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Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade
Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were wher
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Still a top tier RTS game, even if the graphics are outdated, the gameplay it's still there.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Still holds up, and 0 mods to make it run on modern hardware. This game was my first real taste of the 40k universe. Been hooked ever since.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Dark Crusade expands the formula into a planetary campaign and every victory strengthens your grip on Kronus. Seven playable factions, each with their own stronghold mission, personality, and strategy, make this one of the most replayable RTS games ever made. Each race feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 231 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Dawn of War III Pre-Order Available Now!
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Dawn of War III Pre-Order Available Now!
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Dawn Of War III Announced!
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Dawn Of War III Announced!
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THE NECRON OVERLORD
http://promotion-assets.relic.com/DOW2_Steam_Necron_600x600.png Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is turning five, and there's a brand new hero arriving in time for the party. The Necron O
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Base-Building · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Games Workshop · Real-Time · Classic · War · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.dawnofwar.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP or equivalent processor, 512 MB RAM, 3.5 GB free hard drive space, 64 MB DirectX 9.0b compatible AGP video card with Hardware Transformation and lighting, 16-bit DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card, DirectX 9.0c, 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 equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM , Sound Blaster X-Fi Series Required for Multiplayer: Internet: Cable modem, DSL modem, or better for online multiplayer play; Network: LAN