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Published on September 5th, 2025 | by Adrian Gunning

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 celebrates its first anniversary with its biggest update to date!

 and Saber Interactive are excited to announce the release of the Anniversary Update for their blockbuster third-person action game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The gameplay update is available free for all PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series players. The kick-off of Year 2 also marks the release of the game’s Season Pass II, promising new Chapter-inspired cosmetics.

A Battle-Barge-sized shipment of Free Content

Space Marine 2 celebrates the first anniversary of its release with more free content than ever in a single update, covering every possible aspect of the game. New game modes, new missions, maps, enemies, weapons, and more quality-of-life improvements than there are Xenos in the universe. Check out the details below, and make sure to read our Anniversary Update patch notes for more information.

The Anniversary Update brings: 

  • The new “Vortex” Operation, featuring a fearsome new boss, the Mutalith Vortex Beast
  • new PvP arena, “Bridge”, set on Avarax
  • new PvE game mode called “Stratagems” introducing daily and weekly gameplay modifiers
  • new “Helbrute Onslaught” game mode for PvP, with a playable Helbrute!
  • 3 new weapons – Pyreblaster, Pyrecannon & Power Axe – and several new weapon variants, like the Xenophase Blade, Combi Melta or double-edged Chainsword
  • new Majoris enemy: the Chaos Spawn, coming in three unique variants
  • A set of six unique Chaos Champion skins, unlockable in Eternal War mode
  • A ton of quality-of-life and customisation improvements, like the ability to use Champion skins as multiple, individual cosmetics with any of the game’s playable classes.

Sons of Rogal Dorn rejoice! The Black Templars and Imperial Fists get new DLCs

The Anniversary Update also marks the release of Space Marine 2’s second Season Pass, along with its first two DLCs: the Black Templars Champion Pack and the Imperial Fists Cosmetic Pack. The former includes a new Champion skin for the Bulwark class and Power Sword skin, while the latter adds over 40 new cosmetics and heraldry markings celebrating 7 of the Imperial Fists’ Successor Chapters.

Heed the call of battle once again with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s“Anniversary” update, now available for free on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and receive a ton of new customisation options with the Season Pass II. Join the Space Marine 2 community, share feedback, and get exclusive rewards on our new Focus Together platform. 


About the Author

Adrian lives in Melbourne Australia and has a huge passion for gaming, technology and pop culture. He recently finished his a Bachelor of Journalism and is currently focusing on games journalism. When not writing and playing video games, Adrian can be found in Comics 'R' Us debating the pros of the DC Universe and cons of the Marvel Universe.



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