Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

The RTS classic returns to its roots with four factions, 70+ campaign missions and Last Stand mode.

Upcoming PC Strategy Action

3 Dec 2026 · $53.99

About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

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Gameplay

Dawn of War IV is a real-time strategy video game played from a top-down perspective. The game is set on Kronus, the setting of Dark Crusade. At launch, the game features four factions (Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus, Necrons, and Orks), each with distinct abilities and unique campaigns. In certain segments, players must make critical decisions that alter the course of the campaign, meaning some missions appear only when players make different choices in a subsequent playthrough. Additional modes include Skirmish and Last Stand, a mode returning from Dawn of War II. The campaign can be played cooperatively with another player, and the game offers three competitive multiplayer modes (1v1, 2v2, and 3v3). In each mission, players command various units to engage in direct confrontations with other factions and complete objectives. Players must construct and reinforce their base, capture requisition points to expand operations, and allocate resources for research, recruiting soldiers, and deploying units. The game features a cover system that allows units to take less damage when positioned behind cover and an expanded Sync Kill system, which synchronizes melee animations between opposing units in combat. By accumulating resources, players can use powerful abilities named stratagems; for instance, the Space Marines can call in an orbital bombardment to obliterate another faction's units and bases. Units can be extensively customized using the game's "Painter" tool.