Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

Buy86%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Relic Entertainment · Strategy · Aug 14, 2025

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
109
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio3 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay itself is quite fun for a few matches - it's where Relic got started with it's RTS style it's been locked into for a while now.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Upgrading the rendering pipeline would allow for modern lighting, shadow mapping, and crisp 4K UI scaling out of the box.Streamlined Mod Ingestion: MegaGlest is famous for its easy XML modding, but an integrated, modern mod manager (like Steam Workshop support) would make installing factions a single-click process.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I might come back to this one time to try and finish the campaigns again, or for some nostalgic multiplayer.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The cutscenes look a little silly with how toy like the characters are but the story and voice acting are solid.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Fun combat, probably one of the most fun RTS games out there really, not many strategy games manage to nail down the fun factor like this game did
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Now, 20 years later, Iḿ mostly enjoying all the campaings again with its over the top voice acting.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Multiplayer38 reviews
Story37 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
49% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend
Difficulty
61% still recommend
Performance
57% still recommend
Interface
44% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $20.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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