Owlcat sets December 8 for Rogue Trader’s final DLC
Owlcat Games will release Processional of the Damned, the last expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, on December 8, 2026 across consoles and PC.
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Specimen of the week: a miraculist companion who can set enemies on fire with psychic Pyromancy and rewrite her abilities mid-fight as Veil Degradation rises or more Psykers fill the party.
Owlcat Games has set a date for Processional of the Damned, the final DLC for the turn-based RPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. It launches December 8, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.1
This report rests on Windows Central’s write-up of the announcement. The expansion centers on Stella, a miraculist raised by the Order of Saint Cognatius. A mysterious force draws her across the galaxy to a giant voidship graveyard known as the Processional of the Damned. The crew is soon trapped there and must work with survivors of a lost missionary expedition, learn what called Stella in, and find a way out before the Forces of Chaos or worse cut them down.1
What makes the pack different is how many full systems it stacks onto that story. Stella joins as a recruitable companion with pyromancy and those mid-fight ability shifts. A new playable Zealot archetype is built around hammers and other bludgeoning melee weapons. Fresh enemies include Chaos Space Marines from the Black Legion and Aeldari from the Iyanden Craftworld. An Insanity mechanic can hit the whole party with harsh effects, with Stella under special pressure. The same list adds weapons such as a grenade launcher, a new romance option, companion events, items, space-exploration options, and other surprises Owlcat has not fully spelled out yet.1
Field note: Owlcat is treating this as Rogue Trader’s last expansion, with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy already named as the follow-up project for next year.1
It is aimed at players already deep in Rogue Trader’s choice-heavy campaigns who want one more dense story and combat layer before support ends. No price appears in the report; the named storefronts are Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store on PC, plus the console releases above.1
Worth knowing: Processional of the Damned is due December 8, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
Our read: A closing DLC that pairs a named companion, a hammer-first archetype, an Insanity pressure system, and two classic 40K enemy lines reads like Owlcat stocking the voidship one last time. Whether Stella’s pyromancy swings and the sanity hits play as depth or noise only the build will show, but the fixed December date gives the existing audience a clear final stop before Dark Heresy.
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