Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Developer(s)Relic Entertainment
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Philippe Boulle
Producer(s)Lee McKinnon Pederson
Writer(s)Kyle Berndt
Adam Bullied
Composer(s)Paul Leonard-Morgan[1]
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
EngineEssence Engine 4.0[2]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
April 27, 2017
macOS, Linux
June 8, 2017
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is a 2017 real-time strategy game with multiplayer online battle arena influences, developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega.[3] It is the third stand-alone title in the Dawn of War series, and the first new release in the series since Dawn of War II: Retribution in 2011. It was released for Microsoft Windows on April 27, 2017.[4] Feral Interactive released macOS and Linux versions on June 8 the same year. Linux version uses both the OpenGL and Vulkan graphics APIs, while the macOS port uses Apple's Metal.[5][6]

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