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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition[/h1] [h3]Wonderful RTS from an Old Era[/h3] [h3]Really worth trying for beginners and veterans of the RTS genre[/h3] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the…”
“craziest game ever so good definetly recommend campaign is peak but it does leave you on a cliffhanger”
“OG warhammer, doesnt have much support for new monitors but it makes up for it. controls can be hard to learn but its fun nonetheless”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition[/h1] [h3]Wonderful RTS from an Old Era[/h3] [h3]Really worth trying for beginners and veterans of the RTS genre[/h3] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the…”
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Old but still a solid RTS[/h1] I jumped into Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition mainly out of interest in the Warhammer universe, and also because I wanted to revisit…”
“Amazing story line, gameplay and units. This game will never get old!”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Probably the most well balanced RTS ever created and to this day incomparable in terms of tactical variety between factions. How I would love for a new version of this game be produced, but since it doesnt exist I still…”
“This is my favorite RTS after years of playing Command & Conquer. I like the objectives you need to conquer to expand your resources. I still come back to this game from time to time after all these years.”
“Fantastic game, probably my favorite RTS ever and definitely one of the biggest contributors to me getting into 40K. Cannot recommend enough if you like either or both of those things! I've had endless hours of fun…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition[/h1] [h3]Wonderful RTS from an Old Era[/h3] [h3]Really worth trying for beginners and veterans of the RTS genre[/h3] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the…”
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Old but still a solid RTS[/h1] I jumped into Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition mainly out of interest in the Warhammer universe, and also because I wanted to revisit…”
“A beautiful rendition of the warhammer 40K universe!”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“A true classics. Nice voice acting included.”
“this game is amazing one of the best warhammer games ever. The voice acting and especially the writing is one of the best in the franchise and still amazes me despite its age. The story gameplay is great still one of my…”
“Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Anniversary Edition is more than just a classic RTS to me — it’s the game that got me into Warhammer 40K in the first place. Because of that, it holds a special place in my heart. There’s…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I get why they left it on the store. But do not buy this. Buy Definitive Edition. It is a remaster done right. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3556750/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War__Definitive_Edition/]You can…”
“OG warhammer, doesnt have much support for new monitors but it makes up for it. controls can be hard to learn but its fun nonetheless”
“Very good game, especially if you are looking to get into get into RTS games for the first time. How does this have better pathfinding AI than the Age of Empires 1 definitive edition. Very balanced and fun campaign. The…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“OG warhammer, doesnt have much support for new monitors but it makes up for it. controls can be hard to learn but its fun nonetheless”
“Kinda boring. Also antiquated controls”
“Classic RTS - I played the GOTY version before the newest updates and collection, and I had to install some mods before to improve the camera and so on. But overall it's a great representation of Classic 40K for those…”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition[/h1] [h3]Wonderful RTS from an Old Era[/h3] [h3]Really worth trying for beginners and veterans of the RTS genre[/h3] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the…”
“Kinda boring. Also antiquated controls”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“craziest game ever so good definetly recommend campaign is peak but it does leave you on a cliffhanger”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition[/h1] [h3]Wonderful RTS from an Old Era[/h3] [h3]Really worth trying for beginners and veterans of the RTS genre[/h3] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“this game has such amazingly deep and psychological quotes such as "orks orks orks orks orks"”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“This game is just as good in 2026 as it was in 2004. I replay the story a few times a year. Nostalgic and amazing. FOR THE EMPEROR!!”
— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played“I played it for the first time in 2026, 22 years after release. And it still holds up! Sure, some mechanics are not that refined and you don't have great quality of life things. But the story, the missions and the fun are there. Still ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ worth it!”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition Out Now
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition Release Date Reveal
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · Base-Building · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Real-Time · Games Workshop · Tactical · Singleplayer · War · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.dawnofwar.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8 Ghz Intel Pentium III or equivalent AMD Athlon XP, 256 MB RAM, 4.5 GB free hard drive space, 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AGP video card with Hardware Transformation and Lighting, 16-bit DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card, Mouse, Keyboard Recommended: 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent, 512 MB system RAM (required for 8-player multiplayer games), nVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 or equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM Required for Multiplayer: Internet: Cable modem, DSL modem, or 56.6 kbps modem for online multiplayer play; Network: TCP/IP compliant network