Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
DeveloperRelic Entertainment
PublisherTHQ
ProducerMark Noseworthy
DesignerJonny Ebbert
ProgrammersGeorge Hornmoen
Ryan Haksi
ArtistsRoland Longpre
Claudio Alvaro
Nathan Hocken
ComposerDoyle W. Donehoo
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
EngineEssence Engine 2.0
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac OS X
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: February 19, 2009
  • EU: February 20, 2009
Linux, Mac OS X
  • WW: September 29, 2016
GenresTactical role-playing, real-time tactics, real-time strategy
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is a real-time tactics and tactical role-playing video game based on Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.

Dawn of War II was released in North America on February 19, 2009, and in Europe on February 20, 2009, with two expansions Chaos Rising and Retribution being released in 2010 and 2011, respectively. A sequel, Dawn of War III, developed by Relic and published by Sega, was released in April 2017.