Praise the Immortal Emperor! Dawn of War is giving away its expansions.
The developer studio Relic is considered a master RTS developer for good reason. some of the best real-time strategy games of all timegames like Homeworld, Company of Heroes or Age of Empires 4.
Relic has also created Dawn of War, the best strategy series in the Warhammer 40K universe to date, from the flesh of infidel enemies of the Empire. The whole thing is now almost exactly 20 years agobecause on September 21, 2004 the first part of the series saw the light of day.
Dawn of War is currently celebrating its birthday and, as a human, would probably be working on a bachelor’s degree in military science or something like that. To celebrate this 20th birthday, the developers have completely remodeled the game versions on Steam and making all extensions free.
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The full broadside Dawn of War
With the so-called Anniversary Editions, only two versions of Dawn of War and Dawn of War 2 availableOriginally, the games and expansions were available separately, as well as the Game of the Year Edition as a complete package. But if you want to get one of the games in 2024, you’ll always get everything.
The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Anniversary Edition includes:
The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 Anniversary Edition includes:
If you already own Dawn of War or Dawn of War 2 in its basic version, you will get the upgrade to the Anniversary Edition completely free of charge. So if you’ve always wanted to try out one of the expansions, all you have to do now is download the update and you can get started.
You can currently get both editions on Steam at a massive discount. Dawn of War 1 costs only 6 dollars, Dawn of War 2 only 9 dollars.
Is it even worth it anymore?
20 and 15 years respectively are a very long time, even for strategy games. Nevertheless, both Dawn of War games are still great to play today. You don’t even have to be a big 40K fan to get the full effect from the games and their story. It’s even worth it as a springboard into this brutal universe. That’s how my colleague Dimi got a taste for it in the first place.
Above all, games like Dawn of War have become quite rare these days. They come from a time when RTS not only impressed with online multiplayer, but also with their single-player campaigns. Especially if you’ve developed a taste for Space Marine 2 and want to have even more fun pulling the teeth out of all the Empire’s enemies – then you have to give these games a chance!
