Open Source Games Like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Series) Similar RTS Games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Series)

The best open source alternative to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is Warzone 2100. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War are OpenRA, CaesarIA, Dune Legacy and Zero-K.

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  1. Warzone 2100 icon
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    Join "The Project" to restore humanity's synaptic-link technology after nuclear war has devastated Earth, rendering it a Warzone 2100.

    27 Warzone 2100 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
     
    • Warzone 2100 is the most popular Open Source alternative to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.

    • Warzone 2100 is Free and Open SourceWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is Paid and Proprietary
  2. OpenRA icon
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    OpenRA is an open-source reimplementation of Westwood’s Command & Conquer Red Alert game engine, updated to use the hardware acceleration of modern video cards using OpenGL.

    26 OpenRA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • .NET Framework
    • Mono
     
  3. CaesarIA icon
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    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Steam
     
  4. Dune Legacy icon
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    Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. Based from Dune II

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. Zero-K icon
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    Do you want epic battles?

    Do you want breathtakingly gigantic scenes of glorious destruction and heart-pounding action?

    The graphics on this game are amazing, especially given the infinite scalability.

    Giant battles? Why, Yes! Why fight a war with subtlety when you can send.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Spring 1944 icon
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    Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game based on the open source Spring Engine. Our goal is to create four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain) with period-accurate units and strengths. Realism is a primary design goal, second only to creating a game that is fun and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Globulation 2 icon
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    Globulation 2 is an innovative Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game which reduces micro-management by automatically assigning tasks to units.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Evolution RTS icon
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    Evolution RTS is a free an Open Source RTS game designed using the Spring Engine. It is continually developed and receives updates often.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Annex: Conquer the World is a indie real time strategy game. Play as one of four factions, over 30 tech trees, original maps, and tileset.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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