Dawn of War 4 Clearly Loves the Warhammer 40K Strategy Games That Came Before, but It Misses That They Loved to Reinvent Themselves

In previews of the Orks and Adeptus Mechanicus campaigns, Dawn of War 4 feels overly reverent toward the 2004 original, with base building and cover returning and a unit cap larger than Dawn of War 2's but battles smaller than Dawn of War 3's. Units offer more customisation and grouping tools than the original and the visuals are more modern, yet larger armies make the unit toolbar hard to read and reduce meaningful tactical choices. This is a preview rather than a review, and the first impression is a competent RTS that immediately feels dated.