Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade
Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.5% positive across 4,779 reviews.
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade vs Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade and Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade (2007) is 3 years older than Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (2010). Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (89.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising
Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2010) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising launched in 2010.
Both Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade and Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade |  Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2010 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,779 reviews) | 89.4% positive (997 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade (2007) is 3 years older than Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (2010).
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (89.4% positive).
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising has co-op; Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade does not.
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising has no Deck rating yet.
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade vs Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade or Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher (96.5% positive) than Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (89.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade or Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade (2007) came out before Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade and Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.