Classic fast, satisfying RTS that has aged well
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Great game that really stands against the test of time.”
Steam review · 33.2 h played ↗
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Relic Entertainment2008RTS · Base Building · Strategy
The verdict
A classic grimdark RTS with nine factions and a huge mod scene, but the campaign is weaker than Dark Crusade and often crashes after stronghold wins. Skip it if you want a stable campaign.
Great for
Warhammer 40K fans who want skirmishes, co-op with friends and mods like Unification
Main risk
Campaign crashes after stronghold victories and loses your progress
What players love
Great with friends and nostalgic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“great game fair gameplay and super fun with friends”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Great mods like Unification and Ultimate Apocalypse
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“base game is peak as is but get yourself unification mod and it gets a million times better trust”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Nine factions with lots of variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The best game in the series in my opinion, since it has the most playable factions”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Fun conquest-style campaign with replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The new campaign isn't story based but more of a conquest style with whatever faction you choose. Which leads to a lot of replay value.”
Steam review · 221.7 h played ↗
Runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“it will on a potato - plays great on my work laptop”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes after campaign victories, losing progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I can't recommend it if the game crashes when you beat the first enemy stronghold after an hour and you lose all your progress.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Weaker than Dark Crusade, campaign is a rehash
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“just play dark crusade. the campaign sucks, the new races suck, the maps suck”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
Bad pathfinding and AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the pathfinding is non-existent, and just plays like trash.”
Steam review · 145.7 h played ↗
Delisted and forces Definitive Edition purchase
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“So unless you own it already you can't have this version.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
No UI scaling or resolution issues on modern screens
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Cant set UI scale so on a 4k screen i cant read any texts.”
Steam review · 116.9 h played ↗
Bases no longer persist between battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“You have to restart every map from scratch sometimes multiple times per turn.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable3.5 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP or 2000
Processor2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP or equivalent processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics64 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AGP video card with Hardware Transformation and Lighting, DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 16 bit
Storage3.5 GB uncompressed free hard disk space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP or 2000
Processor2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory512 MB RAM (required for 8-player multiplayer games)
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 3 or equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM
Storage3.5 GB uncompressed free hard disk space
OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP or 2000
Processor2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP or equivalent processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics64 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible AGP video card with Hardware Transformation and Lighting, DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 16 bit
Storage3.5 GB uncompressed free hard disk space
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