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Company of Heroes

World War II RTS built around cover and destructible battlefields

Relic Entertainment · Released Sep 11, 2006

ActionStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 81 in 30 days
Players
773
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jan 19, 2023
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 93/100 (critic reviews)

What is Company of Heroes?

A World War II real-time strategy game with a single-player campaign and Axis-versus-Allies multiplayer matches. Beginning with D-Day in Normandy, the campaign has you command Allied squads, position them behind cover, use buildings and terrain, and destroy parts of the battlefield.

For you if...

  • +you prefer tactical positioning over winning through numbers
  • +you want a World War II single-player campaign
  • +you like destructible terrain that changes tactical options

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based combat to real-time squad control
  • −you avoid violent military games and World War II settings

What players say

94% of 13,354 reviews are positive · 87% of 81 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical combat, particularly cover, flanking, suppression, and destructible terrain, along with the sound and voice acting. Some recent players say the latest update caused instability, while others report launch failures and broken skirmish or multiplayer. Online complaints also mention cheating, poor team balance, and an unwelcoming community.

Players over time

▼ -4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,249 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026773
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Nov 1, 2026844
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Oct 26, 2026699
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Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026593
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Oct 19, 2026653
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Oct 11, 2026774
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Oct 9, 2026657
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Oct 5, 2026733
Oct 4, 2026844
Oct 3, 2026748
Oct 2, 2026703
Oct 1, 2026668
Sep 30, 2026668
Sep 29, 2026669
Sep 28, 2026731
Sep 27, 2026827
Sep 26, 2026786
Sep 25, 2026754
Sep 24, 2026689
Sep 23, 2026784
Sep 23, 2026635
Sep 22, 2026652
Sep 21, 20261,249

Screenshots and trailer

Company of Heroes screenshot 1

Company of Heroes system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP or Vista
Processor
2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with Pixel Shader 1.1 support or equivalent and latest manufacturer drivers
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA: NVIDIA GeForce 3 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers (excluding the GeForce 4 MX series), ATI: ATI Radeon 9500 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers.

Recommended

OS
Windows® XP or Vista
Processor
3.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
Graphics
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or better
Memory
1 GB RAM

Does Company of Heroes have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Company of Heroes run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese.

Does Company of Heroes use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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