Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Choose Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.9% positive across 7,959 reviews.
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution 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® - Soulstorm (2008) is 3 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (2011). Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (90.1% 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: Retribution
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2011) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,489 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution 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® - Soulstorm |  Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2011 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (7,959 reviews) | 90.1% positive (4,489 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® - Soulstorm (2008) is 3 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (2011).
- Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (90.1% positive).
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution has co-op; Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm does not.
- Steam Deck: Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm is Deck Playable, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is Deck Unsupported.
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm vs Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm scores higher (94.9% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (90.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm 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® - Soulstorm or Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm (2008) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution (2011). 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® - Soulstorm and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution 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.