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

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

Steam Deck Playable

Relic Entertainment · Strategy · Feb 18, 2009

Yes, worth buying.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

88%
Very Positive
14k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
56% of themes are praise11% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The squad of Blood Ravens Marines grew on me, and their story captivated me from start to finish.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay-wise, it’s incredibly engaging and enjoyable — I literally looked forward to every new mission.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
the campaign can be played coop with 2 people and the game also features a very fun horde mode called Last Stand which can be played with up to 3 players
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Dawn of War II has the luxurious atmosphere of Warhammer, an absolutely perfect soundtrack, and incredibly fun gameplay.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Yes youll need to get an app like yolo mouse to make it work if youre playing in 4k and it doesnt hurt to set up reshade or nvidia enchancements as well as setting top graphics to get the most out of it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters93 reviews
Gameplay35 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer26 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
63%
Crashes17 reviews
29%
Difficulty15 reviews
53%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
73
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.