Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade Player Count: Is It Dead?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

Relic EntertainmentAug 7, 2007Strategy

Free to play Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • RTS
  • Base Building
  • Sci-fi
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
  • Real-Time
  • Classic
  • War
  • Gore
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Playing now
175
Updated 15 minutes ago
24-hour peak
229
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,259
Sep 1, 2015
Avg this month
163
+0.62% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade player count chart

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade has a small but active player base. 175 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 3% on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026163+1+0.62%311
October 2026162+2+1.25%308
September 2026160-38-11.95%280
August 2026n/a+13+4.26%318
July 2026n/a-28-8.41%305
June 2026n/a+38+12.88%333
May 2026n/a+12+4.24%295
April 2026n/a-25-8.12%283
March 2026n/a-14-4.35%308
February 2026n/a-19-5.57%322
January 2026n/a+13+3.96%341
December 2025n/a+23+7.54%328
November 2025n/a-36-10.56%305
October 2025n/a-129-27.45%341
September 2025n/a-87-15.62%470
August 2025n/a+102+22.42%557
July 2025n/a-31-6.38%455
June 2025n/a-15-2.99%486
May 2025n/a+43+9.39%501
April 2025n/a-36-7.29%458
March 2025n/a-79-13.79%494
February 2025n/a+0+0%573
January 2025n/a+27+4.95%573
December 2024n/a-146-21.1%546
November 2024n/a-309-30.87%692
October 2024n/a-38-3.66%1,001
September 2024n/a+529+103.73%1,039
August 2024n/a+45+9.68%510
July 2024n/a-22-4.52%465
June 2024n/a+0+0%487
May 2024n/a+38+8.46%487
April 2024n/a-32-6.65%449
March 2024n/a-61-11.25%481
February 2024n/a+35+6.9%542
January 2024n/a-9-1.74%507
December 2023n/a+61+13.41%516
November 2023n/a-23-4.81%455
October 2023n/a+0+0%478
September 2023n/a+41+9.38%478
August 2023n/a-43-8.96%437
July 2023n/a-53-9.94%480
June 2023n/a-11-2.02%533
May 2023n/a+13+2.45%544
April 2023n/a-35-6.18%531
March 2023n/a+7+1.25%566
February 2023n/a-129-18.75%559
January 2023n/a+98+16.61%688
December 2022n/a+73+14.12%590
November 2022n/a-32-5.83%517
October 2022n/a+94+20.66%549
September 2022n/a-15-3.19%455
August 2022n/a-22-4.47%470
July 2022n/a-39-7.34%492
June 2022n/a+48+9.94%531
May 2022n/a+15+3.21%483
April 2022n/a+9+1.96%468
March 2022n/a-50-9.82%459
February 2022n/a-43-7.79%509
January 2022n/a+41+8.02%552
December 2021n/a+72+16.4%511
November 2021n/a-25-5.39%439
October 2021n/a-3-0.64%464
September 2021n/a+26+5.9%467
August 2021n/a-54-10.91%441
July 2021n/a-100-16.81%495
June 2021n/a+160+36.78%595
May 2021n/a-35-7.45%435
April 2021n/a-37-7.3%470
March 2021n/a-25-4.7%507
February 2021n/a-19-3.45%532
January 2021n/a-52-8.62%551
December 2020n/a+12+2.03%603
November 2020n/a-65-9.91%591
October 2020n/a+204+45.13%656
September 2020n/a-30-6.22%452
August 2020n/a-29-5.68%482
July 2020n/a-89-14.83%511
June 2020n/a-13-2.12%600
May 2020n/a-36-5.55%613
April 2020n/a+21+3.34%649
March 2020n/a+121+23.87%628
February 2020n/a+43+9.27%507
January 2020n/a-14-2.93%464
December 2019n/a+44+10.14%478
November 2019n/a-40-8.44%434
October 2019n/a+99+26.4%474
September 2019n/a-51-11.97%375
August 2019n/a-76-15.14%426
July 2019n/a+102+25.5%502
June 2019n/a-76-15.97%400
May 2019n/a+48+11.21%476
April 2019n/a-166-27.95%428
March 2019n/a+133+28.85%594
February 2019n/a-78-14.47%461
January 2019n/a+13+2.47%539
December 2018n/a+88+20.09%526
November 2018n/a+41+10.33%438
October 2018n/a-36-8.31%397
September 2018n/a+56+14.85%433
August 2018n/a-72-16.04%377
July 2018n/a-66-12.82%449
June 2018n/a+137+36.24%515
May 2018n/a-295-43.83%378
April 2018n/a-3-0.44%673
March 2018n/a+273+67.74%676
February 2018n/a-2-0.49%403
January 2018n/a+24+6.3%405
December 2017n/a+13+3.53%381
November 2017n/a+35+10.51%368
October 2017n/a-11-3.2%333
September 2017n/a-46-11.79%344
August 2017n/a-89-18.58%390
July 2017n/a+33+7.4%479
June 2017n/a-14-3.04%446
May 2017n/a-61-11.71%460
April 2017n/a+78+17.61%521
March 2017n/a-145-24.66%443
February 2017n/a+134+29.52%588
January 2017n/a+29+6.82%454
December 2016n/a+19+4.68%425
November 2016n/a-1-0.25%406
October 2016n/a+43+11.81%407
September 2016n/a+39+12%364
August 2016n/a-135-29.35%325
July 2016n/a+11+2.45%460
June 2016n/a-165-26.87%449
May 2016n/a+58+10.43%614
April 2016n/a-181-24.56%556
March 2016n/a+232+45.94%737
February 2016n/a-106-17.35%505
January 2016n/a+53+9.5%611
December 2015n/a+60+12.05%558
November 2015n/a-328-39.71%498
October 2015n/a-1,433-63.44%826
September 2015n/a+1,834+431.53%2,259
August 2015n/a-386-47.6%425
July 2015n/a+451+125.28%811
June 2015n/a+48+15.38%360
May 2015n/a-145-31.73%312
April 2015n/a-102-18.25%457
March 2015n/a+219+64.41%559
February 2015n/a-80-19.05%340
January 2015n/a-27-6.04%420
December 2014n/a+145+48.01%447
November 2014n/a+31+11.44%302
October 2014n/a-35-11.44%271
September 2014n/a-288-48.48%306
August 2014n/a+323+119.19%594
July 2014n/a-99-26.76%271
June 2014n/a-191-34.05%370
May 2014n/a+304+118.29%561
April 2014n/a-3-1.15%257
March 2014n/a-4-1.52%260
February 2014n/a-62-19.02%264
January 2014n/a-18-5.23%326
December 2013n/a+96+38.71%344
November 2013n/a+11+4.64%248
October 2013n/a-37-13.5%237
September 2013n/a+22+8.73%274
August 2013n/a-55-17.92%252
July 2013n/a+86+38.91%307
June 2013n/a-15-6.36%221
May 2013n/a-6-2.48%236
April 2013n/a-12-4.72%242
March 2013n/a-66-20.62%254
February 2013n/a-71-18.16%320
January 2013n/a-97-19.88%391
December 2012n/a+281+135.75%488
November 2012n/a-180-46.51%207
October 2012n/a+181+87.86%387
September 2012n/a-39-15.92%206
August 2012n/a-125-33.78%245
July 2012n/a+269+266.34%370
September 2009n/a-79-43.89%101
August 2009n/a+91+102.25%180
July 2009n/a+4+4.71%89
June 2009n/a-13-13.27%85
May 2009n/a-10-9.26%98
April 2009n/a-12-10%108
March 2009n/a-32-21.05%120
February 2009n/a+26+20.63%152
January 2009n/a+33+35.48%126
December 2008n/a+18+24%93
November 2008n/a-30-28.57%75
October 2008n/a-34-24.46%105
September 2008n/an/an/a139

