Warhammer 40k: Space Marines 2 sells 7M copies in less than a year

Nine months after the game’s launch, Focus Entertainment has announced Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 has already sold seven million copies.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 has sold seven million copies in less than a year, publisher Focus Entertainment has announced.

The third-person-shooter title released last September and impressed audiences and critics alike, and Focus has now confirmed Space Marines 2 has hit an impressive milestone in just nine months.

In a post to BlueSky, the publisher wrote: “Here’s another big milestone that fills us with gratitude: 7 million players on #SpaceMarine2. On this occasion we want to thank each Space Marine out there for their unwavering support. Thank you (7M times).”

Following the success of Space Marines 2 – which was developed by Saber Interactive – Focus announced it would be making a sequel in March.

The company wrote on social media: “Your duty is not done. We’re pleased to announce that the development for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 3 has officially begun …”

Focus head John Bert also teased some of the features coming to Space Marines 3, including “an immersive campaign, a multiplayer mode, and innovations that will redefine the standards of third-person action games”.

While development on Space Marines 3 has begun, Bert emphasised Focus would continue to support Space Marines 2 – and said there would be “exciting content and regular updates in the coming years”.

He said in a statement: “Space Marine 2 has proven to be a transformative game for Saber.  It is the culmination of everything we have learned about game development in our 25 years in the business. 

“We are now starting to develop Space Marine 3, a game that carries with it tremendous expectations from our rapidly expanding fanbase. 

“While we will continue to support and grow the Space Marine 2 universe over the coming years, we will take all our learnings and apply them to an even bigger and more spectacular game for the third instalment.”