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Lead one of nine armies in a base-building RTS, fighting battles to conquer planets and moons across a star system.
Released 05 Mar 2008
Conquer Planets and Moons
Choose Nine Factions
Deploy Faction Aircraft
The third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War. In Soulstorm, two new armies are introduced – Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar - raising the total number of playable armies to nine.
Developed by Relic Entertainment · Published by SEGA
Soulstorm is a real-time strategy expansion set amid a conflict for control of the Kaurava system. Players command one of nine playable factions, including the added Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar, each with its own units and approach to combat.
In battles, players build and develop bases, gather resources, train squads, and direct infantry and vehicles against enemy forces. The expansion also adds aircraft for every faction, while commander equipment and abilities offer ways to tailor a force.
Its campaign uses a territory-conquest structure across planets and moons rather than a traditional, story-led sequence of missions. Capturing territory grants bonuses that can help with later battles, and players can customize their commander as they progress.
Players often enjoy the distinct factions and varied units, which give them reasons to try different strategies and return for more battles. Reviews also praise the territory-conquest campaign, the tactical action, and playing skirmishes or multiplayer with friends. Some players extend the experience with mods, while opinions differ on the campaign’s design and the game’s reliability on modern systems.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | 1–8 |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports both single-player and multiplayer. The provided information indicates online competitive multiplayer, online co-op via playing with others against bots, and skirmish play versus AI. Reviews explicitly mention 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, free-for-all, and a 6-player game, indicating support for up to 8 players. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Mods are a major part of multiplayer according to the reviews. They can add races, units, maps, balance changes, larger battles, and new rules. Multiplayer mod play requires all players to have the same mod content installed. Some reviews state mods improve multiplayer balance; others note some mods reduce balance. One review mentions an LAA patch may be needed for multiplayer stability. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
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