How many people are playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade?

At this moment Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade has 175 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #2,127 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 229 players. Today's peak is 5% below its 30-day average daily peak of 242.

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade averaged a daily peak of 242 players, up 3% compared with the 30 days before (235). Its highest point this month (311) is 2% above the same period last year (305). Today's player count is 8% of its all-time peak of 2,259, set on Sep 1, 2015.

Best time to play Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

Based on the last 14 days, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 53% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade players by hour and weekday

When Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 17:00 UTCabout 283 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 92 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.1xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...

Developer
Relic Entertainment
Publisher
SEGA
Released
Aug 7, 2007
Genre
Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
5 languages

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,976 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade on Twitch

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live channels
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24-hour peak viewers
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 4 Nov 2026, with a peak of 8 viewers and 0 on average.

Latest Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade FAQ

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade dead?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade has a small but active player base. 175 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 3% on the month before).

How many people play Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade?

175 people are playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 229 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,259 concurrent players on Sep 1, 2015.

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade growing or declining?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 242, up 3% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade most active?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade free?

Yes, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is free to play on Steam.

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade good?

Steam players rate Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 8,976 reviews are positive.

When did Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade come out?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade was released on Steam on Aug 7, 2007.

Who made Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade was developed by Relic Entertainment and published by SEGA.

Is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade still worth playing?

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade has a smaller but active community on Steam today (175 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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