Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is a strategy game from Relic Entertainment (2007) while Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is an RPG strategy game from Relic Entertainment (2009).
What each one is
Steam files Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) under Strategy. In contrast, it files Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) under RPG and Strategy.
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.
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.
At a glance
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.1/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (95%, 11,931) | Very Positive (88%, 13,932) |
| Critic aggregate | 86/100 | 85/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $49.99 |
| Install size | — | 8 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2007 | 2009 |
| Developer | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic), point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)Strategy gameWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)RPG strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)Strategy, RTS, Warhammer 40KWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)Warhammer 40K, Strategy, RTSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) ✓Score 8.1 · 95% on Steam · 86 criticWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)Score 7.7 · 88% on Steam · 85 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,931 reviewsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)13,932 reviews · 8 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) ✓$14.99Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)UnsupportedWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- The cheaper right now: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) ($14.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (playable)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
StrategyRTSWarhammer 40KSci-fiMultiplayerReal-TimeGames WorkshopTactical
Where they differ
Base-BuildingWarClassicEpicStory Rich
Co-opOnline Co-OpRPGCo-op CampaignAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) and 0 for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic). A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) in scope?
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) has drawn 11,931 Steam reviews. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) has drawn 13,932 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) rates higher (8.1 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)?
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) is cheaper right now at $14.99, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.