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With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Experience the intimate brutality of battle as you play through your chosen race’s epic campaign.

Release DateFeb 18, 2009
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.4% (very positive) / 89%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.7% Top 15% / 86.6%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)6.2K  Top 4% / 11.3K  Top 3%
Curators202 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time28.9 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers26.7K  Top 4%
Owners± 2.6M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 919.5K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.6M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 99.5% (February 2011) to 88.8% (May 2019).

With 11.3K reviews Top 3%, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is definitely a major AAA level success. There is a peak in July 2015 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Russian (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 76 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (31 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Squad management
  • Unique RPG and loot mechanics
  • No base building
  • Long and polished campaign
  • Interesting characters
  • Great Last Stand game mode
  • Good graphics and voice acting
  • Action-oriented gameplay
  • Tactical complexity
  • Great lore
  • Repetitive campaign maps and gameplay
  • Long multiplayer unit building time
  • Lack of map variety
  • Monotonous objectives
  • Long unloading times
  • No base building
  • No escort missions
  • Few tech upgrades
  • No mixup or buildup
  • Rare defense maps

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 87.4% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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