Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster has a new story trailer, and it sets up the Skaven assassin’s grim climb to the top. Dotemu’s stealth action platformer is still due on Xbox Series X|S in 2027.
Developer Old Skull Games and publisher Dotemu released the trailer for Warhammer Day on Thursday 29 October. It’s the first proper look at the game’s central story since its reveal at the Warhammer Skulls showcase in May, when Xbox Wire confirmed it for Xbox.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster at a glance
- Release date: 2027 (no exact date yet)
- Platform: Xbox Series X|S
- Price: TBC
- Developer: Old Skull Games
- Publisher: Dotemu
- Xbox Store: Listed now, so you can wishlist it
What happens in the story trailer?
You play Vihneek, a powerless Skaven prisoner who’s obsessed with becoming the ultimate Deathmaster assassin. In the trailer, he’s freed by Skiteek, a fellow Eshin assassin from Clan Skrell. But his rescuer turns out to be his new captor. Clan Skrell uses Vihneek as a weapon and forces him to carry out deadly contracts at any cost.
Every kill moves Vihneek up Clan Skrell’s ranks. Meanwhile, rival clans are a threat across the paranoid Skaven underworld and the fractured depths of the Gnaw. As Dotemu puts it: “May it please the Great Horned Rat.”
How does it play?
Deathmaster is a 2D action platformer built around stealth. You spring traps, use your surroundings and outwit enemies. You can slip past threats unseen or simply kill anything in your way, from cowering dregs to towering rat ogors. According to the Xbox Store listing, Vihneek’s heightened senses run on smell and hearing, and collecting warpstones unlocks new abilities and tools as you infiltrate different clans.
Dotemu’s recent work includes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Streets of Rage 4 and Absolum. You can keep up with the game through Dotemu’s official page.
More on Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster: our Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster hub and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster: Everything We Know.
