Tactical squad combat with RPG progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love the leveling up, gear upgrades, squad selection before missions, the whole game just scratches an itch I never knew I had.”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)2009RTS · Strategy · RPG
The verdict
A squad-based tactical RPG-RTS with a strong 40k campaign, loot and co-op, but not a base-building sequel to DoW1. Skip it if you want DoW1-style RTS or your modern PC can't launch it.
Great for
Players who enjoy squad tactics, RPG loot and co-op campaigns in the 40k setting, and accept no base building
Main risk
May not launch on modern CPUs/Windows 11, and plays nothing like base-building DoW1
What changed in the last 30 days
33 recent reviews
Recent negatives mostly report the game not launching on modern PCs, plus DoW1 comparisons. Few recent reviews, so moderately sure.
33 recent reviews
What players love
Great story, voice acting and 40k atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The narrative and voice acting feel better here than in the previous games and there's a lot of dialog to immerse you into the story and characters.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Still holds up and highly replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I've replayed this game more than any other I own, on my fifth go now”
Steam review · 76.2 h played ↗
Excellent co-op campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“This might possibly be the best co-op experience if you got a buddy that has time to play.”
Steam review · 102.6 h played ↗
Active multiplayer and Last Stand mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Worth it just for the Last Stand gamemode alone i think”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch or crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It was one of my favorite games, but it's unplayable on modern systems.”
Steam review · 79.2 h played ↗
Not a base-building RTS like DoW1
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“THIS IS NOT A BASE BUILDING RTS. THIS IS ONLY A SEQUEL BY STORY, NOT GAMEPLAY!”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Misleading Anniversary Edition and high price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“States that it includes Retribution when it doesn't. Retribution is a separate install”
Steam review · 67.8 h played ↗
Poor pathfinding and unresponsive units
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The units just will not go where I tell them to, refuse to stay in cover, and will "retreat" in the completely wrong direction.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, grindy campaign and inflated difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Massively inflated health pools and one shot boss fights.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
No hotkey remapping or manual saves, unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“RTS with no hotkey settings should not exist”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable6.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
ProcessorP4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
Memory1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
GraphicsA 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
Storage6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
GraphicsA 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
Storage6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space
OSWindows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
ProcessorP4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
Memory1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
GraphicsA 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
Storage6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space
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