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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
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Developer(s) Relic Entertainment
Publisher(s) Sega
Series Dawn of War
Preceded by Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Released Microsoft Windows
27 April 2017
macOS, Linux
8 June 2017
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Dawn of War III is the sequel to the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II games. An announcement trailer was released on May 3rd, 2016.

Gameplay

According to developers, Dawn of War III will feature a return to the base-building and large army battles of the original Dawn of War game while retaining elite units with devastating abilities from Dawn of War II. Knight-class units will be playable.[1]

For multiplayer, inspired by Dota's hero selection phase, Relic designers are considering an element of pick and counter-pick to the pre-battle screen.[1]

Factions

There were three playable factions:

Storyline

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.

With war raging and the planet under siege by the armies of greedy Ork warlord Gorgutz, ambitious Eldar seer Macha, and mighty Space Marine commander Gabriel Angelos, supremacy must ultimately be suspended for survival.[2]

Tie-In Comics

A 4-issue comicbook series was released around the same time as the video game in May 2017.[4]

Tie-In Novel

A novelization of the story from Dawn of War III was written by Robbie MacNiven and published by Black Library.[5]

Cancelled Future Content

Due to the poor sales of Dawn of War III, Relic decided to cease working on future content for the game and has moved on to other projects.[3]

A sequel, Dawn of War IV, was announced in 2025 but without the involvement of Relic.[6]

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Warhammer 40,000 Video Games
Dawn of War Dawn of War (Winter Assault • Dark Crusade • Soulstorm) • Dawn of War II (Chaos Rising • Retribution) • Dawn of War III • Dawn of War IV
Other Games 1992: Space Crusade (The Voyage Beyond) • 1993: Space Hulk • 1996: Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels • Chaos Gate • 1997: Final Liberation • 1999: Rites of War
2003: Fire Warrior • 2006: Glory in Death • 2007: Squad Command
2011: Space Marine • Kill Team • 2013: Space Hulk • 2014: Carnage • Storm of Vengeance • Armageddon • 2015: Regicide • Space Hulk: Deathwing • Space Wolf • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada • Freeblade • Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion • The Horus Heresy: Drop Assault • Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion • 2016: Inquisitor - Martyr • Talisman: The Horus Heresy • Eisenhorn: Xenos • Battlefleet Gothic: Leviathan • Eternal Crusade • 2017: Sanctus Reach • Betrayal at Calth • The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn • 2018: Gladius - Relics of War • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II • Mechanicus • Adeptus Titanicus: Dominus • The Horus Heresy: Legions • Space Hulk: Tactics • Warhammer Combat Cards • 2019: Necromunda: Underhive Wars • Inquisitor - Prophecy
2020: Dakka Squadron • Battle Sister • Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command • 2021: Lost Crusade • Battlesector • Necromunda: Hired Gun • Necromunda: Gang Skirmish • 2022: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters • Tacticus • Shootas, Blood, & Teef • Darktide • 2023: Boltgun • Warpforge • Rogue Trader • 2024:  Space Marine 2 (Defenders of Avarax) • 2025:  Speed Freeks • 2026:  Boltgun II • Warhammer Survivors • TBA:  Mechanicus II • Space Marine 3 • Dark Heresy • Supremacy • Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Cancelled Games 1993: Aspect Warriors • 1996 Dark Crusaders • 1999: Agents of Death • 2001: Gorkamorka • 2013: Dark Millennium Online • 2016: Dark Nexus Arena
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