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Development History
October 15, 2026 at 02:43 PM
Created page: Development History (2026-10-15)
Warhammer Survivors was developed by Auroch Digital in partnership with Warhammer and poncle. This page follows the public development of the game from its reveal to the run-up to its November 10, 2026 launch.
Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
November 4, 2025 | Announced with the Reveal Trailer; six champions, the Tyranids and the Skaven shown; launch window 2026 |
November 11, 2025 | Reveal trailer wallpapers released; first FAQ says no other platforms announced |
November 19, 2025 | Profiles of the first six champions |
November 26, 2025 | Tyranid and Skaven enemy details, including Synapse and Warp Fury |
February 25, 2026 | Fyrestorm Greataxe and Zangrom-Thaz weapon highlight |
April 9, 2026 | Triple-i Initiative showcase: consoles confirmed, Orks and Ghazghkull revealed, new champions and weapons |
May 13, 2026 | Status effect system introduced |
May 21, 2026 | Warhammer Skulls showcase: first demo, Death Guard, Blades of Khorne, three new stages |
May 28, 2026 | Developer question-and-answer session; demo passes 100,000 players |
June 2, 2026 | Demo update fixing Age of Sigmar drop rates |
June 10 and 17, 2026 | Deep dives on the Death Guard, Blades of Khorne and the Hobby Table |
July 15, 2026 | Community update: 190,000+ demo players, planned changes, first demo listing to end after July 22 |
August 5 to September 17, 2026 | Feature Focus video series |
August 12 and 27, 2026 | Art blogs on concept art and pixel sprites |
October 6, 2026 | Release date, price, second demo and the Gloomspite Gitz announced |
November 10, 2026 | Launch |
Auroch announced the game on November 4, 2025 as a frenetic roguelike survivors game set in the Warhammer universes. A week later it thanked players for the response and published an FAQ: other platforms had not been announced yet, the game was not a Vampire Survivors DLC, and Tyranids and Skaven were only the first enemies shown.
The Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9, 2026 brought the console announcement, the Orks and the first Extremis Boss. The tenth Warhammer Skulls showcase on May 21, 2026 brought the first demo, two Chaos factions and three stages. The Gloomspite Gitz were revealed with the release date on October 6, 2026, bringing the confirmed enemy factions to six.
The first demo drew over 190,000 players by mid-July 2026. In response Auroch said it was rebalancing enemies, characters and weapons, adding cross-universe currency sharing, fixing unreachable chests and adding skippable sequences, all subject to change. It removed the first demo from the store after July 22 and released a new demo on October 6, 2026. See Demo.
Two art blogs in August 2026 described how the team worked. Concepting started with discussions about environments that feel inherently Warhammer alongside surprising new ones, then rough test scenes to settle the sprite style. Bloodwind Spoil was shown from concept to in-development stage. The second blog covered simplifying detailed miniatures into small sprites, nailing how each weapon feels, and the team's favourite factions. Auroch said a third blog on the game's warzones would follow.
Beyond the partnership with Warhammer and poncle, Auroch worked with Water Witch Studio on stages and art passes and with RocketBrush on characters, enemies and effects.