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Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)
Developer Mindscape
Warhammer: Dark Omen is a fantasy real-time tactical wargame based upon the Warhammer Fantasy Battle table-top game and figurines, and is the sequel to the 1995 game Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat. Developed by Mindscape, in conjunction with Games Workshop, and published by Electronic Arts, the game was released in Spring 1998 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The game's story takes place within the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
68 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
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61 positive · 7 negative
95% range 80–95%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
128 of 140 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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60 of 68 · most liked firstAlready own the game on GoG. Review below is based on that version. GoG got the same patch. Double dipping on Steam to support the (new) devs and this awesome game. What is new with the new patch? The patch notes gives you a clear indication. The old patch/version didn't properly support widescreen/higher resolutions, or it did partly with Voodoo. The UI didn't scale so you ended up with either black bars or stretching the UI from 4:3 to 16:9. This is no longer an issue with the new patch,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer: Dark Omen remains one of the most fascinating and distinctive strategy games ever made. Even today, it feels refreshingly unlike the vast majority of real-time strategy titles, because it is not truly about base-building, resource loops, or mechanical click-speed. At its core, it is about battlefield command: formation discipline, terrain, morale, line of sight, timing, and the controlled application of force under pressure. That is precisely what makes it so remarkable. What Dark…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My childhood game and it's awsome. Damn im getting old.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer Dark Omen forum Steam install guide, to improve graphics. Play in HD widescreen with HUD scaling in screen resolution 3840x2160, with extended camera zoom, mod pack and multiplayer. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3709525823 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzy4kD7wFx4&t=27s https://forum.dark-omen.org/help-section/steam-dark-omen-install-guide-t1744.0.html;msg15682#msg15682 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3707266906 To play Dark Omen…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are games you enjoy, games you remember, and then there are games that quietly shape who you become. Warhammer: Dark Omen was that game for me. I didn’t just play Dark Omen I experienced it. It was one of my first true encounters with grimdark fantasy, long before I had the language to describe what made it so compelling. The world felt heavy, dangerous, and indifferent in a way that stuck with me. Victory wasn’t clean, and survival often came at a cost. What truly set Dark Omen apart…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO PLAYING THIS GAME True, controls are clunky and graphics look old, but please tell me if you can find a game like this, gameplay-wise. Literally every single unit is unique with a specific role and a named leader (rather than a generic captain); Each level is handcrafted, it's not like the Total War series (which, mind you, I love) so each battle is different and carefully designed. No, I mean it, if you know of a suitable alternative to this game, please let me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, glad it's finally on Steam. I apologise for blowing off the door of the chamber unbreachable, and for releasing 17 demons using foul explanatives from my mouth when I found out the cheats didn't work, however after consulting the Libour Mortis I found out that copying your old data into PNG-ENG makes the cheats work. Bad jokes aside, I'm so pleased this game is on Steam, love it, thank you for releasing it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Make sure to grab the Modpack from the Dark Omen fansite for a lot of great Campaigns. Between simple Army Replacements, Hard Mode which ♥♥♥♥♥ out 50 enemies each mission and a bunch of alternate Campaign pathings (i.e maps being sequenced differently + changed up deployment zones) there's a ton of replay-ability here. And I'm sure at some point in 2053 Olly will finish DOE2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want some nostalgia for the game you remember? Sure. If it's cheap enough. But otherwise? It just BARELY functions. Sometimes it can't set to the right resolution, sometimes the keyboard keybindings don't work, often there are VERY loud audio errors where you just get static instead of the proper sound file. It could have taken very little effort to make this a smooth experience, but that clearly wasn't what they were going for. They made it work on modern PCs. Barely.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Legendary classic think Total War Warhammer 3 but with a story and characters! I wouldn't quite call it the greatest voice acting and music of all time ;) - but it has stuck with me for almost 30 years! They don't make them like this anymore and I genuinely think there is a subgenre of RTS games here that needs to be rekindled. RTS with RPG elements, no base building or resource extraction to worry about -serious consequences for failure, story driven, characters, you make decisions about…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OHHHHHHH! MY MOST BELOVED GAME is on Steam, with full support for W11 and Widescreen including Ultra Widescreen. Best Warhammer game on the market, go and play. Hard as nails, sweet as honey.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember watching my dad play this on the PS1 when I was young and him letting me have the day off school to help him complete it. We ran the end boss over with the tank if memory serves >.< I was just talking about this game the other day and how I wish it would get a remaster. My dad and brothers love the 40K universe. But me... this is where it's at. The nostalgia.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark Omen is the best PC wargame EVER. I replay it once in every 5-10 years and it only gets better with age. No other game came even close since. Recently bought it on GOG and went for another playthrough, and now I absolutely had to get it on Steam. This will be the third copy I own, including the original 1998 CD. It is THAT GOOD!