Warpforge & Speed Freeks playtest open and Gladius free to keep on Steam as Warhammer Skulls enters final few days
Time is ticking to take advantage of the three free games, free goodies and free content available at the ultimate video games festival for Warhammer fans.
May 30, 2023

Nottingham, UK - May 30th, 2023 - Games Workshop, in conjunction with licensed partners Plaion, Caged Element and Everguild, have launched an alpha playtest for Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks and a time-limited open demo for leading CCG Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge, where you can try the new Tyranids alongside the other factions, for the 2023 Warhammer Skulls event.
Warpforge’s demo runs to June 1st and Speed Freeks’ playtest to June 8th - and are the latest in several exciting announcements, trailers and special prices on offer as the celebration of Warhammer video games continues into its final few days.
This week only, there are three free games available to keep forever - all available to redeem until the end of the festival on June 1st. On Steam, the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Gladius is free to keep; over on the Apple App Store players can get the superb family board game Talisman Digital Edition (normally a premium app); meanwhile on GoG the classic Warhammer 40,000: Final Liberation is available alongside an extensive Goodie Pack which has a host of wallpapers, vouchers and other extras.

The freebies don’t stop there, with Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition have all existing DLCs for free to existing and new owners on Steam with a special price; meanwhile, new free content launches for existing owners of Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef and Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate. New Nurgle Wardog Stalker and bloom assault missions drop for Chaos Gate, while new hats and leaderboards arrive for Shootas Blood & Teeth.
The free content and games continue on mobile, with the launch of the Thousand Sons and a brand new campaign for Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus, while the Vampire Counts faction arrives in Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest.
All this and more as other discounts, offers, promotions, time limited exclusives, new content, free updates and DLCs run across the Warhammer video gaming catalogue until June 1st on the biggest video gaming platforms including Steam, Xbox, Windows Store, Playstation, Epic Games Store, GOG.com, and Geforce Now. Head on over to warhammer-community.com/skulls to link to all the platforms with offers and get all the latest news.
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