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Steam app 3556750 · updated 11 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

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.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition Steam header artwork
Relic EntertainmentRelic Entertainment
1,046playing now
1,48324-hour peak
18,170all-time peak
1,102average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−99.5Gain−8.27%% gain2,157Peak

717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

05821k2k2k15 Sep20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep05 Oct10 Oct15 OctTuesday 15 September 2026991 peakWednesday 16 September 20261,762 peakThursday 17 September 20261,730 peakFriday 18 September 20261,852 peakSaturday 19 September 20262,157 peakSunday 20 September 20262,149 peakMonday 21 September 20261,818 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,735 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,626 peakThursday 24 September 20261,581 peakFriday 25 September 20261,676 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,850 peakSunday 27 September 20261,894 peakMonday 28 September 20261,609 peakTuesday 29 September 20261,495 peakWednesday 30 September 20261,520 peakThursday 01 October 20261,436 peakFriday 02 October 20261,605 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,800 peakSunday 04 October 20261,874 peakMonday 05 October 20261,610 peakTuesday 06 October 20261,511 peakWednesday 07 October 20261,508 peakThursday 08 October 20261,523 peakFriday 09 October 20261,625 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,802 peakSunday 11 October 20261,819 peakMonday 12 October 20261,623 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,453 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,438 peakThursday 15 October 20261,483 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

15 months, August 2025 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

05k10k15k20kAug 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026August 202518,170 monthly peakSeptember 20258,825 monthly peakOctober 20253,739 monthly peakNovember 20252,779 monthly peakDecember 20253,341 monthly peakJanuary 20263,404 monthly peakFebruary 20262,659 monthly peakMarch 20262,756 monthly peakApril 20262,365 monthly peakMay 20262,712 monthly peakJune 20262,562 monthly peakJuly 20262,766 monthly peakAugust 20262,706 monthly peakSeptember 20262,195 monthly peakOctober 20261,874 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

07471k2k3kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20262,766 peak — daily detail belowAugust 20262,706 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 20262,195 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 20261,874 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

15 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

07471k2k3k01 Jul19 Jul21 Jul23 Jul25 Jul27 Jul29 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20262,766 peakSaturday 18 July 20262,547 peakSunday 19 July 20262,593 peakMonday 20 July 20262,252 peakTuesday 21 July 20262,191 peakWednesday 22 July 20262,185 peakThursday 23 July 20262,156 peakFriday 24 July 20262,334 peakSaturday 25 July 20262,553 peakSunday 26 July 20262,766 peakMonday 27 July 20262,464 peakTuesday 28 July 20262,387 peakWednesday 29 July 20262,243 peakThursday 30 July 20262,232 peakFriday 31 July 20262,307 peak

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

07311k2k3k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20262,505 peakSunday 02 August 20262,706 peakMonday 03 August 20262,423 peakTuesday 04 August 20262,251 peakWednesday 05 August 20262,334 peakThursday 06 August 20262,242 peakFriday 07 August 20262,289 peakSaturday 08 August 20262,414 peakSunday 09 August 20262,520 peakMonday 10 August 20262,109 peakTuesday 11 August 20262,148 peakWednesday 12 August 20261,929 peakThursday 13 August 20262,002 peakFriday 14 August 20262,039 peakSaturday 15 August 20262,310 peakSunday 16 August 20262,435 peakMonday 17 August 20262,184 peakTuesday 18 August 20262,055 peakWednesday 19 August 20261,905 peakThursday 20 August 20261,884 peakFriday 21 August 20261,907 peakSaturday 22 August 20262,216 peakSunday 23 August 20262,246 peakMonday 24 August 20261,972 peakTuesday 25 August 20261,809 peakWednesday 26 August 20261,791 peakThursday 27 August 20261,809 peakFriday 28 August 20261,859 peakSaturday 29 August 20262,070 peakSunday 30 August 20262,204 peakMonday 31 August 20261,841 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 359 hourly samples from 15 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

05931k2k2k01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepTuesday 01 September 20261,700 peakWednesday 02 September 20261,737 peakThursday 03 September 20261,672 peakFriday 04 September 20261,778 peakSaturday 05 September 20262,008 peakSunday 06 September 20262,065 peakMonday 07 September 20261,989 peakTuesday 08 September 20261,778 peakWednesday 09 September 20261,710 peakThursday 10 September 20261,725 peakFriday 11 September 20261,881 peakSaturday 12 September 20262,094 peakSunday 13 September 20262,195 peakMonday 14 September 20261,855 peakTuesday 15 September 20261,762 peakWednesday 16 September 20261,762 peakThursday 17 September 20261,730 peakFriday 18 September 20261,852 peakSaturday 19 September 20262,157 peakSunday 20 September 20262,149 peakMonday 21 September 20261,818 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,735 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,626 peakThursday 24 September 20261,581 peakFriday 25 September 20261,676 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,850 peakSunday 27 September 20261,894 peakMonday 28 September 20261,609 peakTuesday 29 September 20261,495 peakWednesday 30 September 20261,520 peak

