Fans got a flood of game trailers, free updates, and new collectibles all dropped at once for this year's big celebration.
Warhammer Day 2026 video games and merch announcements arrived on October 29, 2026, through Warhammer Community, covering new trailers, a free game update, launch dates, and dozens of collectible products tied to the October 31 celebration.
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A wave of game reveals lands before the big day
The headline reveal is a story trailer for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster, a stealth platformer starring a scheming Skaven assassin named Vihneek. The game won't actually launch until 2027, arriving on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, so this trailer works more as a tease than a release.
Right behind it comes news about Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, which just turned five years old. To mark the anniversary, the game gets a free update on October 31 itself. That update brings a new map, extra gameplay options, and a big rebalance of units. Xbox Play Anywhere support also goes live the same day, letting players jump between Xbox and Windows without buying the game twice.
A paid expansion called Courage and Catastrophe follows on December 14. It adds a 13-mission campaign along with three new units, giving Battlesector fans a reason to keep playing well past the anniversary celebrations.
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New launches and platform expansions round out the lineup
Warhammer Survivors is set to launch on November 10, and the announcement introduced two new in-game merchants players will meet. Brokk Grungsson operates in the Mortal Realms setting, while Daedalosus deals in weapons and artefacts out in the 41st Millennium. Merchandise tied to the game is already sitting on shelves at the Warhammer Merch Store, ahead of the actual game launch.
Meanwhile, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 isn't a new game at all, it's already out. What's new is a Nintendo Switch 2 edition, confirmed for November 19. That means Boltgun 2 fans on Switch 2 get to join in a few weeks after everyone else.
Put together, these four announcements show Games Workshop's licensing partners timing almost everything around the same autumn window. A trailer, a free update, a fresh launch date, and a new platform edition all landed within days of each other, which isn't an accident. It's a coordinated push meant to make Warhammer Day feel like a genuine event across gaming, not just tabletop hobby shops.
Collectibles, apparel, and sales pile onto the celebration
Merch made up a huge part of this year's news too. Displate rolled out metal posters using key art from all four factions featured in Dawn of War IV, and also announced something called Warhammer 40,000 Shards, smaller collectible metal prints that come in three rarity tiers. Related coverage says Imperial Tarot-style prints from that line are expected to go on sale November 10, the same day Survivors launches.
The Warhammer Merch Store is adding a Chaos banner, though it's still pending final approval, plus new clothing and accessories. Shoppers can also expect Dawn of War IV desk mats and apparel branded around Warhammer Survivors. Other partners jumped in too, with a Danilo-branded Warhammer 40,000 calendar, new TOMY plush toys planned for 2027, and Starforged collectible helmets inspired by the First Founding Chapters.
Cubicle 7 used the moment to push pre-orders for the fifth edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Anyone who pre-orders the core rulebook gets instant access to a free PDF copy, according to coverage of the partner announcements, which gives tabletop roleplayers their own reason to pay attention to a day usually associated with miniatures and video games.
Discounts add urgency, and the retail event ties it all together
Several time-limited deals are also part of the push. Warhammer Merch is running a 25% discount on selected shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, posters, mugs, and gaming mats, but that deal ends November 1 at 9 a.m. UK time. Separately, UltraPRO is offering 30% off Warhammer 40,000 products using the code WHDAY26, and that discount also closes out on November 1.
None of this happens in isolation from the physical retail event either. A separate Warhammer Community post confirms that shoppers visiting a local Warhammer store to buy the commemorative Oath Fulfilled miniature can also claim a free Space Marine 2-themed desk mat, featuring Lieutenant Titus standing over a defeated Tyranid force. That detail connects the licensed games and merch wave directly back to the in-store Warhammer Day celebration itself, rather than treating them as two separate marketing pushes.
What fans should watch for next
The next few weeks are packed. Warhammer Survivors launches November 10, Boltgun 2 hits Switch 2 on November 19, and Battlesector's Courage and Catastrophe DLC arrives December 14 with its 13-mission campaign. Looking further out, Deathmaster remains the biggest long-term bet, with its 2027 launch set to bring Warhammer into stealth-platformer territory for the first time.
TOMY's plush lineup, including Blood Angels Intercessor and Nurgling designs, is also planned for 2027, suggesting Games Workshop's licensing partners aren't slowing down once Warhammer Day wraps up. For now, fans have trailers to rewatch, discounts to use before November 1, and a stack of new merchandise to track down before it sells out.
