
The game is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: a dystopian vision of the far future in which humanity has forged a galaxy-spanning empire, The Imperium of Man. Plot The planet Tartarus as shown from high orbit. A number of special conditions are available to choose from to customize matches. Battles are won either by holding a certain number of control points for a period of time or by destroying all of the opposing armies' HQ structures. These control points are captured by infantry squads and provide resources to construct additional units and buildings or unlock certain units in an army's tech tree. Gameplay is initially focused on capturing and holding strategic locations on the battlefield. Gameplay A squad of Space Marines engage a group of Orks next to a Strategic Point. Another sequel, Dawn of War III, was released in April 2017.Īs a series, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide as of January 2013. Its first sequel, Dawn of War II was released in February 2009.

Three expansion packs have been released: Winter Assault in 2005, Dark Crusade in 2006, and Soulstorm in 2008. It was released by THQ on Septemin North America and on September 24 in Europe. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000.
