Possibly one of the biggest surprises of the year is none other than Saber Interactive’s Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2. Not only does it splinter from your standard template of what an action should be in this era of gaming, but it’s one not marketed as a live service game, even if it fits the bill (somewhat).

Space Marine 2 has only been out a couple of months, but already a sequel's on the cards - albeit not in the way you might immediately assume. Games Workshop has confirmed Warhammer 40K's appearance in Amazon's upcoming Secret Level series will take the form of an animated Space Marine 2 sequel.

Here's our list of 40k games to try out once you've finished with Space Marine 2 but not ready to leave the grim darkness behind!

Space Marine 2 is still going strong on Steam and 4.5 million players later the sci-fi shooter is finally getting its first new operation since launch. Patch 4.0 adds a new multiplayer mission on the planet Kadaku called Termination as well as some notable changes to the underlying gameplay.

It’s been a little over one month since Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment put out Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, but the game has had no trouble keeping the attention of its fans. The developers have announced that Space Marine 2’s player count has expanded to 4.5 million since its launch, more than doubling its launch weekend numbers.

Space Marine 2 update 1.004 is now live and this is for Patch 4.0 that adds the new Termination operation, new difficulty mode and more.

Amazon's upcoming video game anthology Secret Level will take us inside the worlds from some of the most popular series around – including Pac-Man, Unreal Tournament, and Mega Man. Even so, we didn't expect this – one instalment in the series will be a direct sequel to the events of Warhammer 40,

Amazon and Games Workshop have revealed fresh details about their Secret Level Warhammer 40,000 episode, confirming it’s a sequel to the recently released Space Marine 2. Secret Level is an animated anthology series made up of 15 independent episodes,