Space Marine 2 Slammed With Server Troubles as Focus Entertainment Says It’s Aware of ‘Technical Issues’

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is already off to a strong start, netting a 24 hour peak of 134,302 concurrents. Its start was good for fifth overall on Steam’s charts despite only being able to players who purchased the Gold and Ultra editions of the game.

But it wasn’t an entirely flawless victory for the anticipated sequel. Players soon reported problems with joining the server, including members of the IGN staff. Fans quickly took to X/Twitter and other forums to express their frustration with the experience.

Fix the servers. “Joining server” is killing all of us. And being stuck on “joining server” after completing a mission isn’t fun. We have to close the game and reopen just to be told to redo the mission we just completed

— kurokami🌑⚡️ (@kurokamekami2) September 5, 2024

Similarly, while Space Marine 2’s Steam reviews currently sit at “Mostly Positive,” a few fans complained about graphics drivers and a lack of ultrawide support, among other issues.

Focus Home Entertainment acknowledged the problems in a post to its official website, saying, “We are aware of the technical issues you’re encountering on #SpaceMarine2 and are sorry for the inconvenience. Our teams are currently working to fix them.Please keep providing feedback and make sure your read this note on the most common issues.”

We are aware of the technical issues you’re encountering on #SpaceMarine2 and are sorry for the inconvenience. 🙏 Our teams are currently working to fix them.

Please keep providing feedback and make sure your read this note on the most common issues: https://t.co/ueyOCA9ixs 📝 pic.twitter.com/lIwzEwRvZr

— Focus Entertainment (@Focus_entmt) September 5, 2024

The full post lists some of the most common issues, including crashing on the first cinematic, controller problems, and infinity loading. It also notes that linking Steam and Epic accounts is not required to play the game, saying that the Epic Online Services installation was implemented to “support optional cross-play between Steam and Epic players and to synchronize friend lists between the two stores.”

Otherwise, we were generally positive in our review of Space Marine 2, writing, “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a terrific third-person shooter with a compelling story, loads of weapons that are a blast to use, and a healthy variety of enemies to use them on. It once again borrows many of its ideas from the Gears of War series, but they’re good ideas, and Space Marine 2 does a fine job of making them its own. And while the Operations PvE mode that accompanies it doesn’t currently offer enough to keep me coming back, the deep customization options for your Space Marine do look promising if it’s supported in post-launch updates as planned. Besides, when you’re eviscerating aliens on planets as pretty as these, it’s hard not to leave satisfied.”

Space Marine 2 is slated to fully launch on September 9 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Kat Bailey is IGN’s News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.