Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
Developer Relic Entertainment
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support. From the Steam store page
476 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
291 positive · 42 negative
95% range 83–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 291 | 42 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 1 | 92 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
6,266 of 7,196 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 221 yes, 34 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 255 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (11,233 of 13,062 positive).
Players praise the Definitive Edition for uniting all expansions, updating visuals and performance, and keeping the original gameplay intact. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note bugs like broken pathing and missing victory cutscenes, though the latter was later fixed. [4][5][6] Many players appreciate the nostalgic value and recommend it to fans of classic RTS and Warhammer 40K. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
That's it? This is all the so-called 'definitive' edition can give us? There's a visual upgrade, and while it's not much, overall I'd consider it a slight improvement. Your UI doesn't take up half your screen anymore. You can now properly zoom your camera in and out and actually see the battlefield. The game is now 64-bit. It's nice and all I guess, but they're Quality-of-Life improvements at best, not something to …
- [1]
This is what a Remaster should do: - Unite all the separate games under one title. - Bring back online capabilities for a classic game. - Update models, animations, cinematics and sound quality for the current era. - Do not remove features which the players love, rather add quality of life features they asked for. - KEEP modding capabilities, promote them even more! - Give COST DISCOUNTS to existing game owners …
- [15]
Dawn of War – Definitive Edition is one of the elite RTS titles of the genre — full stop. It stands proudly alongside Company of Heroes, Age of Empires, and StarCraft II as a masterclass in design, pacing, and faction identity. I’ve played every campaign at least once, tried every faction in skirmish mode, and pushed this game from every angle. I wasn’t disappointed a single time. Each faction feels distinct without …
- [11]
As a long-time player, I’ll say: it’s worth it, but not without some reservations. For anyone coming back after years away, or stepping into the franchise for the first time, the Definitive Edition delivers a great way to experience one of the most iconic RTS titles of its era, with modern compatibility and all content bundled. I had plenty of fun revisiting the campaigns, re-engaging with the factions, and simply …
- [2]
Definitive Edition packages the original Dawn of War and its standalone expansions into one unified release and updates the codebase for modern hardware. The remaster adds an improved camera (allowing much wider zoom-out), higher-resolution assets and lighting tweaks, and a 64-bit executable to improve stability and modding potential. These changes are explicitly aimed at letting the game run reliably on …
Summarised from 34 of the 351 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition talk about unites all expansions and updates for modern hardware; those who didn't talk about some bugs like broken pathing and jump abilities. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 476 · most liked firstyou sometimes forget just how much WW1 fucked up Britain until you, uh, look at any of their art, watch any of their shows, read any of their poems, or play a single game of Warhammer 40,000
neutral · AI labelView post →This is what a Remaster should do: - Unite all the separate games under one title. - Bring back online capabilities for a classic game. - Update models, animations, cinematics and sound quality for the current era. - Do not remove features which the players love, rather add quality of life features they asked for. - KEEP modding capabilities, promote them even more! - Give COST DISCOUNTS to existing game owners (Veteran Upgrade)! - THANK THE EXISTING PLAYERS FOR PLAYING THE GAME!!!! *Insane…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back in 2006, I was young, full of potential, had lots of friends and was meeting one girl after another. Then I bought this game and my life has been a downward spiral ever since. Gateway drug into the Warhammer 40K universe, now remastered. 10/10 would ruin my life again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March includes: 🛡️ Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 🏈 EA Sports Madden NFL 26 🃏 Persona 5 Royal 🩸 Blasphemous 2 …and more. The full lineup play.st/4rqomTq
neutral · AI labelView post →That's it? This is all the so-called 'definitive' edition can give us? There's a visual upgrade, and while it's not much, overall I'd consider it a slight improvement. Your UI doesn't take up half your screen anymore. You can now properly zoom your camera in and out and actually see the battlefield. The game is now 64-bit. It's nice and all I guess, but they're Quality-of-Life improvements at best, not something to buy a whole new game edition for. It's still Dawn of War, but for a €30…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Cirno Sunday! The current vibe is thinking about Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun! ngl Boltgun was a tough game 😤 the game was filled to the brim with thrilling combat, and the levels were fun to explore, it was an awesome game! I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →introducing Warhammer Survivors, created by @aurochdigital.bsky.social using the official Vampire Survivors engine 🔥 get ready to see the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes together in a standalone game that's part of our official Survivors lineage! Coming 2026 😈
neutral · AI labelView post →I love Dawn of War with all my heart, have played all the games since I was little. However, the blatant lack of care and effort from the developers in this "Definitive Edition" is just too much to ignore. There are so many game breaking bugs that were introduced due to the new pathing system that can COMPLETELY change the outcome of a game, such as: -Units completely failing to teleport/jump and consuming the jump charge while staying at their original position, -Grenades not exploding 50% of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →luv da emprah luv humanity luv da guard luv me lasgun ‘ate heretics ‘ate chaos ‘ate xenos simple as
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One thing I love about Warhammer 40,000 is that it always starts with playing a wonderful game, 'Who is Your Warlord and What Does He Do?'
