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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

86% positive · 12,323 Steam reviews · released Aug 14, 2025 · by Relic Entertainment

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~325,327 (P10–P90: 130,131 – 715,719)

Gross revenue: ~$8,000,377 ($3,200,156 – $17,600,819)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 94% positive across 299 stored reviews. Strategy games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 1995 games).

Gameplay & mechanics90% positive · 21 mentions
“I going to be transparent, i have played command and conquer as my first RTS game. I just gotten into Warhammer 40k franchise and realized that its much more older than me, yet still have many much more to learn. Overall rating of game…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 18 h played
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 20 mentions
“The Emperor gifted me this game. I took this as a sign. The heretics must be purged. All in all, one of the best RTS I've played if you are an enjoyer of Warhammer 40K. It did take me some time to understand how to play around the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 338 h played
Story & writing95% positive · 20 mentions
“I going to be transparent, i have played command and conquer as my first RTS game. I just gotten into Warhammer 40k franchise and realized that its much more older than me, yet still have many much more to learn. Overall rating of game…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 18 h played
Visuals & audio100% positive · 19 mentions
“One of the best 40K games ever made with all the campaigns in one game and updated graphics. 10/10! Will always love DOW! For the Emperor!”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 169 h played
Price & value84% positive · 19 mentions
“For the time being, I recommend sticking to the original games unless you are only interested in multiplayer. The definitive edition has many bugs in the campaigns. I've encountered many of them, specially a killer one related to save…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 500 h played
Performance & stability78% positive · 18 mentions
“SEGA intending to sell Relic, Relic having to buy themselves out through an investor... all while CoH3 was not being received well and not selling that well. Still, they produced probably one of the best remasters ever. The menus and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played
Multiplayer & community94% positive · 16 mentions
“With Games Workshop crapping all over their own IP's for the last decade its good to see this classic game is largely left intact. Folks complain about multiplayer and rightly so, but if you are after the original campaign and expansions…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 35 h played
Content & longevity100% positive · 14 mentions
“The Emperor gifted me this game. I took this as a sign. The heretics must be purged. All in all, one of the best RTS I've played if you are an enjoyer of Warhammer 40K. It did take me some time to understand how to play around the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 338 h played

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