Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic), which made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising is tagged Strategy, Warhammer 40K, RTS, Sci-fi, Multiplayer, Games Workshop, Tactical, Co-op by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 7 are from the same studio: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic), Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic), Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition, Company of Heroes 2.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Warhammer 40K, Strategy and RTS; released around the same time (2009).
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,932 Price $49.99 Warhammer 40KStrategyRTSSci-fiGames WorkshopTacticalGoreFuturistic
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Warhammer 40K, Strategy and RTS.
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 13,115 Price Not listed Warhammer 40KStrategyRTSTacticalSci-fiGames WorkshopReal-TimeFuturistic
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Warhammer 40K; released around the same time (2007).
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 95% positive of 11,931 Price $14.99 StrategyRTSWarhammer 40KSci-fiReal-TimeGames WorkshopTacticalGore
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Warhammer 40K and RTS; released around the same time (2007).
Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 9,527 Price Not listed StrategyWarhammer 40KRTSSci-fiGames WorkshopReal-TimeGoreTactical
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Warhammer 40K, Strategy and RTS; released around the same time (2008).
The third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War. In Soulstorm, two new armies are introduced – Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar - raising the total number of playable armies to nine.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm at a glance Released 2008 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,507 Price Not listed Warhammer 40KStrategyRTSSci-fiReal-TimeGames WorkshopFuturisticGreat Soundtrack
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Warhammer 40K and RTS.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Tindalos Interactive Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,007 Price $19.99 StrategyWarhammer 40KRTSReal Time TacticsSci-fiGames WorkshopViolentTactical
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Warhammer 40K, Strategy and Games Workshop.
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,603 Price $29.99 Warhammer 40KStrategyGames WorkshopSci-fiGreat SoundtrackTacticalRPG
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Tactical.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 StrategySci-fiTacticalReal-TimeRPGRTSGreat Soundtrack
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Warhammer 40K, Sci-fi and Gore; released around the same time (2011).
In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition at a glance Released 2011 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 33,438 Price $39.99 Warhammer 40KSci-fiGoreGames WorkshopFuturisticViolent
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Ancestors Legacy
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Violent.
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Ancestors Legacy at a glance Released 2018 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,645 Price $6.99 StrategyRTSViolentTacticalReal-TimeGreat SoundtrackGoreReal Time Tactics
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Company of Heroes 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Tactical; released around the same time (2013).
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Company of Heroes 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 79% positive of 113,085 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSTacticalReal-TimeGreat Soundtrack
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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Sci-fi.
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Homeworld Remastered Collection at a glance Released 2015 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 88% positive of 14,159 Price $3.49 StrategyRTSSci-fiGreat SoundtrackTacticalFuturistic
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Tactical, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2012).
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
XCOM: Enemy Unknown at a glance Released 2012 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,594 Price $14.99 TacticalStrategySci-fiRPGFuturistic
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Halo Wars
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2009).
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Halo Wars at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,517 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSSci-fiGreat SoundtrackTactical
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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2007).
The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars at a glance Released 2007 Studio Danger Close Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 9,333 Price Not listed StrategyRTSSci-fiFuturisticGreat Soundtrack
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and RTS; released around the same time (2012).
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Natural Selection 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,363 Price $4.99 StrategySci-fiRTSTacticalFuturistic
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Games Workshop; published by the same company.
The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.
Total War: WARHAMMER II at a glance Released 2017 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 93% positive of 121,450 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSGames WorkshopTacticalReal Time TacticsGreat Soundtrack
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Total War: WARHAMMER
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Games Workshop; published by the same company.
The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.
Total War: WARHAMMER at a glance Released 2016 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 79% positive of 52,323 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSGames WorkshopTacticalRPGGore
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Total War: WARHAMMER III
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Real Time Tactics; published by the same company.
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Total War: WARHAMMER III at a glance Released 2022 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 71% positive of 147,877 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsTacticalGames WorkshopWarhammer 40K
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STAR WARS Republic Commando
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Tactical, Sci-fi and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2009).
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS Republic Commando at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 96% positive of 17,143 Price $9.99 TacticalSci-fiGreat SoundtrackStrategyFuturistic
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Tactical; published by the same company; released around the same time (2007).
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Rome: Total War - Collection at a glance Released 2007 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,717 Price Not listed StrategyRTSTacticalGreat SoundtrackReal Time Tactics
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Tactical and RTS; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 91% positive of 38,055 Price $24.99 StrategyTacticalRTSReal Time TacticsGreat Soundtrack
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Sci-fi.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 RPGStrategySci-fiTacticalGreat Soundtrack
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Final Fantasy XIII
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Great Soundtrack and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2009).
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Final Fantasy XIII at a glance Released 2009 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 75% positive of 19,914 Price $15.99 RPGGreat SoundtrackSci-fiFuturisticStrategy
Common questions
What game is most like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising?
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic), on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising do?
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic), Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic), Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition, Company of Heroes 2 are also from Relic Entertainment, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.