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Space Marines

Armour. Precision. Resolve.

ANNOUNCED FOR LAUNCHPROFILE CHECKED 12 OCT 2026
Space Marines — official promotional artwork

QUICK ANSWER

Are Space Marines confirmed for Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000?

Space Marines are an announced launch faction in Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000. Space Marines are described as a small, heavily armoured force built around powerful individual warriors.The beta notice states:Two opening single-player campaigns, plus multiplayer and custom battles. These descriptions do not establish a complete roster, unit costs or a strongest-faction ranking.

Official evidence: Warhammer Community · Creative Assembly / SEGA · Creative Assembly · SEGA · SEGA · Creative Assembly. Checked / . Scope and individual records appear below.

Launch and platform status

Space Marines are in the 4 sourced launch factions. See the current release status for the confirmed window or date.

The announced release window is 2027. SEGA lists a planned release year, not a specific day or month. SEGA ↗ · SEGA ↗ · Creative Assembly ↗

Checked · Announced release; not the closed beta · Verification record

The announced platforms are PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. SEGA ↗ · SEGA ↗

Checked · Announced release · Verification record

Faction identity

Space Marines are described as a small, heavily armoured force built around powerful individual warriors. Creative Assembly / SEGA ↗

Checked · Pre-release description · Verification record

Profile scope: Pre-release announcements · September 2026. This is a sourced description, not a ranking or set of gameplay statistics.

Can you play them in the beta?

Two opening single-player campaigns, plus multiplayer and custom battles.

The closed beta is PC-only through Steam. It includes part of the tutorial, two opening Space Marines campaigns, multiplayer and custom battles, and advanced customisation. Creative Assembly ↗

Checked · PC / Steam closed beta · Verification record

The registration and survey notices below describe the documented test process, not a full-game release.

What is still outside this dossier?

This entry does not assert a complete unit roster, costs or balance values. A unit appearing in preview footage does not establish its final stats or availability in every mode.

For a side-by-side view of launch and test availability, use the faction comparison.

Source records

Latest claim verification: · Scope: Pre-release announcements · September 2026; Release announcements · August–September 2026; Public announcements · October 2026. Each claim may have its own verification date.