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Steam News13 April 20262mo ago

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Classic Returns

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is now available on Steam for the first time. This squad-based strategy game is fondly remembered for its tactical depth and challenging yet fair gameplay.

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Full Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate (Classic) update

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What changed

5 fixes5 additions7 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Compatibility
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Store
addedWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is now available on Steam for the first time. This squad-based strategy game is fondly remembered for its tactical depth and challenging yet fair gameplay.
changedThis re-release is a faithful version of the original game from 1998, with fixes and improvements necessary to ensure it runs smoothly on modern systems.
changedModern System CompatibilityCompatibility with Windows 10/11
changedModern System Compatibilitycnc-ddraw is used as the wrapper
fixedModern System CompatibilityFixed several crash instances
fixedModern System CompatibilityFixed compatibility issues

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate (Classic) changes

addedWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is now available on Steam for the first time. This squad-based strategy game is fondly remembered for its tactical depth and challenging yet fair gameplay.
changedThis re-release is a faithful version of the original game from 1998, with fixes and improvements necessary to ensure it runs smoothly on modern systems.
changedCompatibility with Windows 10/11
changedcnc-ddraw is used as the wrapper
fixedFixed several crash instances

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is now available on Steam for the first time. This squad-based strategy game is fondly remembered for its tactical depth and challenging yet fair gameplay.

This re-release is a faithful version of the original game from 1998, with fixes and improvements necessary to ensure it runs smoothly on modern systems.

Changelog

Modern System Compatibility

  • Compatibility with Windows 10/11

  • cnc-ddraw is used as the wrapper

  • Fixed several crash instances

  • Fixed compatibility issues

  • The game now runs in borderless fullscreen mode to ensure better stability and Alt+Tab experience

  • Stability fixes and improvements were also applied to the Scenario Editor

Steam features

  • Added Steam Cloud support

  • Added Steam Achievements

Widescreen support

  • Added 1280x720 and 1920x1080 combat resolution modes

  • Added 16:9 HUD support for the new resolutions

General fixes

  • ESC is now the default Options hotkey

  • Music files were normalized to ensure better audio balance

  • Mouse logic is now synced to the game framerate

Please note

  • Setting the in-game sliders for music/sound to lowest doesn’t completely disable audio

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Steam News / 13 April 2026

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