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

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 12K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 29 in 30 days
Playing now: 35; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 11 years ago; Jan 13, 2015

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 11,953 reviews are positive · 96% of 29 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.

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

As published by the developer.

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