Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Hive Scum Class

Become the Worst of the Worst.

The Hive Scum comes screaming from the depths of the hive, sowing destruction and mayhem in their wake. These dangerous cartel fixers represent the criminal powers that some say truly run Tertium.

Cranked for mayhem
The Hive Scum’s access to concoctions of a more dubious origin is shown in their signature customizable Stimm. Pick your own personal chemical mix, balancing bonuses to tear up enemies. Then break out your toxin kit: drench your saw in toxic coatings and control the streets with lingering Chem Bombs that set foes up for the kill.

Frenzied Gameplay & Dual-Wielding
These gunslingers and bladesmiths have a nifty trick up their sleeves. For the first time in Darktide, a class brings true dual‑wield expertise. Twin‑wield pistols to overwhelm enemies with firepower, and dual-wielding shivs to make you an efficient killer when the fighting gets close.

The Hive Scum is an expert in makeshift weaponry: from crude shivs, brutal crowbars to saws for bone‑shredding close work. Spray and pray from afar with your dual autopistols and stub pistols; pour lead, break ranks, don’t stick around.

Claim Tertium on your terms
Unleash your playstyle with the Hive Scum talent tree: become a hyper‑aggressive hybrid fighter; specialize in ranged firepower with explosives and toxins; dart in and bail before the heretics fight back as a glass‑jawed bruiser - or carve your own path anywhere in between.

No matter your approach, you’ll have brutal abilities at your disposal: tear through enemies with your abilities, control the streets by blinding your enemies with Blind Grenades, or drop elites and monsters in a single blast with a devastating missile launcher.

Make them cower
Tell your story through reimagined full‑body tattoos, gritty hairstyles, and the first-ever face paints. Choose from six distinct voice sets across three personalities so your Hive Scum doesn’t just look the part: they own it. Command respect, and make the streets of Atoma remember your name.

• PS Plus required for online play
• In-game purchases optional
• Online play required
• Supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus
• Remote Play supported
• Accessibility features (16)
• PS5 Version
  Vibration function and trigger effect supported (DualSense wireless controller)
• PS5 Pro Enhanced

Accessibility Features

• Audio

  • Volume Controls

    You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

  • Mono Audio

    You can set the audio output to be the same from each speaker.

  • 3D Audio

    You can set the audio output so that sounds can be heard from all around you.

  • Visual Cue Alternatives

    Visual information is also communicated through audio or controller vibration.

• Subtitles and Captions

  • Subtitles (Advanced)

    Spoken dialogue in the game is fully subtitled.

• Controls

  • Controller Remapping (Basic)

    You can change the controls to an alternative preset layout, or some remapping support is provided.

  • Adjustable Stick Sensitivity (Advanced)

    You can adjust the horizontal and vertical sensitivity for each stick that the game uses.

  • Adjustable Stick Inversion (Basic)

    Some options to invert sticks are provided.

  • Playable without Motion Controls

    You can play the game without needing to use motion controls.

  • Playable without Touch Controls

    You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.

  • Playable without Controller Vibration

    You can play the game without turning on controller vibration/haptic feedback.

  • Playable without Adaptive Trigger Effect

    You can play the game without the adaptive resistance in the triggers turned on.

• Gameplay

  • Control Reminders

    You can review the game controls at any time.

  • Practice Mode

    You can access a consequence-free environment throughout the game to practise how to play.

• Online Communication

  • Quick Chat

    You can send and receive preset words, phrases or icons to communicate more easily with other players.

  • Ping Communication

    You can mark points of interest or specific information for other players on their HUDs or maps without needing to use voice or text entry communications.

• Platform: PS5
• Release: 2/12/2025
• Publisher: FATSHARK AB
• Genres: Action