Action · April 27, 2017

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (2017)

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Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron. With war raging and the planet under siege by the armies of greedy Ork warlord Gorgutz, ambitious Eldar seer Macha, and mighty Space Marine commander Gabriel Angelos, supremacy must ultimately be suspended for survival. UNLEASH THE GIANTS Take control of towering war machines and tip the balance of battle in your favor with the biggest characters in Dawn of War history. Turn the tide with the mighty Imperial Knight (Space Marine), the clattering Gorkanaut (Ork), or the haunting Wraithknight (Eldar). COLOSSAL BATTLES Dawn of War is famous for its epic action and those immense clashes are back - but now they're off-the-scale. Wage war with massive armies across violent volcanic terrain or mighty orbital Star Forts. CALL UP YOUR ELITES Take your battle plans to another level by deploying powerful collectible elite squads, each boasting their own special abilities and bonuses that will help you unlock and develop new attacking strategies to conquer your foes. DESTRUCTIVE ABILITIES Cause devastation on the battlefield with powerful super-abilities. Rain down total destruction on your enemies with the Space Marine's Orbital Bombardment, the Eldar's blistering Eldritch Storm or the Ork’s Rokks to counter your unsuspecting rivals. THREE-FACTION CAMPAIGN Learn what makes each force formidable through alternating missions. You'll soon come to understand the combat advantages of Space Marines, Orks, and Eldar and the rules of a universe with no heroes or villains… only war. A NEW DAWN ONLINE Your army will wreak havoc online. Join the multiplayer community and forge new alliances - or turn the tables on your new 'friends' as they become foes in explosive, chaotic and competitive maps. ONE ARMY TO RULE Customize your own universal army from the very first moment you are matched in a melee. Progress through battle after battle with loyal troops by your side across both challenging campaign missions and dominating multiplayer maps.

Action releases from 2017

180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume22.5k Steam reviewsTop 22% in Action
Positive rating48% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 98%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Engagement hours15 h averageTop 34% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Warhammer 40K · 623
  • Strategy · 487
  • RTS · 431
  • Sci-fi · 284
  • Multiplayer · 269
  • Action · 263
  • Games Workshop · 249
  • MOBA · 240
  • Base-Building · 209
  • Singleplayer · 205
  • Gore · 201
  • War · 184
  • Atmospheric · 159
  • Tactical · 158
  • Co-op · 144

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Turkish
  • Czech
  • Simplified Chinese

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

48%Mixed · 22.5k reviews

10.8k positive · 11.7k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

4.6/10

Curator recommendations

13.8k

Press Quotes

“Dawn of War III successfully takes the best elements from the previous two games and blends them with traditional RTS mechanics to create a game with deep strategic gameplay.” 9/10 – Hardcore Gamer “the game Warhammer 40k fans have been waiting for” 9/10 – Gamereactor “An excellent RTS experience” 4/5 – Empire Online

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

15h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

84

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 27, 2017
DeveloperRelic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Base price$7.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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