Nailing down Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun's mix of modern and retro

According to developer Auroch Digital, the just-released Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is "the game that should have been made in the '90s."

Boltgun is a first-person shooter set in the grim darkness of the tabletop strategy game's futuristic universe. It is also what many would call a "boomer shooter," a retro-tinged treatment of the genre that proudly wears its inspirations on its comically oversized epaulettes.

Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Boltgun lead designer Grant Stewart spells out those influences for people who couldn't discern them from the game's screenshots.

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