upcoming game Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, if you haven't already! Do You Want More... If you're looking for more adventures in the grim darkness of the far future, then check out our other Warhammer title, Warhammer Survivors, which will be launching this year!Read full article on Community Announcements (AurochEl)Community & EventsOfficial
Steam Typing Fest is LIVE!
Hello, Space Marines! Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance is taking part in Steam Typing Fest, a festival that celebrates typing quickly and accurately, especially when under a lot of pressure. It’s a perfect fit for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance and we’re excited to be participating. This official Steam event runs for one week, from 10:00 AM PST on 13 January 2026 until 10:00 AM PST on 20 January 2026. If you haven't played the new levels we added to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance a few months ago, now is the perfect time to check them out! Or discover a new favourite typing game as part of the festival: https://store.steampowered.com/category/typingRead full article on Community Announcements (AurochEl)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes - Achievement Fixes
Hello everyone! We hope you're all enjoying the new update for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance! Thank you to everyone who reported an issue with achievements following the major update. We've put together a small patch to fix them:Fixed a bug that prevented "Golden Throne" and the "High Gothic" achievements from popping. Have fun and happy purging!Read full article on Community Announcements (Auroch Matty)Press Coverage
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun's free typing spinoff doubles its wordcount with 3 new levels and over 400 extra phrases
Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun: Words of Vengeance originally launched as a stopgap/marketing gimmick to coincide with the announcement of Boltgun 2. But it appears to have gone down swimmingly with the Boltgun playerbase in its own right, having accrued a 'Very Positive' Steam rating out of 1,700 reviews. The 2.5D blaster's free-to-play spinoff swaps out clicking on enemy heads to kill them in traditional shooter fashion for keyboard-based mass murder a-la The Typing of The Dead... Read more.Read full article on PC Gamer (Rick Lane)Patch NotesOfficial
Double the Content - Words of Vengeance Major Update!
Grab your keyboards, because we just released a major update for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance! It’s available now on Steam and brings with it: ⚔️ Three New Levels to Master ⌨️400+ New Phrases ⌛Timed Textboxes Three New LevelsOne of the biggest requests we’ve had for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance is to add new levels to the game! So, we’ve doubled the number of levels available. Now you will be able to explore Canyon Magrails, and The Deep Vault in Words of Vengeance as well! 400+ New PhrasesWe also heard your feedback that some phrases come up too often and that there aren’t enough phrases for the High Gothic achievement. To combat this, we’ve added over 400 new phrases to the game to diversify the pool of words available! Timed TextboxesFinally, we’ve also added some timed textboxes to the game! These can be used to grab additional health in some levels if you need a little pick me up (and can type quick enough), and they’ll also play a role in the final boss battle... We hope you enjoy the new levels and features that we’ve added to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance! Also don’t forget to wishlist our upcoming game Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 if you haven't already! We'll have some exciting news to share about it soon...Read full article on Community Announcements (AurochEl)
