Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

Buy88%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Relic Entertainment · Strategy · Feb 18, 2009

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$49.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
73
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio5 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The squad of Blood Ravens Marines grew on me, and their story captivated me from start to finish.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay-wise, it’s incredibly engaging and enjoyable — I literally looked forward to every new mission.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign in CO-OP is insanely good with a friend, and popping in for a CPU skirmish every once and a while still feels great.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics still looks really good, tons of gore and blood, juicy animations.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All the flavor text from the weapons makes getting new loot something to look forward to aside from just stats and whatever.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dawn of War II has the luxurious atmosphere of Warhammer, an absolutely perfect soundtrack, and incredibly fun gameplay.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story53 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Combat14 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
20% still recommend
Characters
75% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
59% still recommend
Multiplayer
63% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$49.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $49.99

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