# How long is Boltgun 2? About 7 hours, and how far players get

> A Boltgun 2 campaign takes about 7 hours, and the branching routes and two heroes, Malum and Nyra, give you reasons to play it again. How far PC players have got, which difficulty they finish on, and the level players call hardest.

By Mercer. Published 4 November 2026, updated 6 November 2026.

> **How long to beat Boltgun 2: About 7 hours.**
>
> That’s one campaign, from players who have finished it. With side content it’s nearer 13, and the branching routes and two heroes give you reasons to play it again.

**How long players take**

|  | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| One campaign | About 7 hours |
| Campaign and side content | About 13 hours |

Averages of the runs players have logged so far: 11 campaign runs and 4 with side content.[^1]

## How far players have got

**Boltgun 2’s campaign**

|  | Share of PC players |
| --- | --- |
| The first chapter | 80% |
| Novoza | 45% |
| Amara Mors | 32% |
| The ambush on the enemy vessel | 28% |
| Erythine or the moon Trephine | 25% |
| The campaign as Malum | 16% |
| The campaign as Nyra | 13% |
| Every level | 5.2% |

The share of everyone who owns the game on PC who has unlocked the matching achievement, read on 6 November 2026. It counts people who have barely played, so the first bar is never 100%. [^2]

The campaign branches, so one run doesn’t show you every level. 5.2% of PC players have played them all.[^2][^4]

## Malum or Nyra?

| Hero | What players find |
| --- | --- |
| Nyra | Faster and more mobile. Her power sword stunlocks whole packs of enemies, and many find her the easier run. |
| Malum Caedo | Bigger and slower, and he meets tougher enemies earlier, such as Terminators in the first levels. His frag cannon is the weapon players rate most. |

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## Which difficulty players finish on

**Players who have finished the campaign on each difficulty**

|  | Share of PC players |
| --- | --- |
| Low | 24% |
| Medium | 22% |
| Hard | 10% |
| Exterminatus | 4.6% |

The share of everyone who owns the game on PC who has unlocked the matching achievement, read on 6 November 2026. It counts people who have barely played, so the first bar is never 100%. [^2]

## The hardest level

Players name **Inundated by Chaos** most. It’s a Nurgle level with very few health pickups and an arena packed with enemies whose grenades can take you from full health to nothing. In the last room, only the plague marines have to die. Players also name the prison finale and the piston room in Crushing Heresy.[^4] The upgraded frag launcher takes down a Hellbrute in four or five shots even on Exterminatus.[^3]

## More on Boltgun 2

See [what players say about the game](https://creativecult.digital/games/warhammer-40000-boltgun-2).

## Sources

[^1]: HowLongToBeat: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun II, player-submitted times. https://howlongtobeat.com/game/168541
[^2]: Steam Community: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 achievements, with the share of players who have each. https://steamcommunity.com/stats/3115160/achievements/
[^3]: Reddit, r/boltgun: Boltgun 2 Character Balance Feedback/questions, 18 October 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/boltgun/comments/1x96vc8/boltgun_2_character_balance_feedbackquestions/
[^4]: Reddit, r/boltgun: Hardest Level?, 22 October 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/boltgun/comments/1xc89ab/hardest_level/

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