October 2026

15 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 358 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

05061k2k2k01 Oct03 Oct05 Oct07 Oct09 Oct11 Oct13 Oct15 OctThursday 01 October 20261,436 peakFriday 02 October 20261,605 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,800 peakSunday 04 October 20261,874 peakMonday 05 October 20261,610 peakTuesday 06 October 20261,511 peakWednesday 07 October 20261,508 peakThursday 08 October 20261,523 peakFriday 09 October 20261,625 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,802 peakSunday 11 October 20261,819 peakMonday 12 October 20261,623 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,453 peakWednesday 14 October 20261,438 peakThursday 15 October 20261,483 peak
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC
App ID
3556750
Last updated
17 Sep 2026 build 25304646
Update pace
Quiet no update while we have been watching · 1 in 34 days watched
Developer
Relic Entertainment
Publisher
Relic Entertainment
Release date
Aug 14, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Download size
18.87 GB
Install size
19.74 GB
Genres
Strategy
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
109

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsMouse Only OptionSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Custom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound

Popular tags

StrategyRTSMultiplayerSingleplayerBase BuildingOnline Co-OpSci-fiCo-opPvEAction RTSTacticalLevel Editor3DCinematicGrand StrategyFantasyGoreViolentPvPGreat Soundtrack
About this gameFull description from Steam
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 100 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. At Announce, we heard that our players wanted to see pathfinding improved. We have since added pathfinding updates that enable easier unit management, making for a smoother, more immersive experience. 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.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

This game features frequent combat in which both human and non-human characters are routinely killed in gory fashion.

Regional ratings

DEJUS16Violência Extrema
IGRS18Interaksi Daring · Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 6th-gen or AMD Ryzen desktop processor with 4 cores @3GHz, or equivalent performance Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, AMD Radeon R9 370, or equivalent performance DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 25 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Linux

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Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French●
Italian
German●
Spanish - Spain
Czech
Korean
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese

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Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

109 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
There Is Only WarAchievement
Death, War and BloodAchievement
Our Prey Is NearAchievement
We Are the Lords of DespairAchievement
Victory Is Our FateAchievement
Glory For The First Man To Die!Achievement
The Galaxy is OursAchievement
Orks is da biggest and da strongest!Achievement
A Small Mind Is Easily Filled With FaithAchievement
For the Emperor!Achievement

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27 developer announcements, May 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC

September

  1. 2.10.3 Hot Fix

    Today's hot fix addresses two legacy campaign crashes and addresses an issue introduced with a previous fix that prevented diplomacy options from working correctly. Diplomacy – fixed an error that prevented the Diplomacy menu from working…

    Patch notes

August

  1. 2.10.2 Hot Fix

    Today's hot fix addresses a legacy exploit, and a bug introduced that impacts the ability to complete the Soulstorm campaign. Exploit – fixed the root cause of a 12-year-old exploit that could allow one player to issue commands to another…

    Patch notes
  2. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition One Year Anniversary

    One year ago, the battle began... again! 💀We’re celebrating one year of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. Thank you to everyone who has played, shared feedback, and supported the game over the past year. Your enthusiasm…

    Amy_RE
  3. 2.10.1 Hot Fix

    Today's hot fix addresses the most common crash introduced in Patch 2.10.0. Texture Detail – fixed a crash that could occur when playing Dark Crusade, Soulstorm, and certain mods with Texture Detail set to any value below High Please…

    Patch notes
  4. 2.10.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today's update marks a full year of support for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. Thank you to all the fans, modders, tournament organizers, and balance testers that have kept the community active and engaged – you have…

    Amy_RE

July

  1. 2.9.2 Hot Fix

    Localization Updated a small number of text strings that were appearing as “No Key” errors in the Gameplay Options menu and ability descriptions in languages other than EnglishThank you to those that reported these issues to help.relic.com…

    Patch notes

June

  1. 2.9.1 Hot Fix

    Gameplay Fixed a crash that could occur when a unit that used an ability that applies root (ex. Chaos Sorcerer using Chains of Torment) is killed while the victim unit is attempting to execute a moveFixed tuning changes that were errantly…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.9.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s update aims to improve multiplayer balance in the latter stages of a match while continuing to refine the changes we made previously for the early and mid-game in update 2.8.0. As part of this, we’re moving the second global…

