Warhammer 40K: Darktide Zealot Gameplay Part 8

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a first-person action video game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, developed and published by Fatshark. It is a spiritual successor to the Warhammer: Vermintide series. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 30 November 2022. It also was released for Xbox Series X/S on 4 October 2023, and for PlayStation 5 on 3 December 2024. The game uses a similar formula to that used in Fatshark's Warhammer: Vermintide 2 in which four players cooperate to defeat periodic waves of AI-controlled enemies. Rather than a set of pre-made characters, the game allows players to customize their class, appearance, and gender. The four classes at launch were Veteran, Zealot, Ogryn, and Psyker; a sharpshooter / support, melee DPS, tank, and ranged DPS class respectively. All classes make use of a regenerating shield. A fifth class, the Arbitrator, was released in June 2025. Unlike the first four classes, prisoners conscripted by the Inquisition, the Arbitrator is an active-duty Imperial law enforcer. The Arbitrator has access to new weapons, including a riot shield paired with a melee weapon or firearm, as well as a combat support pet, the "Cyber-Mastiff". A sixth class, the Hive Scum, was released in December 2025, representing the "Conclave" of criminal cartels on Atoma Prime, the game's setting. The Hive Scum is the only class that can dual-wield weapons, including shivs and automatic pistols, as well as create custom combat stimulants to boost their effectiveness. A seventh class, the Skitarii, was announced on 21st May 2026, with Skitarii serving as the cyborg infantry of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the technological organisation which holds a monopoly on technological knowledge throughout the Imperium. The class is to be released on 23rd June, 2026. Unlike in Vermintide 2, multiple missions can take place in the same area, some of which include optional secondary objectives that allow players to obtain better loot. Difficulty has been divided into two variables, one affecting enemy count and the other damage received from enemies. Progression is split between random rewards, an in-game currency that allows the purchase of weapons and a contract system to earn a weapon of your choice. Crafting also allows the player to upgrade their weapons and increase their stats. #warhammer40k #darktide