# Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 The Purgation Update is live on Space Marine 2!

- Product: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2)
- Vendor: Saber Interactive
- Date: 2026-05-21
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2183900/view/673994309884708560
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2/releases/2026-05-21-the-purgation-update-is-live-on-space-marine-2

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- **added** — New PvE Operation in the Kadaku swamps
- **added** — Hive Tyrant enemy type added to Siege Mode
- **added** — Mutalith Vortex Beast enemy type added to Siege Mode
- **added** — Practice Arena location in the Battle-Barge
- **added** — Bolt Carbine Sidearm secondary weapon
- **added** — New Heroic weapons and armour pieces
- **added** — Iron Hands Chapter Pack with Techmarine Champion skin, exclusive Omnissian Axe skin, and four unique mechanical armour pieces
- **changed** — Siege Mode progression mechanics overhauled

##### **Space Marine 2 shadowdrops its Purgation Update just in time for the Warhammer Skulls Festival!**

**Patch 13 comes with a new PvE mission, a major update to Siege Mode, and whole new sets of weapon and armour cosmetics, both free and paid.**

We're excited to announce the release of the Purgation Update for _**Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 **_at today’s **Warhammer Skulls Festival**. Available now free on Steam, this update brings a host of free content and the long-awaited Iron Hands Chapter Pack**.**

##### **Check out the trailer!**

##### **A new Operation & the most significant Siege Mode update so far 🩸**

As is the case since release, today’s_** Space Marine 2**_ update comes with free content for everyone, in the form of a **new PvE Operation** in the heart of the Kadaku swamps, a major **revamp of Siege Mode **progression mechanics in addition to the **Hive Tyrant** and **Mutalith Vortex Beast** joining the game mode.

_**Space Marine 2 **_players also receive new Heroic weapons and armour pieces, a new “**Practice Arena**” in the Battle-Barge and a new secondary weapon, the Bolt Carbine Sidearm! It doesn’t stop there, but all details may be found in the Purgation’s patch notes, [available here](https://community.focus-entmt.com/focus-entertainment/space-marine-2/blogs/395-patch-notes-13-0).

##### **Rise above the concerns of the flesh, for the Iron Hands Chapter Pack is here 🦾**

The Purgation Update also comes with the **Iron Hands Chapter Pack**, the last of the First Founding loyalist Chapters to receive a DLC. Available for free to all Season Pass 2 owners, it contains a **Techmarine Champion skin, an exclusive Omnissian Axe skin, and 4 unique, mechanical armour pieces** honouring the warriors of the 10th Legion.

**Kill the Heretic, Purge the Xenos, during Space Marine 2’s Free Trial**

Experience the epic bloodfest that is _**Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 **_for free on Steam. Play the first couple of missions from the Campaign, three Operations (Inferno, Decapitation & Vortex), and all of the PvP games modes available before Tuesday morning!

_The Emperor Protects_