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Dawn of War IV will open closed beta from October 21 to 26

Deep Silver and KING Art Games will host a closed beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV from October 21 to 26.The test will feature battles against AI and online matches.

Author: SNBK GamesOctober 8, 20261 min read

Dawn of War IV will open closed beta from October 21 to 26

About the game

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

PlatformsPC

Release dateDecember 3, 2026

DeveloperKING Art Games

PublisherDeep Silver

GenreRTS

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The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV closed beta will run from October 21 to 26.Deep Silver and KING Art Games are expanding strategy testing ahead of release on December 3rd.

Throughout the beta, Skirmish mode will be available one-on-one against AI.Online one-on-one matches will open in separate time windows, the schedule of which will be given to selected participants.

Large-scale battle of armies in Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War IV — Image: KING Art Games and Deep Silver, Steam

Participants from previous playtests are already on the list of testers.The rest need to register interest through the official website and wait for an invitation.

Video: Warhammer, YouTube

Dawn of War IV brings back the classic RTS formula with bases, resource points and four factions.Our archive already contains fresh materials on Dark Heresy and Warhammer Survivors.