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

Sci-fi real-time strategy with squad combat, cover, and morale

Relic Entertainment · Released Aug 7, 2007

Strategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 9,327
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 24 in 30 days
Players
41
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Sep 22, 2016
Minimum PC
–
not published

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)?

This real-time strategy game takes place in the war-torn Warhammer 40,000 universe. You build bases and command squads in a single-player campaign or multiplayer battles, using cover and morale as you fight. The original campaign follows the Blood Ravens through a plot involving treason and conspiracy; this edition also includes the Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm expansions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy squad-based combat with cover and morale
  • +you prefer fighting over ground to prolonged base building
  • +you want a story campaign and multiplayer battles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based strategy to real-time army control
  • −you want prolonged base building before each battle

What players say

95% of 9,327 reviews are positive · 91% of 24 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combat-focused pace, Warhammer setting, and voice acting. They complain about unit pathfinding and limited support for modern resolutions, and report that LAN multiplayer has been removed.

Players over time

▲ +14% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 71 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)?

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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

Does Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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