# Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a game that runs on Steam Deck; the most common caveat is crashes and stalls early on.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs on Steam Deck (1 comments): "Space Marine 2 works, at least on steam deck" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47538794))
- Got them into the hobby (1 comments): "Which was what got me stuck in this expensive hobby" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46730038))

## What people warn about

- Crashes or won't get past start (4 comments): "The only game I wasn't able to get to work so far is Space Marine 2" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46458280)) "Space Marine II absolutely refuses to play past the cutscene" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824440)) "For me it crashed after the first click in the menu." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561495))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/space-marine-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).