Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an isometric role-playing video game developed and published by Owlcat Games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game was released for Windows PC, macOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S in December 2023. A DLC, Void Shadows, was released on 24 September 2024.

Similar to prior Owlcat games (Pathfinder: Kingmaker), Rogue Trader is an isometric role-playing video game, heavily utilizing the d100 TTRPG system from the game of the same name.

The player controls a party of six characters, including their own, through ground combat and social interactions. It features a turn-based combat system and an isometric perspective. One of the game’s distinguishing features is its emphasis on realm-building, with the player’s decisions as a Rogue Trader affecting the rest of the gameplay as they build their space empire. Space combat is also present. The game also supports a cooperative multiplayer mode on PC, consoles do not support cooperative multiplayer.

The alignment system allows the player to make Dogmatic choices that are typically merciless but in keeping with the setting’s fervent belief in the God-Emperor, Iconoclastic choices that challenge the status quo, or Heretical choices that are Chaos-aligned. These choice radically alter conversation options and equipment availability.

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