
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade — Genres, rating & game data
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is a second expansion pack to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The plot of the game revolves around the battle for the planet Kronus. Seven races fight for the colony. This Crusade can only result in the victory of one of the armies and total devastation of all others. The campaign consists of two parts: Global Battle…
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is a rts game developed by Relic Entertainment, 2006. It stands out for dark gameplay, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 88/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.
About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is a second expansion pack to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment.
The plot of the game revolves around the battle for the planet Kronus. Seven races fight for the colony. This Crusade can only result in the victory of one of the armies and total devastation of all others.
The campaign consists of two parts: Global Battles and Real-time fights. In the Global Battles mode, each race starts the campaign on their main base. They fight for Kronus that is divided into 22 provinces. The movement around the map is resembled by moving the figure of the race leader. Most of the game it is possible to move your army only once and only to the closest province. If the player captures a specific province with a spaceport, the travel to any province becomes available.
Two types of resources are present in the game: energy and influence. Both these resources are unlimited. The players also have to keep an eye out on their squad's morale. If the enemy uses a certain type of weapon, the squad's morale goes down and the soldiers are less eager to fight.
The game also features multiplayer real-time battles.
How Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade was received
Of the 9,415 Steam player reviews, 96% are positive. Critics score it 87/100 on Metacritic, reflecting acclaim.
Players
- Steam players9,415 reviews96%Overwhelmingly positive
- IGDB community91 reviews78/100
Critics
- Metacritic87/100
- IGDB3 reviews84/100
Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.
NextGameLike Score
88/100 ↗Rating
👍 88%
319 votes
Type
RTS
Released
2006
Updated May 2026
Developer
Relic Entertainment
Publisher: SEGA
Avg. playtime
~2h
Platforms
PC
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