Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...
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Release Date | Aug 7, 2007 |
Price | $ 12.99 Top 25% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 96.5% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.6% Top 4% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 93.2% Top 1% / 93.5% Top 1% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 6.3K Top 4% / 7.8K Top 4% |
Curators | 161 reviews Top 3% |
Median Play Time | 39.9 hours Top 3% |
Play Time per Dollar | 3.1 hours Top 4% |
Followers | 12.7K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 1.5M Top 2% |
Copies Sold | ± 267.5K Top 5% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 1.1M Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 100% (December 2010) to 95.4% (July 2016).
Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is an AAA level success, with 7.8K reviews Top 4%. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by Russian (16%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 115 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 3.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 55 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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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 96.5% rating Top 4% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.