Dawn of War 2: Retribution 'Last Stand' mode to be offered as standalone game

by Mike Schramm on Apr 20th 2011 3:00AM

Relic has announced that it's taking the popular Last Stand mode (a real-time strategy take on Horde-style multiplayer) from Dawn of War 2: Retribution and offering it as a completely standalone game. The resulting title will be released as Steam download for $10 on April 20, and players who want to upgrade to the full Dawn of War 2 will be able do so in-game for a reduced price.

The name of this experimental paid demo/downloadable title? "The Last Standalone." We see what you did there, Relic.

Source: Games Workshop

Tags: Dawn-of-War-2-Retribution, last-stand, pc, relic-entertainment, rts, standalone, steam, the-last-standalone, thq, warhammer, Warhammer-40K

Reader Comments (7)

While I found the entire game really fun, this is a fantastic option for those just interested in the co-op. It's definitely the mode I have played the most!

@BubbRubb I might get this, if it runs a tad better than the full game?

@iceytoa1

Mmm well I'm not sure heh I didn't have any trouble with any performance issues in the main campaign or online.

I actually really like this idea. So long as no one is getting ripped off, these kind of slices of games could become an interesting way of companies to recoup the cost of development.

Sell your game, then sell the most popular slice of it to get more to buy once you've had time to figure that out.

They've¹ been promising this sort of future for a while now, and it's pretty cool to see it finally taking off. I hope to see more of this, even though I'm still the type to buy the full game - a good idea is a good idea.

¹ god forsaken analysts