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Auroch Digital · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 86 % positive of 2,375 reviews, as of Oct 28

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.

24 games that play like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 and Glyphica: Typing Survival.

Player tags

  • Typing
  • Education
  • Word Game
  • Singleplayer
  • On-Rails Shooter
  • Old School
  • Gore
  • Boomer Shooter
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly find this free typing shooter fun and well made, though very short, with some frustrating difficulty spikes and a few technical issues.

Most players recommend this free typing shooter, which swaps Boltgun's gunplay for typing words and phrases to kill enemies on rails. Many players enjoy how typing turns the familiar Warhammer 40,000 levels into something new, and they praise the retro art, gore and responsive keyboard input. Some say it works well as typing practice, and the Warhammer vocabulary makes it harder than ordinary typing games. The main complaints are its length, as it can be finished in about 30 minutes, and difficulty: some find the hardest levels and invented or Ork phrases unfair, while others want options to require spaces, capitals or punctuation. A few report frame-rate-dependent enemy attacks and bugs. Several reviewers see it mainly as an advert for Boltgun 2.

Praised

  • Typing replaces shooting

    Typing words and phrases replaces aiming and fires your weapon, which players find original and satisfying.

    Many players
  • Warhammer atmosphere and humour

    The 40k lore, taunts, gore and Boltgun levels give the game a tongue-in-cheek charm many players enjoy.

    Many players
  • Free and short

    Players like that it costs nothing and fits into a short session, which makes it easy to try.

    Many players
  • Useful typing practice

    Players report that it helped improve their typing speed or accuracy and works well as a warm-up.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Too short

    Players finish it within about half an hour, and some would like more levels or content.

    Many players
  • Unfair difficulty

    Players report uneven difficulty between runs, very long words or Ork phrases, and enemies that hit before the word appears.

    Many players
  • Missing typing options

    Players want options to require spaces, capitals and punctuation, which the game does not check for.

    Some players
  • Technical problems

    Reports include launch failures at some resolutions, frame-rate-dependent enemy attacks, glitches and an enemy without letters.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who like typing games or Warhammer and want a quick, free arcade experience.
Who should skip it
Players who want a long game with varied content or who expect a polished, complete shooter.

Short vs. long playtime: Players who finished it quickly often call it a short, free demo, while those who went for the hardest difficulty and achievements describe it as challenging and time-consuming.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance: FPS (10 of 24), Shooter (9) and Gore (8).
  • They came out between 2007 and 2026, 2 of them after Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: ULTRAKILL (97 % positive of 217,005).

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