Made up of gigantic asteroids, ship wrecks and other debris, the hulks can sometimes get to be the size of a moon. In that lore, Space Hulks are massive abandoned ships that drift along the currents of the Warp, which is a place in this game where there are tears and entrances into the the immaterial dimension of Chaos. The story of Space Hulk: Deathwing is one that draws from quite a bit of lore in the broader world first created by the Warhammer 40,000 board games. The game is set to be released on PC on December 9 and though it does not yet have an official release date on consoles, is expected to come to the PS4 and Xbox One early on in 2017. Those who purchased the game on Steam ahead of the release got 15% off the retail price as well as a special weapon they could use inside the game. The company also announced there was going to be a pre-order bonus for those who reserved the game ahead of time. On Septemyet another trailer was revealed and at the same time, the development team detailed some of the classes in the game as well as some of the special abilities they have. The video also showed off the the basics of the gameplay as well as its premise, the teammates that are playable in the game, the localized damage system, and some of the enemies players will encounter. On April 29, 2016, the first gameplay trailer was revealed, showing off the massive environments the game boasts. In February of 2015, another video was unveiled, marking the first comments from the development team about the game since it was first announced. The game was first unveiled with a short teaser video where a Deathwing Terminator was being chased through the guts of a Spacehulk by Genestealers.

The team that has been working on this game is the same one that produced E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. The game was also announced as being based on the popular board game RPG and the development team said it would be using Unreal Engine 4. The game was then announced as a first person shooter. Space Hulk: Deathwing was first announced way back in September of 2013.

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