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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
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Discover the grim dark universes of Warhammer where there is only war. From Warhammer 40,000 to Warhammer Fantasy and more - discover it all on GOG Warhammer Franchise page. The Definitive Edition will have a 30% Veteran’s discount for Anniversary Edition Owners on GOG. All of Warhammer 40,000:...
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Sci-fi
Tags:
Fantasy, Strategy, Story Rich, Sci-fi, Classic, show 9 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Tactical, Multiplayer, Real-Time, Gore, Space, War, Base Building
Critics reviews
61 %
Recommend
GamingBolt
8/10
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4.3/5

( 127 Reviews )

4.3

127 Reviews

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2025, Relic Entertainment, ...
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Windows 10 64-bit, Intel i5 6th-gen or AMD Ryzen desktop processor with 4 cores @3GHz, or equivalent...
Time to beat
10 hMain
-- Main + Sides
-- Completionist
10 h All Styles

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Discover the grim dark universes of Warhammer where there is only war. From Warhammer 40,000 to Warhammer Fantasy and more - discover it all on GOG Warhammer Franchise page.

The Definitive Edition will have a 30% Veteran’s discount for Anniversary Edition Owners on GOG.


All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one definitive package. Experience this genre-defining Warhammer 40,000 classic in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns, nine full-fledged factions, and over 200 maps – all in one game. 

Upon its release in 2004, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War quickly established itself as one of the all-time great real-time strategy games and a glorious celebration of Games Workshop’s storied far future of the 41st Millennium. The Definitive Edition celebrates this seminal Warhammer 40:000 title with updates that refine the experience for modern hardware and secure the game’s legacy for years to come. 
 


Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition Updates

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition delivers image-based lighting and upgraded unit textures, enhancing the overall presentation. Improved world lighting, unit reflections, more detailed shadows, surface gloss, and emissive lighting make for a superior experience, while retaining the classic Dawn of War feel. 

Additionally, all units in the game have received texture upscaling of at least four times their original resolution, making for more detailed units, and a more readable experience.

Now on a 64-bit platform to support the ongoing efforts of the modding community, the Definitive Edition also includes an integrated Mod Manager and is compatible with over 20 years of lovingly crafted Community Mods.

An improved gameplay camera shows the battlefield like never before, working seamlessly on modern systems, including 4K displays. Increased draw distances make for a more cinematic experience, and the HUD and screen layout have been optimized for modern widescreen viewing.
 


Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition Content:

Nine full factions from across the galaxy, classically depicted
  • The transhuman warriors of the Space Marines bring the Emperor’s fury from orbit.  
  • The savage Orks smash through all their foes with abandon.  
  • The mystical Eldar strike from hiding with weapons of incomparable elegance.  
  • The twisted force of Chaos marries the power of daemons and heretic Space Marines alike. 
  • The mechanized Imperial Guard roll their mighty tanks across the battlefield. 
  • The high-tech Tau deploy powerful mechanized battle suits and fearsome Kroot warriors. 
  • The ancient Necrons rise from the sands to eliminate all life. 
  • The foul Dark Eldar swoop from the skies to steal away their victims. 
  • The pious Sisters of Battle purge the foes of mankind without mercy. 
 

 
Four Full Campaigns
  • Command the Blood Ravens as they face the deadly fall of Tartarus in the original Dawn of War campaign. 
  • Lead the Winter Assault on Lorn V, guiding either the forces of Order (Imperial Guard and Eldar) or Disorder (Orks and Chaos) in a race to recover a mighty Titan war machine. 
  • Conquer the planet Kronus during the Dark Crusade, a non-linear strategic campaign playable as classic Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Eldar, Orks, Chaos, Tau, or Necrons. 
  • Weather the Soulstorm in the Kaurava System, in a second non-linear campaign, this time playable as any of the nine factions. 
 

 
Frantic Multiplayer
  • Play 2 to 8 player multiplayer, either in teams or in free-for-all. 
  • Choose from many modes and numerous maps. 
 


Please note: GOG Galaxy is required for multiplayer.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2004. Dawn of War II, the Dawn of War logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double-headed Eagle logo, Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, Soul Storm, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. Developed by Relic Entertainment. Relic Entertainment and the Relic Entertainment logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Relic Holdings Co., Ltd or its affiliates. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Time to beat
10 hMain
-- Main + Sides
-- Completionist
10 h All Styles

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Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Sci-fi
Tags:
Fantasy, Strategy, Story Rich, Sci-fi, Classic, show 9 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Tactical, Multiplayer, Real-Time, Gore, Space, War, Base Building
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Windows (10, 11)
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Relic Entertainment / Relic Entertainment
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19.7 GB
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GamingBoltby Ravi Sinha
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition lives up to its title, delivering the best way to experience the classic RTS, even if it could use a bit more polish.
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Edited on: September 19, 2025

Posted on: August 15, 2025

Kaadu

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Games: 553 Reviews: 6

Seems good

I played through the first and second campaigns. Crashed once. Appreciate the zoom level change, the original is hard to look at without a zoom patch. But uh, where's the LAN play button? Also, skirmish is locked at the Soulstorm ruleset. Would have liked to be able to skirmish with different games (Dark Crusade). Haven't tried mods yet.

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Posted on: August 23, 2025

Mrdoesntcare

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Games: 82 Reviews: 1

It's still DoW

This game is practically just all the original DoW games repackaged with some qol updates and limited graphical improvements. Convenient, but not innovative.

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Posted on: August 18, 2025

Csumbi

Verified owner

Games: 711 Reviews: 12

Disappointing

i dont know when im going to learn, i keep buying these remasters of classic games in hopes that the devs actually care about these games and they actually do their best to upgrade the visuals at least on the textures side, but nope other than a few minor instances(terrain) most of the textures are blurry and low res (units and UI) in the best case and AI garbled mess in the worst case ( some unit portraits). Why even bother if you are going to treat classics like this? I will never understand.

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Posted on: August 16, 2025

SpaniardNL

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Games: 1079 Reviews: 3

Old, familiar, but still awesome

This definitive edition is basically everything I've wanted from Relic to breathe new life into this game for newer systems. I still remember the day I walked into the store on the release of the original game back in the day. A glorious time. I still have the original boxes for the game and DLC as well (everything except Soulstorm) Only additional things I would love to see would be: - Tyranids! the last important missing faction, I could've done without sisters of battle or dark eldar to be honest. - Cloud save support for GOG, it seems to be there for Steam, but not GOG unfortunately. - WASD navigation support instead of arrow keys. - Ability to disable everything Soulstorm, and have skirmish work on Dark Crusade ruleset and units, it was a lot better imo.

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Posted on: August 18, 2025

Kelemvor

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Games: 499 Reviews: 14

Now…we…build, now…they…die

Simply a welcome return; graphically it looks great, while the interface has aspects that make it better than several modern titles. As for single-player we have four pretty substantial campaigns, and the developers have done a great job especially with Soulstorm, as the unit pathfinding isn't as disastrous as the original. Perhaps they could have been a little more daring, but that would have required reprogramming the entire game from scratch, so that's fine. It's a shame you can't see the trailers for the various expansions (there's only one for the first game), but that's really a minor detail. Do you like Warhammer 40,000? Do you love brutal games where you fight with large, heavily armed armies? Then get this game without regrets, trust me.

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