About a month after the release of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, Auroch Digital and publisher Big Fan Games released a praise trailer, once again showcasing the bloody battles between players and Chaos forces as well as the game's main selling points. The trailer uses limited footage and may not offer much new information for players who have already completed the game, but it once again highlights the contrast between the game's critical acclaim and its market热度 (market heat/popularity).
Praise Trailer:
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 currently holds an average Metacritic score of 82 from critics, being hailed as one of the better retro-style fast-paced shooters in recent years and successfully continuing the formula of its predecessor. Steam user reviews are even more positive, with 96% positive ratings, achieving the "Overwhelmingly Positive" status.
In comparison, the game's Metacritic user score is 6.1, but this is based on only 14 reviews. The game's peak concurrent player count on Steam was 1,646, and the publisher has not yet released sales figures. Therefore, the current media scores and Steam positive rating are not sufficient to prove that the game has achieved commercial success.
Meanwhile, about a quarter of Auroch Digital's employees were laid off. There is currently no evidence to suggest that these layoffs were directly caused by the sales results of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, and a definite causal relationship between the two cannot be established.