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 III
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III 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 10 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (2017). Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (47.8% 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 III
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III if you want an Action and Simulation game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,726 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III 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 III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,779 reviews) | 47.8% positive (7,726 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade (2007) is 10 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (2017).
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (47.8% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade scores higher (96.5% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (47.8% 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 III first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade (2007) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (2017). 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 III 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.