Everything revealed for Space Marine 2 coop multiplayer

Developer Focus Entertainment has revealed two Space Marine 2 cooperative multiplayer modes. Up to three players can squad up and fight side by side for the game’s entire narrative campaign, playing as Lieutenant Titus and his two companions; while in Operations Mode, teams of up to three fight through repeatable challenge missions with their own custom Space Marines. This guide explains everything revealed so far.

If you’re eager for more information about Space Marine 2, we’re compiling a Space Marine 2 walkthrough with everything that has so far been released to the press or contained in the preview build. We’re continuing to update it in the run-up to the Space Marine 2 release date this September.

This guide covers everything revealed about Space Marine 2 co-op multiplayer so far:

• Operations mode
• Multiplayer classes
• Co-op campaign
• Revives
• Voice chat
• Cross-platform multiplayer
• PVP multiplayer

Operations mode

In Space Marine 2 Operations Mode, teams of three players fight self-contained ‘operations’ missions that fit into the wider war surrounding the game’s main narrative. Your custom Space Marine will gain experience from successful missions, unlocking new equipment and cosmetics.

Operations mode missions are designed to be repeatable, but they do fit into the narrative of the main game. Some of them represent battles that you will hear mentioned in radio chatter when playing the main game.

Multiplayer classes

Space Marine two has six multiplayer classes, which you can use in both Operations mode and PVP multiplayer. Each class has access to unique equipment, and is visually distinct. It’s not yet clear whether certain Space Marine 2 weapons are locked to specific classes, but they do have different default weapons.

Tactical

The specific abilities of the Tactical class have yet to be revealed, but it seems to be the closest to the default loadout that Lieutenant Titus uses in the main narrative campaign. Possibly it will share the same ultimate ability, which turns turns Titus from a generalist combatant into a roaring melee blender.

Bulwark

The Bulwark class has powerful close range weaponry, a protective storm shield, and a banner that can repair the armor of nearby allies.

Sniper

The Sniper class has high-powered long ranged weaponry, and the ability to cloak themselves with their Camo Cloak until they next make a ranged attack.

Assault

The Assault Class has a Jump pack which can launch them into the air, and comes with devastating close melee weaponry as standard.

Vanguard

The Vanguard has light weaponry that is easy to fire on the move, and a Grapnel launcher that allows them to close the distance with enemies rapidly.

Heavy

The Heavy class wields the heaviest guns, but has no melee protection. They can activated an Iron Halo forcefield which provides protection from enemy ranged fire.

Co-op campaign

While Primaris Lieutenant Titus is the protagonist of Space Marine 2 and the character you’ll take control of when playing in single-player mode, he’s not alone. Titus is accompanied by two of his Ultramarines battle brothers, brothers Chairon and Gadriel, who can be controlled by the AI or by other players.

All three Space Marines enjoy the same core move set and can use the same weapons, but each can unleash unique ultimate abilities when their ultimate gauge has fully charged.

Titus’ ultimate unleashes a roar of defiance, turning him into a melee mincing machine for a short time. Chairon has a scanner pulse that marks all enemies in a wide area, while Gadriel appears to throw some kind of grenade. As Chairon and Titus weren’t playable in the preview build, it’s hard to say exactly what their ultimates do, but they certainly look cool!

Revives

When you’re knocked to zero health in Space Marine 2, you’re not necessarily out of the fight. Your companions – whether they’re controlled by the AI or another player – can revive you, provided they can clear a space among the hordes of Tyranids before you bleed out.

You’ve got about 30 seconds to revive a downed comrade, pressing and holding the reload button to bring them back to their feet.

Voice chat

While the Space Marine 2 preview build is single-player only, the audio options allow you to toggle voice chat, with a choice between automatic or push-to-talk chat activation.

If you want to communicate without using voice chat, you can press and hold ‘Up’ on the D-pad to call up a radial menu of messages that you can select from using the right analogue stick. Once you’ve chosen a pragmatic option like “Attack” or “Defend”, release the Up button to send the message to your team-mates.

There is another menu of communication options which is purely narrative, filled with phrases like “Centuries of war” and “Bolter loaded”. While you’re holding Up, press RB / R1 to toggle to this menu, and LB / L1 to toggle back.

Cross-platform multiplayer

We don’t yet know if there will be Space Marine 2 cross-platform multiplayer. Space Marine 2 is due to release on PC, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, but it’s not yet clear if players on one platform can play multiplayer with players on another. Cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox seems likely, while PC and PS5 cross platform is possible but not guaranteed.

PVP multiplayer

Saber Interactive has confirmed there will be a 6v6 Space Marine 2 PVP multiplayer mode. We have high hopes for it: the original Space Marine had a very successful competitive multiplayer mode, which contributed to its reputation as one of the best Warhammer 40k games on PC or console.

If you’re interested in Space Marine 2 but you’re not familiar with Warhammer 40k lore, our guides to the Imperium of Man and the many Warhammer 40k factions will get you up to speed with the setting.