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Single-player games like Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault — Steam game cover

    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    This expansion adds all-new units and strategies to the exciting gameplay offered by Dawn of War. The Imperial Guard brings new weaponry, including heavy armor, new troop units as well as defensive and ranged tactics overwhelming numbers. Coupled with new abilities, this fighting force is as lethal as they come.

    2007StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2007Strategy14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm — Steam game cover

    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2008StrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

    2017ActionStrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising — Steam game cover

    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2010StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2011StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2009Strategy49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.

    2016Strategy14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® — Steam game cover

    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

    2008Adventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: WARHAMMER II — Steam game cover

    Total War: WARHAMMER II

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

    2021Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Company of Heroes 2 — Steam game cover

    Company of Heroes 2

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    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.

    2013Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Company of Heroes 3 — Steam game cover

    Company of Heroes 3

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

    2023ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

    2011Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Company of Heroes — Steam game cover

    Company of Heroes

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

    2006ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade.

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

    2025Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →