<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darktide	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
40,000	O
universe	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fatshark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
30	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
has	O
been	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
formula	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Fatshark	O
's	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
which	O
four	O
players	O
cooperate	O
to	O
defeat	O
periodic	O
waves	O
of	O
AI-controlled	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Vermintide	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
missions	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
optional	O
secondary	O
objectives	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
obtain	O
better	O
loot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
showcase	O
event	O
in	O
which	O
Fatshark	O
showed	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
2021	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
commented	O
that	O
Darktide	B-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
melee	O
focused	O
than	O
Vermintide	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
getting	O
closer	O
to	O
a	O
50/50	O
split	O
between	O
melee	O
and	O
ranged	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darktide	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
68	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loot	O
and	O
crafting	O
systems	O
have	O
drawn	O
criticism	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
as	O
"[a]	O
fantastic	O
FPS	O
ruined	O
by	O
a	O
rubbish	O
MMO	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
