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Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)

Mindscape · SNEG · 2026-04-13

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: Warhammer · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 13, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Enter the Warhammer Fantasy world in Warhammer: Dark Omen, a classic real-time strategy game known for its tactical battles, atmospheric campaign, and cult-classic status.

Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic) is a Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $7.49, with a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 133 reviews).

91%
positive of 141 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)
Warhammer: Dark Omen is a fantasy real-time tactical wargame based upon the Warhammer Fantasy Battle table-top game and figurines, and is the sequel to the 1995 game Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat. Developed by Mindscape, in conjunction with Games Workshop, and published by Electronic Arts, the game was released in Spring 1998 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The game's story takes place within the Warhammer Fantasy setting, and focuses on the efforts of a mercenary army to combat a threat to the Old World by a vast army of undead forces led by a powerful entity that has recently arisen.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 14,537 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 141 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.59 at Fanatical (2026-08-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 67 of 86 observed days · $0.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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545420262026Week of 2026-04-13: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$5.592025-12-112026-10-162025-12-11 — best price $8.992026-02-20 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $7.992026-05-01 — best price $9.992026-05-21 — best price $6.392026-06-01 — best price $7.992026-06-09 — best price $7.992026-06-21 — best price $8.012026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-15 — best price $7.492026-07-31 — best price $5.592026-08-06 — best price $7.492026-08-17 — best price $9.992026-08-26 — best price $7.492026-09-03 — best price $7.492026-09-06 — best price $7.492026-09-09 — best price $7.492026-09-12 — best price $7.492026-09-15 — best price $7.492026-09-18 — best price $7.492026-09-21 — best price $9.992026-09-24 — best price $7.492026-09-27 — best price $7.492026-09-30 — best price $7.492026-10-03 — best price $7.492026-10-06 — best price $7.492026-10-09 — best price $7.492026-10-12 — best price $7.492026-10-15 — best price $7.492026-10-16 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

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3 supported languages: English, French, German

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