"RTS will not be the big genre again," Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 lead predicts, but it can still be a big niche: "RTS won't kick shooters from the top of the food chain anytime soon, but that's fine, right?"

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 has been billed as a return to form for one of Warhammer's classic branches. Very importantly, it's also a big new RTS game, the kind we don't see very often nowadays. Creative director Jan Theysen of developer King Art Games reckons the genre may never be king of the mountain, but as niches go, it can still be a "big niche" home to good games and enthusiastic fans.

Speaking with GamesRadar+, Theysen sizes up the position of RTS games in the year 2025. "I'm pretty sure that RTS will not be the big genre again," he begins. "It's more of a niche genre, but it's a big niche, right? And also, we felt like, okay, there are a lot of RTS fans that are just looking for the next cool, great RTS, but there are also, of course, a lot of Warhammer fans and a lot of 40K fans and Dawn of War fans and so on.