{"id":136794,"date":"2026-04-10T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199714"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:05:00","slug":"warhammer-brings-its-own-vampire-survivors-game-to-switch-1-2-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/10\/warhammer-brings-its-own-vampire-survivors-game-to-switch-1-2-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Warhammer Brings Its Own &#8216;Vampire Survivors&#8217; Game To Switch 1 &amp; 2 This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a3d1b7656111\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a3d1b7656111\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9a3d1b7656111\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"fo_rlWUzEV8\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fo_rlWUzEV8?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Warhammer has revealed its new game &#8211; borrowing the template of the insanely addictive roguelike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vampire_survivors\">Vampire Survivors<\/a> and adding characters, weapons and enemies from its own tabletop universe &#8211; will be coming to the Switch 1 and 2 at some point this year.<\/p>\n<p>This new standalone release, officially titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/warhammer-survivors\">Warhammer Survivors<\/a>, is developed by Auroch Digital (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/warhammer_40000_boltgun\">Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun<\/a>) in partnership with Warhammer and poncle (the small development studio founded by Vampire Survivors creator Luca Galante). This title will include a roster of playable characters from both the Warhammer 40K and Age of Sigmar universes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Thrust into a universe of relentless war, become the embodiment of bullet hell in Warhammer Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite survivors game. Play as characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes, collect and evolve iconic weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><\/aside>\n<p>This follows multiple DLC updates and crossovers for Vampire Survivors including one based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/castlevania_belmonts_curse\">Castlevania<\/a>. Poncle is also releasing its new spin-off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vampire_crawlers_the_turbo_wildcard_from_vampire_survivors\">Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors<\/a> on the Switch later this month.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:149934,153570,173930,198874 @ 1775836429 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Would you be interested in this? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Warhammer has revealed its new game &#8211; borrowing the template of the insanely addictive roguelike Vampire Survivors and adding characters, weapons and enemies from its own tabletop universe &#8211; will be coming to the Switch 1 and 2 at some point this year. 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