Strategy · March 11, 2010

Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (2010)

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The Blood Ravens have saved the sector, now can they save themselves? In SEGA and Relic Entertainment’s sequel to the acclaimed Dawn of War II real time strategy franchise, you return to Sub-Sector Aurelia where a long lost frozen ice planet has reappeared from the Warp, bringing with it new secrets to uncover and deadly new foes to face. In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the Blood Ravens and defend the sector against the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion. Purge the Chaos filth and hold the chapter together as traitorous forces work from within to try bring down the Blood Ravens. New Single Player Missions Continue your fight against the enemies of the Emperor and use your squads’ wargear, abilities, and experience to battle against Chaos in 15 new missions New Multiplayer Race Swear loyalty to the Chaos Gods and play as the bloodthirsty Chaos Space Marines in multiplayer battles against both Chaos Rising and Dawn of War II owners New Units New multiplayer units join the Space Marines, Ork, Eldar, and Tyranid armies. 2 New Last Stand Heroes – Face off against the relentless horde as either the Chaos Sorcerer or Tyranid Hive Tyrant

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Strategy · 211
  • Warhammer 40K · 204
  • RTS · 161
  • Sci-fi · 84
  • Multiplayer · 71
  • Games Workshop · 70
  • Tactical · 55
  • Co-op · 44
  • Real-Time · 44
  • RPG · 37
  • Singleplayer · 36
  • Gore · 32
  • Action · 23
  • Violent · 21
  • Great Soundtrack · 12

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.4k Steam reviewsTop 75% in Strategy
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 34%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 79 — top 25% of Strategy titles
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 56% for session depth among Strategy

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 3.4k reviews

3.0k positive · 302 negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.6/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Strategy releases from 2010

8 Strategy titles launched in 2010 — top 6 by review volume.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

73

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 11, 2010
DeveloperRelic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
PublisherSEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
Base priceFree-to-play
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Content Notes

Frequent grizzly deaths of both humanoid and non-humanoid entities. Blood and gore are prominent.