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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

Relic Entertainment · 2007-08-07

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 07, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is a Strategy game released in 2007, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 11,941 reviews).

46
playing now
95%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

46 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and based on Games Workshop's miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000. It was released by THQ on September 20, 2004, in North America and on September 24 in Europe.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 46 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 330 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~41/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 14,082 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 478k–955k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,941 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.59 at Steam (2017-02-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $30.44 · on sale 97 of 98 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20620620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

99292026-09-15 12:00 — 53 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 67 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 42 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 53 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 96 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 31 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 34 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 63 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 45 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 58 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 56 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 41 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 56 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 77 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 43 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 44 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 29 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 86 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 38 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
32522Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 83 · peak 244Dec 2012 — avg 325 · peak 1,122May 2013 — avg 44 · peak 107Oct 2013 — avg 39 · peak 91Mar 2014 — avg 44 · peak 97Aug 2014 — avg 172 · peak 574Jan 2015 — avg 88 · peak 240Jun 2015 — avg 144 · peak 355Nov 2015 — avg 104 · peak 366Apr 2016 — avg 129 · peak 355Sep 2016 — avg 79 · peak 153Feb 2017 — avg 116 · peak 426Jul 2017 — avg 127 · peak 308Dec 2017 — avg 89 · peak 209May 2018 — avg 71 · peak 141Oct 2018 — avg 64 · peak 126Mar 2019 — avg 98 · peak 373Aug 2019 — avg 81 · peak 157Jan 2020 — avg 100 · peak 265Jun 2020 — avg 143 · peak 441Nov 2020 — avg 129 · peak 291Apr 2021 — avg 124 · peak 227Sep 2021 — avg 115 · peak 328Feb 2022 — avg 117 · peak 237Jul 2022 — avg 115 · peak 260Dec 2022 — avg 152 · peak 359May 2023 — avg 116 · peak 417Oct 2023 — avg 91 · peak 178Mar 2024 — avg 107 · peak 243Aug 2024 — avg 117 · peak 229Jan 2025 — avg 135 · peak 286Jun 2025 — avg 87 · peak 189Nov 2025 — avg 59 · peak 116Apr 2026 — avg 56 · peak 107Aug 2026 — avg 55 · peak 119
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$37.99$2.992015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $6.492015-07-06 — best price $4.992016-01-04 — best price $12.992016-03-14 — best price $12.992016-11-29 — best price $12.992017-07-24 — best price $12.992018-07-05 — best price $12.992019-03-03 — best price $12.992019-12-03 — best price $12.992020-10-19 — best price $12.992023-06-01 — best price $37.992024-01-05 — best price $37.992024-04-04 — best price $37.992024-09-20 — best price $34.992024-11-05 — best price $6.992025-01-02 — best price $34.992025-05-13 — best price $30.992025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-08-07 — best price $6.992025-09-15 — best price $2.992025-10-09 — best price $14.992025-10-28 — best price $13.492025-11-20 — best price $7.102025-12-19 — best price $8.302026-01-23 — best price $9.892026-02-25 — best price $8.842026-03-13 — best price $9.892026-04-08 — best price $13.392026-04-23 — best price $2.992026-05-22 — best price $9.592026-06-25 — best price $7.232026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-17 — best price $14.992026-08-25 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4552262026-05-28 — 337 pageviews2026-06-01 — 432 pageviews2026-06-05 — 365 pageviews2026-06-09 — 359 pageviews2026-06-13 — 338 pageviews2026-06-17 — 321 pageviews2026-06-21 — 378 pageviews2026-06-25 — 357 pageviews2026-06-29 — 316 pageviews2026-07-03 — 310 pageviews2026-07-07 — 284 pageviews2026-07-11 — 286 pageviews2026-07-15 — 315 pageviews2026-07-19 — 283 pageviews2026-07-23 — 322 pageviews2026-07-27 — 345 pageviews2026-07-31 — 313 pageviews2026-08-04 — 350 pageviews2026-08-08 — 268 pageviews2026-08-12 — 365 pageviews2026-08-16 — 329 pageviews2026-08-20 — 272 pageviews2026-08-24 — 291 pageviews2026-08-28 — 243 pageviews2026-09-01 — 279 pageviews2026-09-05 — 280 pageviews2026-09-09 — 268 pageviews2026-09-13 — 325 pageviews2026-09-17 — 256 pageviews2026-09-21 — 235 pageviews2026-09-25 — 311 pageviews2026-09-29 — 226 pageviews2026-10-03 — 315 pageviews2026-10-07 — 275 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Korean, Polish, Russian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarEpicGoreActionSci-fiClassicStrategyTacticalReal-Time

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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