Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is already one of Steam’s most popular games, and it’s not even technically out yet | Gaming

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is out. That’s technically true, in that you can play the action game right now. The official release isn’t until September 9, but like many of today’s biggest games, paying more upfront unlocks the game a few days early for you.

In this case, purchasing the gold or ultra editions of Space Marine 2 is what lets you play early, and thousands of players have done so.

The result of this excitement (and all the money spent on the expensive editions) is that it caused Space Marine 2 to shoot up Steam’s most played charts. The game recently jumped to the top of the sales charts on Valve’s platform (where it remains in the lead), so there was really…