Space Marine 2 adds a new free class, the Techmarine—an engineer with the unbeatable combo of an automated sentry turret and a gigantic axe

Space Marine 2 adds a new free class, the Techmarine—an engineer with the unbeatable combo of an automated sentry turret and a gigantic axe | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders’ Shrouded Sky added lots of cool new toys, but my favourite part is the new quality-of-life features that have flown under the radar Third Person Shooter The latest Arc Raiders patch makes Rocketeers way more important RTS Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition gets yet another massive update adding a new line of warships and ‘significant changes’ to naval mechanics Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders full interview: ‘Nobody whatsoever thought we’d have this many players’ Third Person Shooter Helldivers 2’s siege of Cyberstan is the greatest galactic campaign the game has seen so far Third Person Shooter The new Arc Raiders robot dropping tomorrow is actually two new robots: a ‘flying nightmare’ flame drone and a meaner Pop Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders’ latest patch has made Rocketeers deadlier, and you can guess how happy it’s made players: ‘The problem with rocketeers was their abundance of mercy’ RPG Warlocks have taken the throne as Diablo 2’s best class 26 years later, and Blizzard seems to be OK with letting them have their fun for now FPS This wild Doom 2 mod that blends World War 1 combat with a vicious holy war just unleashed a gnarly prequel campaign where you assault a mountain riddled with heretics Strategy ‘It’s my favorite feature’: Dawn of War 4 is adding a way to multi-attack enemies using a dragbox Strategy Fish wrangling management sim Megaquarium is getting a major free update alongside its upcoming DLC: ‘I’ve learned a lot over the years about what makes a good Megaquarium campaign’ Games PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Third Person Shooter Rejoice: Arc Raiders is adding beards RPG Huge new Avowed update adds New Game Plus, playable dwarves and Orlans, and quarterstaffs RPG Diablo 2 gets its first expansion in 25 years, featuring a new class, and finally, decent inventory management PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Resident EvilArc RaidersBest PC gearGame Quizzes Games Action Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 Space Marine 2 adds a new free class, the Techmarine—an engineer with the unbeatable combo of an automated sentry turret and a gigantic axe News By Robin Valentine published 27 February 2026 Plus a new PvE mission. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Almost a year and a half on from its hugely successful launch, Space Marine 2 is still going strong with impressive post-release updates. And if there’s one thing I love, it’s watching developers add more and more lovingly crafted Warhammer nonsense to their games.Case in point: today’s free update adds a whole new class to the game’s PvE and PvP modes. The Techmarine is the nerd of the space marine world, tasked with keeping their chapter’s vehicles and equipment in good working order. But because this is Warhammer 40,000, even nerds are scary, which is why the Techmarine boasts a giant servo arm and a mounted gun on his backpack, and carries around an axe big enough to decapitate an elephant. (Image credit: Saber Interactive)As appears to be mandatory for any engineer type appearing in a shooter videogame, the Techmarine can deploy and repair an automated turret—which should come in very handy for Space Marine 2’s many point defence setpieces. But it doesn’t look like their role is just to hide behind their sentry. Between that giant axe and the extra firepower provided by their mounted gun, they look more than capable of wading directly into the fray. Related articles Darktide asked if we want to be scum, and I was the person who said, ‘actually, yes’ Helldivers 2 has a tank now Total War: Warhammer 40k—Everything we know about the series’ upcoming grimdark instalment It’s a fun touch as well that in PvP, when playing on the Chaos side, Techmarines will become Warpsmiths—evil gribbly tech-perverts—with the colours of the piratical Red Corsairs (who are currently enjoying a lovely refresh in the tabletop game right now).Coming along with the new class is a PvE mission called Disruption—which feat