Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising is an RPG strategy game from Relic Entertainment (2010) while Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is an RPG strategy game from Relic Entertainment.
What each one is
Steam files Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising under RPG and Strategy. In contrast, it files Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution under RPG and Strategy.
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.
Command any of the six unique factions in the next standalone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise. Choose to build a massive army or lead a small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your favorite race.
At a glance
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.5/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (91%, 3,550) | Very Positive (90%, 13,115) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 2010 | — |
| Developer | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution, 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 II Chaos RisingRPG strategy gameWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: RetributionRPG 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 II Chaos RisingStrategy, Warhammer 40K, RTSWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: RetributionWarhammer 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 II Chaos RisingScore 7.5 · 91% on Steam · 84 criticWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution ✓Score 7.6 · 90% on SteamThe 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 II Chaos Rising3,550 reviews · 8 GBWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution13,115 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 II Chaos RisingNot listedWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: RetributionNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. 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 II Chaos Rising and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution 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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- 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 safer bet by weight of reviews: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (13,115 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
StrategyWarhammer 40KRTSSci-fiMultiplayerGames WorkshopTacticalCo-op
Where they differ
ViolentReal Time Tactics
Online Co-OpFantasyAdventureCo-op Campaign
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 II Chaos Rising is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600 | — |
| Minimum CPU | P4 3.2 GHz (single core) | — |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB | — |
| Install size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising · Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising and 0 for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution in scope?
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising has drawn 3,550 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution has drawn 13,115 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution rates higher (7.6 to 7.5). 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 II Chaos Rising or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
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.