An unexpected return illuminated theOpening Night Live of the Gamescom 2025. Shortly after the start of the event, the trailer of Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War IV which, as can be seen from the title, is the fourth chapter of the historical saga of strategic in real time derived from the famous play of miniatures.
Set in the distant future of the 41st millennium, where, as recited by any media linked to this brand, “War is the only constant”, fans will be able to take control of four factions: The Space Marine of the chapter of the bloodthirsty crows, part of the genetically modified legions of warriors that serve the human imperium; The destructive Orkire -edition in science fiction sauce of the breed that we are used to seeing in fantasy worlds; Aliens and technologically advanced Necronthese also with characteristics very similar to traditional non-makers; and for the first time in the saga of Dawn of WartheAdeptus mechanicusa faction always belonging to the ranks of humanity and composed of religious fanatics who see in the machines the overcoming of the weak condition of meat and mortality.
But why did this announcement surprised a lot? The reasons are two. The first is undoubtedly it breakdown which was the third chapter of the series. Some appreciable news had been introduced, including the possibility of deploying huge armed robots up to the teeth like the imperial knights, but the attempt to structure the gameplay in a cross between a strategic and a Moba (type League of Legends or Gap), a mediocre technical sector and a qualitatively lower history than that of Dawn of War 1 And 2 they had decreed their bankruptcy.
The second reason is linked toswinging of the RTS (strategic in real time) in recent years. After Starcraft 2undisputed monolith of the genre, the exits of games belonging to this category had conspicuously fallen, until almost canceled, and the few deserving products had however struggled to carve out a slice of consistent audience. Relatively recently, however, there has been a sort of rebirth of the category, starting from Northgard And Age of empires IVand passing through Age of Mythology: Retold, Tempest Rising, Dune: Spice Wars, Sum of A Solar Empire II And Broken Arrow.
Very little of the gameplay has been seen, but it seems that the new Dawn of War points to a Return to the origins: construction of bases, many units on the screen and chaotic clashes that make life come to the screen at the eternal war of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The release of the game is scheduled for 2026, there are still no precise timing.
We will be able to see in the coming months, therefore, if this will will be confirmed in the inevitable updates of the development house, which would meet advanced requests an incalculable number of times by the user and which would be saved fromoblivion A saga that deserves everything, except for being forgotten.