positive · AI labelView post →there’s a sci fi game/expanded universe called Warhammer 40,000 where people called “blanks” have no soul and everyone else reacts to them with an instinctive disgust before they even know what they are. It’s probably the same feeling seeing people on here talk about their Claude prompts
neutral · AI labelView post →Inside you are two voices. One says aliens don't exist. The other says they shouldn't
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Titles leaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Yakuza 3 & 4 Remastered -Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun -Maneater -GRIS -Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty -Space Engineers -Paw Patrol World
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023) is presently 60% off on Steam!
neutral · AI labelView post →We're excited to share the new artwork for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2🔥 Nyra takes takes centre stage alongside Malum on a battlefield of Chaos factions. Thank you @wire.xbox.com for revealing the new artwork, which was created by Johan Grenier who also made the original Boltgun art too!
neutral · AI labelView post →Dawn of War – Definitive Edition is one of the elite RTS titles of the genre — full stop. It stands proudly alongside Company of Heroes, Age of Empires, and StarCraft II as a masterclass in design, pacing, and faction identity. I’ve played every campaign at least once, tried every faction in skirmish mode, and pushed this game from every angle. I wasn’t disappointed a single time. Each faction feels distinct without being gimmicky, the campaigns still hold up decades later, and the sheer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitive Edition packages the original Dawn of War and its standalone expansions into one unified release and updates the codebase for modern hardware. The remaster adds an improved camera (allowing much wider zoom-out), higher-resolution assets and lighting tweaks, and a 64-bit executable to improve stability and modding potential. These changes are explicitly aimed at letting the game run reliably on contemporary systems while keeping the original gameplay intact. Dawn of War is its squad-…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Xbox Game Pass continues strong. • May 29 | Metaphor ReFantazio • June 10 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition • June 13 | The Alters • June 17 | FBC: Firebreak • June 17 | Lost in Random: The Eternal Dice • June 19 | Rematch
neutral · AI labelView post →In the grim darkness of the far future there are only garbage games. No thoughtful and fun exciting games, only live service micro transaction FOMO based slop. This game is not from those times. This is a good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Game Pass news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... Today -Avowed 2/20 -EA Sports F1 24 -Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Standard) 2/25 -Watch Dogs: Legion (Standard)
neutral · AI labelView post →The best Warhammer 40,000. The best Codex. The best game. #Warhammer40000
positive · AI labelView post →Please add WASD camera or being able to customize hotkeys for those of us that need it as an accessibility tool.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love how insanely board games stretch fictional time. We played this five hour game of Warhammer 40,000 (Kill Team). Epic, thrilling, full of suspense. My brother in christ, in reality it would be like 30 seconds.
