Timeless classic RTS
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is just as good in 2026 as it was in 2004.”
Steam review · 55.4 h played ↗
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Relic Entertainment2007RTS · Base Building · Strategy
−34%$14.99$9.89
US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A beloved 2004 RTS with a great campaign, voice acting and capture-point combat, but this edition is the old game with no widescreen. Skip it if you want modern resolutions.
Great for
Warhammer 40K fans and RTS newcomers who accept 4:3 and old-school quirks, or will tinker with mods
Main risk
No native widescreen or 1080p, tiny UI, and possible launch problems on modern PCs
What players love
Great campaign, story and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Great campaign and VA, one of the greats for a reason”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Great introduction to Warhammer 40K
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Introduced me to the setting, made me fall in love with the Blood Ravens”
Steam review · 30.9 h played ↗
Capture-point gameplay with no worker micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“No endless base building, no boredom.”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
No widescreen or 1080p support
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“You always need to change a 4K display to 1920x1440 to play, and there are still black borders.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Anniversary Edition changed nothing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“They changed literally nothing except the store listing.”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
Expansions not included as promised
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“you'd still have to install & play each expansions seperately”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Price hike and Definitive Edition confusion
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“there is literally 0 reason to buy Anniversary Edition”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“DO NOT BUY IF YOU PLAY ON WINDOWS 11 DOES NOT RUN ON WINDOWS 11”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
LAN multiplayer removed
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“They removed the LAN multiplayer option in this version...”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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