Games Like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: RTS 57.5%, Strategy 24.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Tactical 6.2%, Co-op 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the core engine and tactical cover-based mechanics that define the Dawn of War II experience.

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 55.3%, RTS 30.3%, Tactical 5.1%, Multiplayer 3.5%, Real-Time 2.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It refines the squad-based tactical RTS formula with deeper environmental mechanics and a gritty, realistic atmosphere.

Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 86.8% ★, Strategy 4.7%, Tactical 4.7%, Sci-fi 2.5%, Futuristic 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the squad-based tactical intensity of Dawn of War II through a turn-based system focused on elite Grey Knights.

MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 74.9% ★, Games Workshop 13.5% ★, Strategy 4.4%, Tactical 2.6%, Sci-fi 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly tactical experience focused on managing a squad of Tech-Priests with deep customization and a strong 40k aesthetic.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 83.1% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Tactical 3.1%, Sci-fi 2.7%, Games Workshop 2.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes unit positioning and squad synergy in the Warhammer 40,000 setting.

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: RTS 45.3%, Strategy 22.5%, Tactical 16.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Action 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This real-time tactical game features squad management and intense, gore-filled combat against overwhelming odds that mirrors the feel of Dawn of War II.

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 89.2% ★, Co-op 3.1%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Sci-fi 2.7%, Futuristic 1%

Why You'll Like It: While an action game, it perfectly captures the visceral, gore-filled combat and scale of the 40k universe found in the Dawn of War series.

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 89.7% ★, Games Workshop 3.9% ★, Sci-fi 2.1%, Gore 1.2%, Multiplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a third-person perspective on the same brutal combat and setting that makes the Dawn of War series so compelling.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 52.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Real-Time 6.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.1%, Co-op 5%

Why You'll Like It: This RTS features squad-based combat, cover mechanics, and hero units that feel very similar to the gameplay loop of Dawn of War II.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 70.8% ★, RTS 12.1%, Games Workshop 6.2% ★, Strategy 6%, Sci-fi 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This RTS brings the tactical complexity of the 40k universe to space combat with a focus on fleet management and special abilities.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 78.3% ★, Strategy 7.1%, Games Workshop 5.3% ★, Sci-fi 2.6%, Tactical 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that focuses heavily on combat and the unique faction identities of the 40k universe.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 54.5%, Strategy 20.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Tactical 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A console-style RTS that emphasizes small-squad tactics and hero units over traditional base-building macro.

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 79.9% ★, Strategy 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Co-op 3.4%, Multiplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: While an RPG, it captures the lore, atmosphere, and squad-based tactical combat of the 40k universe perfectly.

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 71.5% ★, RTS 9.7%, Games Workshop 8% ★, Strategy 3.9%, Sci-fi 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It attempts to blend the hero-focused combat of the second game with the base-building of the first.

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Why similar: Strategy 33.7%, Tactical 30.8%, Sci-fi 26.4%, RPG 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for squad-based tactical combat, offering the same level of unit attachment and strategic planning found in Dawn of War II's campaign.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: RTS 45%, Strategy 30.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Co-op 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep, granular control over individual units and squads in a realistic, tactical setting.

Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 81.2% ★, Games Workshop 10.8% ★, Sci-fi 1.9%, Co-op 1.8%, Multiplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that provides a deep dive into the lore and dark aesthetic of the 40k universe.

Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition is a First-Person Shooter based on Games Workshop’s cult classic board game set in Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expanding upon the original game, and featuring a host of new content, new features and a richer multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 83% ★, Games Workshop 5.9% ★, Co-op 3.1%, Multiplayer 2.1%, Online Co-Op 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person experience that highlights the claustrophobic, brutal nature of 40k combat.

The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

Why similar: RTS 54.2%, Strategy 24.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Real-Time 4% ★

Why You'll Like It: A complex tactical RTS that rewards careful unit positioning and combined-arms tactics similar to high-level Dawn of War play.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: RTS 51.6%, Strategy 22.8%, Tactical 11.1%, Multiplayer 7%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at tactical realism and squad-level management on a massive scale.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 68.2% ★, RTS 10.8%, Games Workshop 8.9% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Sci-fi 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the second game, offering a unique tactical take on 40k naval warfare.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 52.5% ★, RTS 20.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%, Multiplayer 3.7%

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Why similar: RTS 64.8%, Strategy 23.6%, Futuristic 9.5%, Atmospheric 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical RTS that focuses on small-unit survival and positioning in a grim, post-apocalyptic setting.

Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Fight through a dark era of carnage and endless war and lead the Space Wolves in a struggle to defend the last bastion of mankind.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 75.6% ★, Games Workshop 14.6% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Tactical 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical combat between Space Wolves and Orks.

Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

Why similar: Games Workshop 32.1% ★, RTS 30.5%, Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 5.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-based, it provides the grand-scale tactical battles that fans of the 40k strategy games often enjoy.

Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Why similar: RTS 48.2%, Strategy 22%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Real-Time 5.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that offers a different scale of combat but shares the focus on tactical unit abilities.

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 65.3% ★, RTS 13.3%, Games Workshop 7.6% ★, Strategy 5.6%, Sci-fi 2%

Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

Why similar: RTS 32.6%, Games Workshop 29.6% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Multiplayer 4.6%, Tactical 4%

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 91.2% ★, Games Workshop 3.6% ★, Gore 2.1%, Sci-fi 1.8%, Violent 0.4%

Foul Tyranids rampaging on barren worlds; the mysterious Aeldari waging war on the Imperium; a prophecy that could change the fate of an entire Sector. Purge the unclean with the new Tech-Adept Inquisitor and carry out the Emperor’s will in the grim Action-RPG “WH40k: Inquisitor - Prophecy”.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 71.8% ★, Games Workshop 17.9% ★, Sci-fi 3.5%, Multiplayer 2.6%, Online Co-Op 2.2%

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine returns. Enhanced for a new generation! Enjoy quality of life & graphical improvements that take the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine experience to the next level.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 81.4% ★, Games Workshop 5.8% ★, Sci-fi 4.1%, Futuristic 2.7%, Multiplayer 1.8%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: RTS 54.9%, Strategy 23.8%, Tactical 9.8%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Co-op 2.5%

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: RTS 55.4%, Strategy 32.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Tactical 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 55% ★, RTS 24.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 5%, Multiplayer 3.6%

Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 83.7% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Games Workshop 6.7% ★, Violent 0.9%

A free-to-play digital collectible card game set in the 41st millennium, Warpforge brings together the major factions of the Warhammer 40,000 universe as digital cards for players to collect and do battle with in brutal and fast-paced skirmishes.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 85.1% ★, Strategy 5.6%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Multiplayer 3%, Futuristic 2.3%

In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 74.7% ★, Games Workshop 13% ★, Strategy 6.5%, Tactical 3%, Multiplayer 1.2%

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Why similar: RTS 36.5%, Games Workshop 27.7% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Tactical 6.7%, Multiplayer 3.8%

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: RTS 53.8%, Strategy 32.7%, Tactical 5.2%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Co-op 1.8%

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Why similar: RTS 52.2%, Strategy 21.6%, Sci-fi 12%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.6%

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Games Workshop 56.7% ★, Co-op 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Gore 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 49.1%, Strategy 22.4%, Tactical 9.5%, Real-Time 8% ★, Sci-fi 7.4%

The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

Why similar: RTS 53.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Real-Time 3.9% ★

High-orktane combat racing in the Warhammer 40,000 universe! Drive buggies, tanks and helicopters, mastering advanced movement and explosive weaponry online or against bots. Unlock gear, customize your rides and use the NEW Creation Workshop to create, share, and play custom maps from the community!

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 74.2% ★, Games Workshop 21.1% ★, Multiplayer 2.8%, Futuristic 1.9%

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: RTS 51.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Tactical 5.4%, Multiplayer 4.8%

Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

Why similar: RTS 47.7%, Strategy 22.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Tactical 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%

From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 95.8% ★, Co-op 3.7%, Action 0.5%

For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Why similar: RTS 51.9%, Strategy 22.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Real-Time 6.6% ★, Multiplayer 5.1%