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Always deploy as far back as possible, put your ranged units in a line down the middle and your melee units on the sides, use Grudgebringer Cavalry to pull enemies towards you then bail, mop up remaining enemies with melee units. Worked in 2000, works now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is an absolute classic. Think Total War Warhammer but you are a mercenary leader instead of a king. You recrute men and upgrade your units as you go on, choosing between more armour for your knights or your infantry. You choose missions which change which units you get to add to your army and the game has lots of variety in units, magic, and hidden war gear on the maps. Finished the whole game, 0 bugs or issues.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was my childhood and it's as brutally tough as I remember it to be. It's aged well, offers the player a repeatable tough but fair challenge and has monumentally better voice acting than many modern games too. Follow the community guides to get the graphical upgrades working and you'll really enjoy it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That was a hazardous consultation of the Libre Mortis my Lord. An ordeal of high and low doom. The moment I approached the book, it bit me most ferociously. I must apologize for the explosion that blew off the door of The Chamber Unbreachable, but the simultaneous emergence of seventeen demons from the book spine, caused the spiritual detonation in the soul stoned air of the room. The whole enterprise was an experience most horrendous. None but I could have endured it. I was almost damned…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Emulator does not work 90% of time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Old school gaming. Precursor of Total War. Amazing lore and game. Get it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does crash seemingly randomly in-game and in the menu, so save often.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game needs to be touched up and remastered.. not just dumped onto steam for $10, as is from its 1998 release.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great classic and lots of childhood memories! Thanks the dev to bring this back to us. I wish there is a sequel to this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer: Dark Omen is a sequel to Warhammer: Shadow of the Hornet Rat. Both games have two things in common: you command unique regiments in battle and both games are hard. Don't be fooled by first missions the game gets progressively harder towards the end. This is about tactics and trying to rout enemy regiments. Except for pesky skeletons. This dudes never run away. Just hack them in pieces. If you want to make game a little easier I could give you four advices: - Always help when…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Then we'll make the living dead just plain dead."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite game of all time and now with the added benefits of it working flawlessly on Linux through Steam i am in heaven. Thank you devs! Highly recommend this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A trip down memory lane for those of us old enough to have played in on PS1 - and a hell of a time for new players. Controls are janky (it was a RTS on PS1) and its been ported amazingly. Having said that, once you get use to them - they are not really janky at all. Campaign is difficult and even a seasoned player should expect to have to reload save to redo the mission you are on for a number of reasons. - you messed up and lost more units than you wanted to and want to buy armor…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a demo for this in 1998 where you have to defend a countess at a church. Loved it then, but never played the full game. Coming back to it almost 30 years later, it holds up great. When the cannon rips through a horde of undead and then rotten gore splashes out and individual zombies go flying, it's just as satisfying as any higher fidelity game I've played. I love the fully voice acted Medieval Zoom meetings, too. This game is so sincere in its presentation. Great voice actors and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought with nostalgia. Refunded with common sense.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming in some ways. But: Very obnoxious control scheme. Overly harsh campaign that punishes losses severely, encouraging you to turtle almost every mission as much as possible which I find fairly boring. Button you have to spam to make units fight better, which I find horrifically annoying and cannot stand in RTS games. Good port I guess. Good if you've played it before and want to play it again on modern systems. If you've never touched this before I really don't think it holds up at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rosebud.. This might have been first game which I bought and the original reason wasn't too rational but the cool cover box. I was too afraid + unqualified to play this with success and kinda forgot it firsthand, but then years after got back to it with an even then ancient computer and completed it, but 'boy did I struggle. This game is certainly oldschool - it is ruthless! Not much hand helding, the real-time controlling of your troops is always hectic and each unit you lose actually hurts.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)*, developed by Mindscape and published by SNEG, is a refined evolution of early real-time tactics design that successfully builds on the foundation laid by its predecessor while delivering a more cohesive and immersive experience. Set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, it combines large-scale battlefield engagements with a persistent campaign structure, creating a game that feels both strategically demanding and narratively grounded. At the center of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer: Dark Omen is the sequal to Shadow of the Horned Rat (SOTHR). The Grudgebringers, once more lead by Commander Bernhardt, must adventure forth to save the world, this time from the accursed Undead! Warhammer Dark Omen is similar to its prequal, a single player campaign but with the small addition of a mini multiplayer mode for direct play, though if this is functional I am unsure as the settings seem designed for years ago. There are a few changes which have been made from the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games in the 90's so glad my child hood game is back!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →why did this take 28 years to hit steam?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →much better the previous iteration, feels better to play and nostalgic. Although get ready to reload when you accidently run your commander in front of your cannon when its about to fire.