Boltgun 2 Beginner Guide — Characters & Combat

Choose a protagonist before the campaign

The official character announcement describes choosing one protagonist for a campaign playthrough. Malum is the returning Ultramarines Sternguard Veteran, while Nyra is a Celestian Sister of Battle. Their differences concern equipment and abilities rather than an announced cooperative mode.

The demo lets you experience both available protagonist choices in preview play. That makes it a useful starting point for understanding the character contrast before committing to a campaign run. The character overview collects the confirmed identities and English performers.

Learn the movement tools

Malum’s chainsword lunge lets him move toward an enemy. Obliterating Charge also returns with an upgraded presentation and power in the developer announcement. These are the movement tools established for his kit, without a verified numerical damage comparison.

Nyra’s Fervent Slide can lead into a Leap. The lead designer describes using those tools to reach higher areas and reposition around combat. Her character page explains the associated Power Sword, pistol and Melta Bomb tools in more detail.

Find your way with navigation assistance

The Navigation Guide shows a route to the next objective. The sequel’s September update also announces an automap for tracking your route and objectives. Those tools address navigation directly, so older preview claims about having no map should not be carried forward unqualified.

The two Steam demo environments are a Death World swamp and an icy Imperial facility. They provide a limited place to learn movement and navigation together. The walkthrough overview identifies the scope of existing demo coverage without pretending it is the complete campaign.

Separate difficulty from accessibility

Two independent demo reports list Low, Medium, Hard and Exterminatus. The PS5 product also lists preset difficulty selection as an accessibility feature. These sources support the availability of options without establishing final damage multipliers or a universal best setting.

Official announcements separately name Invulnerability, Infinite Ammo and Unlock all weapons. Undying adds help against death while retaining a damage experience, as described by the developer. Read difficulty and accessibility before assuming that any particular option has a verified achievement effect.

Keep the preview in context

The demo contains two levels rather than the full set of campaign routes. It confirms a useful starting experience, not every retail weapon, collectible or boss tactic. Use the official Steam page for the documented demo and keep mission-specific claims tied to the version that was actually played.