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re unhappy with the Definitive Edition, do yourself a favour and get the UNIFICATION MOD Ever played Space Marines and wished you could actually play your favourite faction instead of just changing colours? Ever wanted real unit variety, expanded tech trees, or have insane late game units like Titans? This mod cooks with that You get access to around 19 new races and sub factions (25 total) instead of the base game’s 7, with way more troop trees and higher-tier units across the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE GAME: Warhammer 40,000 is a squad-level minatures game, which means it is about moving little men across a table which represents part of a planet and pretending that the little men are shooting and punching each other. Jules Verne did this too, so it's intellectual
positive · AI labelView post →I have played Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm for years with a friend, and we know the game and AI very well. I was excited for the Definitive Edition, but honestly, it is disappointing. First, the Dark Eldar Dais of Destruction is heavily nerfed. In Soulstorm its laser was powerful, now it struggles to kill even basic units like builders. This completely ruins its purpose. Second, the AI is worse. Bots now build everything at the front of their base, get stuck more, and are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mad lads actually did it. As of today's patch (2.4.1), Dawn of War Definitive Edition is everything I wanted, plus some bonuses on top. Relic managed to multithread the 20 year old game. Meaning: Runs smoothly pretty much no matter what. Throw as many units and fancy modded FX at it as you want, framerate doesn't drop, doesn't even stutter. A momentous day for 40k and RTS: THE downside to Dawn of War 1, is no more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I stopped playing after trying for a long time but the game skipping dialogues is getting ridiculus, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm campaign is unplayable if you want the dialogues, I love DoW and was really happy for this edition but until they fix the dialogue skipping so cant I recommend it, if they fix the problem I can change my review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now they are ruining the game with "balance" patches. This is the start of every multiplayer game death-spiral. Fixing bugs is great but the original game balance should be left alone. Protip: Do not EVER listen to the DoW community.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More about our next game, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy - store.steampowered.com/news/app/371...
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a quick list of recently released and upcoming games developed/published by them: > - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 > - Exploding Kittens VR > - A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead > - MudRunner VR > - Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered > - RoadCraft > - World War Z VR > - The Knightling > - Docked > - John Carpenter's Toxic Commando > - Bus Bound > - Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival > - Road Kings > - Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered > - Jurassic Park Survival > - Rails of Fury: Train…
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to give a brief overview of the issues I still have with this version of the game: In all campaigns I have player dialogues were skipped during the mission and sometimes even in cutscenes. This is particularly problematic when mission-relevant details should be given in these dialogues. There are numerous graphical errors and glitches when certain buildings are destroyed https://www.reddit.com/r/dawnofwar/comments/1pe3sj1/definitive_edition_visual_aberration_when In most multiplayer…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is $19.79 on Steam buff.ly/j37Ajyf $27.99 US PSN buff.ly/JBNcMVa PS5/XSX $29.99 Amazon amzn.to/3OKFmDl #ad Deck playable also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →Im old, spent my youth on the vanilla version. Really glad I can play this with good graphics on my ultrawide monitor. NOSTALGIA 😅
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/PC: • Today | Avowed • Feb 20 | EA Sports F1 24 • Feb 20 | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader • Feb 25 | Watch Dogs: Legion Watch Dogs: Legion and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader also coming to Standard. news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Soulstorm used to be a great old game. The "remaster" has screwed up the entire AI. no matter the difficulty, AI will send 2-3 Relic units (player is limited to 1 ), and pop out their top tier troops every 2-3 seconds. Player has a troop population limit of 20 infantry / 20 vehicle (troops value range 1-4, vehicles 2-5, AI will send hundreds at you. just can't out damage them. Relic has jacked this "remaster" all up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros - Its still the same game it was nearly 20 years ago Cons - Its still the same game it was nearly 20 years ago In conclusion, 10/10 Give us steam workshop or your da sells avon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty mixed bag of a situation to be honest. One the one hand; After goodguy SEGA got the rights from the demise of old Relic, released the game on Steam, and gave everyone who had the old-school box copy codes an online key for free Then later released an all-encompassing Anniversary Edition and also gave that away for free to anyone already owning the original Steam version And now this Definitive Edition, whilst not free, has a permanent 30% discount for Anniversary owners ON…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →every update they keep "rebalancing" (nerfing) all the factions and dont even give you the option to use balancing from the original games. the quality of life changes are nice (i'd even ignore the fact that they just lazily used AI to upscale all the ingame textures) but if you're switching from DoW classic to this its not going to play at all like the originals. you could argue that balancing is just one thing and that the positives outweigh the negatives, except that balancing makes up a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 to revisit a classic or try it out for the first time then you can't go wrong here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a long-time player, I’ll say: it’s worth it, but not without some reservations. For anyone coming back after years away, or stepping into the franchise for the first time, the Definitive Edition delivers a great way to experience one of the most iconic RTS titles of its era, with modern compatibility and all content bundled. I had plenty of fun revisiting the campaigns, re-engaging with the factions, and simply enjoying that old-school strategy feeling that i loved as a kid. However…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dawn of War - Definitive Edition - 100% Campaign Completion Review Score: 8/10 Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is a enhanced version of the original RTS Dawn of War game with enhanced visuals and controls, after fully completing this version of the game and having played the original a long time ago i'll give some pro's, neutrals and cons. PRO'S: -Comes with every expansion, so no missable content it's all here -Blood Ravens are a good Space Marine faction and have always been one of my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is officially in development, Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have announced. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warhamm...
