Developer: Auroch Digital
Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified
Rrp: £4.99 (Gog.com, Steam and Epic)
Released: 18th June 2024
Available on: Gog.com, Steam and Epic
Played Using: Mouse and Keyboard
Approximate game length: 4 Hours
What do I say about this DLC? This is just MORE Boltgun, if you liked the base game you’ll probably like this DLC too (or should I call it an expansion? More on that later).
The Forges of Corruption campaign ups the difficulty significantly from the base game, yes it does this by throwing even more enemies at you at once but it also introduces a few new enemy types for you to contend with. Thankfully, to go with these new enemies are a couple of powerful new weapons that will really add some oomph to your arsenal.
So here’s a question, why did the developers call this an ‘expansion’ specifically rather than a DLC (despite the fact that it is definitely a DLC)? I think the reasoning is rooted with the general ‘vibe’ of this game. You see, back before DLC’s were a thing, when the internet was just making its first steps into the public, some games (such as Starcraft and Quake) became so popular that the developers would release new content for it in the form of expansion packs. In the case of Quake, these expansions often added a short campaign, some new weapons and a few new enemies to kill… does that sound familiar? Boltgun very much has the same kind of vibe as those games which is why I think this is called an expansion.
If I have a gripe about this expansion it’s that it feels like the devs missed an opportunity to expand the enemy variety by including the forces of Khorne. Perhaps they’re saving that for the sequel (I hope) but I still feel that this was a perfect opportunity to include them. I would have loved to have fought a Bloodthirster (and yes I know there are canon reasons why Khone and Tzeench wouldn’t work together etc and I don’t give a damn, it would be fun).
Anyway, if you enjoyed the base game this expansion is well worth it.
