Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Developers
	Relic Entertainment
GOG.com	General Arcade
Publishers
2011-2013	THQ
2013-present	Sega
Russia	Akella
Engines
	Phoenix Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 6, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	74
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, TPS, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Subseries of Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine	2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	2024
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition	2025

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a singleplayer third-person action, TPS and shooter game in the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine series.

General information

Lexicanum - A huge wiki for the Warhammer 40,000 series

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GOG.com		Anniversary Edition. Singleplayer-only release, therefore omits DLC.
Humble Store		Anniversary Edition.
Steam		Anniversary Edition.

On September 23, 2021, the game was relaunched as the Anniversary Edition which includes all DLC (like the prior Space Marine Collection) and a few extras (manuals, soundtrack, strategy guide, etc.), with all previous owners being upgraded to that version.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Alpha Legion Champion Armour Set	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Blood Angels Veteran Armour Set	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Chaos Unleashed Map Pack	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Death Guard Champion Chapter Pack DLC	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Dreadnought DLC	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Emperor's Elite Pack	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Golden Relic Bolter	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Golden Relic Chainsword	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Iron Hands Chapter Pack DLC	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Legion of the Damned Armour Set	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Power Sword	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Salamanders Veteran Armour Set	Part of the Anniversary Edition.
Traitor Legions Pack	Part of the Anniversary Edition.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ\Relic Entertainment\Space Marine\gamePC.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\55276042699715837\Storage\Shared\Files\0
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\55150\remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55150/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Approx. 100 MB available. Settings will sync too, except graphics settings.

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
Ultra-widescreen			Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD and cutscene FOV.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Flawless Widescreen or WH4KSM FOV Fixer.
Windowed		Use the -window parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Post-processing AA is included in the Post Processing setting.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double buffer in Fullscreen, Triple Buffer in Windowed
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

General settings.

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Acceleration is disabled by default, mouse smoothing toggle is available.
Mouse sensitivity		Combined with gamepad sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support		Requires mouse on the very first launch. Turn on your controller, go to Options > Gameplay Options and turn on the Gamepad On/Off option.
Controller remapping		Few presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Shared toggle with mouse under Look Inversion.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Game uses this even if keyboard and mouse is used to play.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, Speech and Master Volume.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Dutch				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Korean				Download here.
Polish				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play		16	Versus, Co-op Co-op: Exterminatus mode (4 players) Steam only.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			See Helix Mod: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.
TriDef 3D
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Devices
Novint Falcon

Issues unresolved

Stuttering

The game stutters randomly in cutscenes, credits, shooting, walking, etc. This occurs with and without v-sync.

Audio stuttering

No permanent fix. Some temporary fixes include disabling v-sync and installing the game on a faster disk drive.

Game crash on startup

Set SpaceMarine.exe to run in Windows 7 Compatibility mode[citation needed]

Verify game cache integrity on Steam.

No permanent fix.

Set number of processors to 8
On Windows desktop click Start and in the search bar type msconfig. Click on the Boot tab and click Advanced options... Check Number of processors and in the drop down menu select 8. Click OK and restart your computer for changes to take effect. Notes After you stop playing the game, uncheck Number of processors and restart your computer to revert back to original settings.

Set Windows to automatically limit the game to eight CPU cores (Windows 10 and 11)

Download the Windows ADK. During installation, it gives the option to select multiple tools; the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator. Once installed, open the Start Menu folder named Windows Kits, and launch Compatiblity Administrator (32-bit). Select the new database under custom databases. Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix. Provide the full path of SpaceMarine.exe and give it a name of choosing. Skip past the compatibility mode options. In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU. With ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU selected click parameters and put 8 into the command line field then click ok. Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted. Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.

Game hangs at black screen when loading on Windows 10

Set SpaceMarine.exe to run as administrator[citation needed]

Issues fixed

BIOS fix

When using an old BIOS with the AMD FX Series of CPU's game is unplayable.

Update BIOS[citation needed]

Game crashes after completing the Valkyrie air transport mission and landing on the bridge

Turn Vsync on[citation needed]

Can only turn Vsync on or off outside of gameplay, when launching the game.

Temporarily reduce all graphics settings to Low and set the resolution to the lowest possible[citation needed]

Limit the game to using only one or two CPU cores[citation needed]
Launch the game and then launch Windows Task Manager by pressing `Ctrl+Shift+Esc`. Find `spacemarine.exe`, right-click it, and choose `Set Affinity`. Select only the first two cores of your CPU and click OK.

Game runs at low fps on Windows 10/11

Whitelist the SpaceMarine.exe and the folder in "Malwarebytes" or other "security software" and enable Vsync in game.

Game crashes shortly after launching

Game is incompatible with multicore CPUs

Limit the number of cores in your CPU

Game stutters with keyboard input

The game stutters while reading inputs from keyboard, this is really noticeable for continuous presses. Occurs if you're using Japanese keyboard layout in Windows.

Revert to a previous version of an IME

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform GFx
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1		7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz		Intel Quad core AMD Quad core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3850 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support		512 MB of VRAM