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 got a new update today that added in FSR 3, making the game look nicer on the #SteamDeck without harming performance: steamdeckhq.com/warhammer-40...
neutral · AI labelView post →When Dawn of War: Definitive Edition was released, I was under the impression that the developers had no intention of trying to "balance" the game. It was unbalanced. Everyone knew that, and everyone who still loved it understood that. It didn't matter that the Imperial Guard were among the weakest factions--their play rate indicated that they were totally fine the way they were! When this game started getting minor adjustments to some units, it made some sense still. Due to the adjusted…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is $10.99 on US PSN buff.ly/3P87oIP $9.89 XBL buff.ly/3YgmGiL (Steam) $12.09 Gamebillet buff.ly/4gScdBP also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Everyone has a nostalgic and comfortable game that they can play whenever they're upset. This one's mine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Victory cutscenes for the campaign are STILL not in this game as of 11/20/2025. This is unacceptable. In no universe should the "definitive" edition of a game be missing its campaign victory cutscenes. I'll happily change this to a thumb's up once they have corrected this. [Edit 12/16/2025] Victory cutscenes have been returned to the game, I can now happily recommend this game as a solid remaster.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played Total War: Warhammer 40,000, and I think it might be the "definitive" game for the 40k setting it's aiming to be www.eurogamer.net/total-war-wa...
positive · AI labelView post →Got this on sale for like $30. Never played it before and it's been more than 10 years since I touched an RTS. The tutorial does the bare minimum.. it explains the basics of the combat, but not important things like how to increase unit cap and stuff. Since then I've been doing random skirmish matches against bots to try and get the hang of it. There's a lot of complexity. Each unit can have a few power weapons (which you pick) that can make a group more effective against a certain enemy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games Coming to Game Pass Core on October 1 -Cities: Skylines – Remastered -Disney Dreamlight Valley -Warhammer 40,000: Darktide news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Spring Sale has already begun on EGS and PlayStation! Grab Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and additional content for the game with discounts up to 45%!
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhammer game naming scheme: Warhammer 40,000: (Scary word)(Word that would be used in relation to the inquisition)
neutral · AI labelView post →'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition' launches June 10th on Xbox Series and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. youtu.be/UvStsBY9fTI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass: Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Only in death does duty end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe Finally Gets a Meaningful Update as Games Workshop Makes Significant Amazon Announcements.
neutral · AI labelView post →Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been a die hard Dawn of War fan since the very first game.. But this remaster "balancing" of classes has left my favorite race in the dirt.. Necrons. This last patch 2.9.0 is an absolute slap to the face to any necrons player.. The developers instead of listening to real dawn of war gamer feed back are instead catering to the bad and noob players making the weakest race in the game even weaker because they cannot beat necrons.. Necrons against anyone with any actual skill was an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I paid 20 bucks for approx. 150 hours of childhood memories. Thats a good deal! Many many campaigns. I had zero crashes and it looks like i remember the old game looked, but ofc its better. Still no eyecandy, but hey, the gameplay itself is good. All the old voices of the units are there, its crazy how they were burnt into my memory. The little orc builders gretchins are ofc the best: "Ähh Charge!... oh... wait, no,no.. run away!" classics It's a good remaster. Its a good classic. If u…
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