    Hannah_RE

April

  1. 2.8.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s update is the first community driven patch focused on multiplayer balance in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. This work was only made possible by your continued support, feedback, and passion for this game. We…

    Hannah_RE

March

  1. 2.7.1 Hot Fix

    Gameplay Melee Combat – Re-applied a fix for revived units such as Necron Warriors and the Living Saints to prevent them from endlessly pursuing their last melee attacker AudioSpeech – Updated how intel speech priority is handled (for…

    Patch notes

February

  1. 2.7.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition includes several quality-of-life and bug fixes to improve gameplay, the user interface, art & animation, and modding capabilities. Notably, this update should address…

    Hannah_RE

December

  1. 2.6.1 Hot Fix

    Today’s hot fix addresses a small number of issues raised by the community after Tuesday’s 2.6.0 update. Thank you to those that reported the errors, and helped us troubleshoot the root causes. Please continue to report any issues at…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.6.0 Update Patch Notes

    UPDATE - We have temporarily rolled back the changes to the Automatch map pool until we can resolve the conflicts between the Automatch maps and legacy mod maps. The new community maps will continue to be available in Skirmish and…

    Greta_RE

November

  1. 2.5.1 Hot Fix

    Today’s hot fix addresses a handful of issues leftover from last week’s 2.5.0 update, including a fix that inadvertently reverted an old balance change. We know that as we continue to support, update, and fix issues in Warhammer 40,000…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.5.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s update includes our top-requested feature – Achievements for both Steam and GoG. You can find a full list of the Achievements and their descriptions below. Additionally, this patch improves the Mission Editor for modders and…

    John_RE

October

  1. 2.4.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition includes several modding fixes, including the infiltration shader, a new Mod Assistant tool, the long-requested “No Flyers” option for Custom Games and Skirmish, plus a…

    Hannah_RE
  2. 2.3.1 Hot Fix

    Today’s hot fix for Dawn of War – Definitive Edition resolves a gameplay issue introduced with yesterday’s 2.3.0 release. Thank you for all your reports, please continue to report any issues to us at help.relic.com to help set priorities…

    Patch notes
  3. 2.3.0 Update Patch Notes

    “Only in death does duty end.” To revisit Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, a game we love, and to see the warm reception from players has meant so much to us here at Relic. We want to thank all of you for your continued support and passion…

    Hannah_RE

September

  1. 2.2.1 Hot Fix

    Update 2.2.1 fixes several issues that could interrupt multiplayer games and adds additional logging to help diagnose an issue causing some players to disconnect unexpectedly. The fixes included in today’s patch are thanks to your feedback…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.2.0 Update Patch Notes

    Update 2.2.0 resolves issues across several categories including gameplay, multiplayer, U.I., art and animation, modding, and hotkeys. We have also included additional logging to provide our team with better data as we work to improve…

    Hannah_RE

August

  1. 2.1.1 Hot Fix

    Today’s 2.1.1 Hot Fix addresses a crash that occurred when booting Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition via Steam in Offline mode introduced in this week’s 2.1.0 update. After this update, if you are still seeing crashes on…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.1.0 Update Patch Notes

    Today’s 2.1.0 Update addresses issues including cases where the cursor would fail to stay locked to the game, unit pathing issues where large vehicles, such as Dreadnoughts, could become stuck, and brings improvements to hotkey modding and…

    Hannah_RE
  3. Hot Fix 2.0.1

    Today’s hot fix aims to resolve some of the highest occurring crashes, progression blockers and multiplayer issues affecting players in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition. We will be releasing another patch next week with…

    Patch notes
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition Out Now

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition is out now! Experience this genre-defining Warhammer 40,000 classic in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns, nine classically depicted factions, and over 100…

    John_RE
  5. Developer Diary & Gameplay Reveal

    The Dawn of War – Definitive Edition team sits down to chat about the work they’ve put into updating the game, and what it’s like to return to a project from 20 years ago. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition will release on…

    John_RE

July

  1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition Release Date Reveal

    We’re excited to announce that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition will be released on August 14, 2025!The Definitive Edition will be available to purchase that same day for USD$29.99. Players who already own the Dawn of War…

    Hannah_RE

May

  1. Announcing Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

    “Cleanse, purge, kill!” Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is coming to PC later this year. Developed by Relic Entertainment, this is the iconic Dawn of War as players remember it, but optimized for modern hardware. The…

    John_RE

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