Warhammer Survivors Reveals the Mighty Ork Menace and Xbox Launch in 2026


Summary

  • Warhammer Survivors is a fast-paced roguelite survivors’ game where you’ll choose from a roster of iconic Warhammer champions.
  • Learn more about members of the Ork menace, like Killa Kans, Lootas, Big Meks, and more.
  • Warhammer Survivors is launching on Xbox Series X|S in 2026.

Hello, Survivors! We’re excited to reveal that Warhammer Survivors will launch on Xbox Series X|S later this year!

If you haven’t heard of Warhammer Survivors, it’s a fast-paced roguelite survivors’ game, where you’ll choose from a roster of iconic Warhammer champions and lead them against endless tides of enemies from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes.

To celebrate the announcement, we’re sharing new gameplay details about one of the enemy factions coming to the game: the mean and mighty menace, Orks!

Formed in marauding mobs of Waaagh!, Orks stomp through the battlefields of the 41st Millennium in pursuit of a good fight. They don’t attack to control territory; they relish only the pure act of a good scrap and raucous warmaking.

There is a whole manner of Orks at the Warboss’s disposal, including the brutish Ork Boyz and the cowardly but vicious Grots. Today, we’re going to focus on the broader forces of the Orks (and we’re reticent to call them specialists; all of them are just as eager as any Ork to mindlessly krump you into the dust)

Ork Killa Kan

Killa Kans

Orks are brutal Xenos who love the thrill of battle, so shaking off pain to fight one last time comes naturally to them. But the odds for a feeble limbed grot aren’t very promising. The Killa Kan answers that problem: a hulking smoke-spewing canister, loosely controlled by grots and armed to the teeth with blood-encrusted Killsaws! Beware of the Killa Kan as it stomps toward you in Warhammer Survivors; this ramshackle monstrosity explodes when destroyed!


Lootas

Lootas are dakka-obsessed boys, responsible for creating da best dakka (firepower) from whatever scrap they can lay their big green hands on. In Warhammer Survivors, Lootas are stationary enemies who unleash rounds of projectiles towards the player, so not only will you have to endure against the green tide of the Orks, but a hailstorm of dakka as well.

Ork Lootas

Orc Big Mek

Big Mek (with Shokk Attack Gun)

Ork Big Meks are the most dakka-obsessed tinkerers within the Ork Mobs. Ork inventors that show the sheer ingenuity (and often clamatous) endeavours of Ork weapons development. Big Meks are responsible for developing some of the most devastating dakka , unleashing utter destruction and carnage upon their foes.

Bolder, brighter and bigger than their Mek counterparts, Big Meks have found a resourceful method to make use of snotlings (a smaller cousin of your average grot): ammunition. In Warhammer Survivors, Big Meks pursue the player, creating tunnels through the warp, delivering terrified, insane snots through the warp unprotected, causing them to arrive near, on top of, and even inside enemies, tanks and buildings, tearing them apart in a gibbering mass.


Weirdboy

Weirdboyz are the most physically attuned of the Ork race, drawing upon the power of the Waagh! The Weirdboyz power manifests in often fatally spectacular shows of force. In Warhammer Survivors, the Weirdboy throws out numerous hazards to avoid all while being beset by the throngs of frenzied Orks.

His powers include:

  • The Weirdboy can jump himself and enemies around him to a new location as well as shoot out bolts of Warp energy.
  • In his wildest display of power, the Weirdboy manifests a giant, warty green foot of Gork to crush both player and (unfortunate) enemies caught beneath its shadow.
  • …and when all that gets too much for his tiny brain, the Weirdboy charges you down and releases all that pent-up psychic energy in one final devastating blast of destructive power. It doesn’t end well for the Weirdboy, let me assure you – but watch out for the blast!

Pretty weird, right?

Ork Weirdboy

Ork Makari

Makari

Meet the most famous grot in the galaxy. Makari, banner-grot to the strongest Warboss of all: Ghazghkull Thraka. Makari follows after Ghazghkull, waving his banner, aptly named ‘Da Lucky Stikk’. For a grot, and particularly in Warhammer Survivors, he has a knack for staying alive. Good luck finding this sneaky git, and if you can, he might just hold a piece of the puzzle in stopping the Ork Waaagh!


Who’s Ghazghkull Thraka, you say? Well, you’ll have to watch our brand-new Warhammer Survivors trailer to find out. We still have lots of exciting reveals hidden up our sleeves, so follow Auroch Digital on X, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for all the latest news and updates. Warhammer Survivors launches later this year on Xbox Series X|S.


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Warhammer Survivors is a fast-paced roguelite survivors’ game, pitting a host of iconic Warhammer characters against endless hordes of enemies from multiple Warhammer factions.

Developed by Auroch Digital (Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) in partnership with Warhammer and poncle (Vampire Survivors), discover the universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar in all its pixel glory in this new surviv-a-ton.




Megabonk Mini-Review: Internet Humor Meets Vampire Survivors


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Megabonk has taken the internet by storm. It’s the latest in a long line of Vampire Survivors-inspired games, only this time, it’s in 3D and packed with layers of internet humour. The jokes can be grating, but if you’ve spent more than five minutes online, you’ve probably learned how to tune that out. Do that, and you’ll find a game that’s surprisingly deep and rewarding.

Megabonk on PC

The core gameplay loop is exactly what you’d expect: run around, slay waves of enemies, avoid dying, and keep upgrading your weapons until you become an unstoppable force. It’s a tried-and-true formula that’s hooked countless players, but here it feels a bit sharper and more refined. What really helps Megabonk stand out is its 3D design, which adds a welcome layer of complexity to the experience. Since your attacks are automatic, the addition of jumping alone changes everything – especially when you unlock items that boost your jumps or give you extra power while airborne.

You also need to locate specific areas to finish each stage, which keeps you actively engaged rather than zoning out with it in the background. You’ll hunt for summoning points to spawn tougher enemies with better loot, track down chests for unlocks, and locate boss arenas – all within a strict time limit that adds real tension.

Megabonk is an excellent take on the Survivors-like formula, though it could use more content. What’s here is already impressive, but with just two levels so far, there’s room to grow. If it follows the Vampire Survivors path (frequent updates, often cheap or free), it could easily become the best of its kind.


Jason Coles

Jason likes to focus on roguelikes and co-op games; in a dream world he’d make a living writing about Dark Souls. As well as being a writer he also does personal training and accounting and can occasionally be seen on other people’s streams. Being a big fan of fluffy things means he has two cats, both of whom refuse to let him sleep, but at least they are cute.