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favourite games from my childhood. Join Commander Morgan Burnheart on a epic adventure in the Warhammer Old World to defeat the undead this time. Meet unit captains and add them to your growing army roster to help u fight back against rampaging orcs and goblins and the undead. The Story is fun and the chars u meet along the way are beatifully voice acted and have alot of charm and character. Meet familier faces like Karl Franz and Volkmar. It holds up well for its age and is a clear…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was my favourite game when it came 1998. Game is still solid after plus 20 years. Gameplay is hard but after many tries you managed to win map with suitable casualties and move on. If you like Warhammer, then you must have this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very thematic, epic and gritty. Pretty hard at points and does a great job representing the WH universe.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tis an old classic but tis just to much to deal with trying to get the damn game to run with the cutscens is a pain in the ass. still after to damn many try's i gave up and watched it on youtube i did get it to work but naaa i not going to bother playing it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just like the old days!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, it’s basically repackaged abandonware, but it’s still worth the price. It looks surprisingly good in 4K for a 1998 game, and the extended zoom is a great addition
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A blast from the past. One tip, though: you will need a wired USB keyboard or the shortcuts won't work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →YES, this is one of my favorite games i ever played back when i was a college kid man. at 48 years old, brings back memories for sure. I love the story, the voice acting, and for the day the RTS gameplay was top notch. You a younger Warhammer fan? for the price, and some getting used to some very rudimentary controls ; you have a great game here you shouldnt miss.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Flawless Return to a Classic! If you're a fan of classic strategy games, the new refreshed release of Warhammer: Dark Omen is an absolute treat. I just spent about an hour playing through the first 5 missions, and I’m thrilled to report that the game holds up beautifully and plays better than ever. Here are my quick takeaways from my playtime: - Flawless Modern Compatibility: Trying to get classic 90s games to run on modern rigs can usually be a massive headache, but this release is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another classic. Slightly better graphics than shadow of the horned rat but still dated. Music and gameplay still good. Another difficult game compared to most modern releases. Like SotHR its the 2nd time that ive bought this game. Probably due a complete remake tbh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic. got to love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this old school gem must be played. i had this on the PC back in the day. Was a great game then and still one now. Don't listen to the comments about it being too hard. 10 year old me could finish this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All the nostalgia you're looking for. Runs great, plays great and I'm a much better tactician than a few decades ago!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a classic had this on the PS1 as a child and its still as joyfully frustrating as it ever was then
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalgia. Solid mechanics and still as challenging as I remember!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“The end result is a game that will more than satisfy virtually any real-time strategy fan” 8.3/10 – GameSpot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely wonderful! So much better than shadow of the horned rat! Adding more details below =========================== - Way better navigation when moving troops in battle. Now you have the whole screen instead of just a 1/4th of it to use. - Resolution updates make it look better. - This is just easier overall to play and it's still such a hard and challenging game! (love it!) This is my first run through on the game. I wanted to buy it on playstation more than 2 decades ago, but I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →exactly the oldskool i been missing a while, where this shows you what a game needed to keep it interesting...and the replayabllity beyond expectation:)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game back in the Playstation and then in Windows prior to this release. There are some mods and some fixes to run on Windows 10 but they don't work as well as this version. This new version runs smooth even in 4K displays. The game is a classic RTS, similar to first Total War games. It is very difficult. You will need to play each phase a few times until you figure out how to counter each enemy army, if you don't you may still win but you will spend so many resources that you will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like I remembered it from way back, and very playable using the voodoocpl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic) — Reflective Impressions Coming into Dark Omen, it’s hard not to immediately compare it to Shadow of the Horned Rat. And honestly, this feels like a clear step forward in almost every direction. You can tell that this is a game that learned from what came before it. The controls are still a bit awkward at times, but they’re nowhere near as off-putting. There’s a level of refinement here that makes the experience feel more approachable, even if it still carries…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best game ever!!! I wish there was a campaign like this in Total War: Warhammer, basically the same concept evolved with newer graphics and economy.... Anyway, I love the story, love the difficulty (after a few tries to minimize losses, I feel like I've accomplished something), love the gameplay, and the setting. That cutscene with the Hand of Nagash being freed from ice... Brings back some good memories! And it will be a time of great strife, when the moons are united in darkness, and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Masochistic piece of trash, this old game is not worth it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you Richard Leinfellner!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game, very difficult on steam deck, sometimes a regiment freezes
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