Space Marine 2 gets a new mission, weapon, boss fight, and big gameplay changes in its latest major update

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Trygon update
(Image credit: Saber Interactive)

Saber and Focus promised in March that the announcement of Space Marine 3 did not spell the end of Space Marine 2, and that in fact "more awesome content" for Space Marine 2 is still in the works. And here we are, as promised: The Trygon Update, with a new PvE mission, boss fight, and more Space Marine stuff, is now live.

The "Exfiltration" mission is the centerpiece of the update: A Tech-Priest on Avarax is refusing an order to withdraw from an Adeptus Mechanicus facility, Captain Acheran has authorised Magos Galeo to pull her out, and you're going to help.

(Image credit: Saber Interactive)

Complicating matters is the addition of a new Terminus Enemy—a boss, basically—called a Trygon, a massive, tunnelling tyranid that erupts from the surface to cause all sorts of up-close-and-personal grief with powerful claws and "bio-electric attacks." In case that's not enough, the tunnels left in the Trygon's wake form passageways that can be used by other tyranids, so you can expect to see more of them on your trip to Avarax too.

On the happier news front, Space Marines will have access to the new Inferno Pistol in both PvE and PvP gameplay, a pair of new default colors and customization options are available, and of course there are a range of fixes, tweaks, and gameplay changes: Private lobbies are now available in PvP mode, which is a pretty big deal, prestige ranks are now unlockable in PvE, weapon class restrictions have been loosened so classes have access to more firepower, there's a "massive rebalancing and rework of weapon perks" in PvE that means "all weapons received buffs one way or another," and all sorts more. This is indeed a big update.

There's also some new season pass content, including a Space Wolves Chapter Pack and Imperial Fists Champion Pack. Very pretty stuff:

The crash-course version of what the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Trygon update brings to the game is below—for a full rundown on all the details (it's a lot), hit up the Focus forums.

(Image credit: Saber Interactive)
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Andy Chalk
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

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