Though only a temporary one.
I didn’t hate my time with Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition, because it’s basically the same stompy action game I loved only with some more polygons so those oversized shoulderpads look a bit rounder. But I didn’t love the way the new weapon-select menu blocks the middle of the screen and hangs around just long enough to be annoying, or the black-screen bug, or the crash to desktop that made me realize I should probably wait for some patches before I go back to it.
The other unlovely thing about Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition is its price. A whole $80 for a light-touch remaster with a multiplayer mode hardly anyone is playing seemed a bit much for many players, especially those who already owned the Anniversary Edition, which bundled in all the DLC as well as the artbook, strategy guide, soundtrack, and other goodies back in 2021.
A predictable flood of negative user reviews followed (it’s currently at 71% negative reviews on Steam), and the equally predictable apology and walkback has now arrived. „If you’ve already purchased Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition“, the Steam blog post states, „you are eligible for a full refund, regardless of playtime, as long as you request it before 6pm BST/10pm PST July 10 2025 (when the Steam Summer Sale ends).
