Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes: A Timeless Tactical Masterpiece, Forged in WWII Fire

the original Company of Heroes holds a cherished place as a defining real-time strategy experience. This is one of the rare strategy games that genuinely captivates, offering a depth and challenge that stands the test of time, particularly for enthusiasts of World War II and competitive RTS titles. If games like StarCraft resonate with your competitive spirit and strategic mind, then Company of Heroes offers a remarkably close, yet distinct, tactical thrill. It's a game that has consistently delivered hours of highly enjoyable and challenging gameplay, not least due to countless sessions shared with family.

What truly elevates Company of Heroes is its core gameplay. It's a deceptively complex and deeply engaging experience that forces players to think tactically about every unit and every inch of ground. The battles are dynamic and intense, offering a level of competitive strategy that few other games manage to achieve. While the graphics, by today's standards, are certainly "ageing" and might be considered average, they do little to detract from the immersive tactical action. Crucially, the sound design remains outstanding; the authentic battle audio and atmospheric background elements are really good, drawing you deeper into the chaotic realism of the battlefield.

Company of Heroes also benefits from a dedicated community. While its competitive multiplayer scene is largely a landscape for "legacy" players – those deeply committed veterans who cherish the original title over its sequels – a vibrant modding community continues to breathe life into the game, ensuring its relevance and offering new ways to play. This enduring appeal speaks volumes about its timeless design. It provides a wonderful touch of nostalgia for those returning, and for newcomers interested in experiencing a pivotal moment in RTS history, it still plays really, really good even now.

In conclusion, Company of Heroes is more than just an old game; it's a enduring classic. It's a must-play for anyone seeking a challenging and rewarding real-time strategy experience rooted in the grit of World War II, particularly if you appreciate deep mechanics, competitive play, and a game that feels great to revisit, even if it's powered by memories as much as modern code.

It's a classic I return to over and over through the years.

Simply fun campaigns and good core gameplay. I am not the biggest fan of modern card based RTS games and prefer the classic base building. This game fits that billing

This is the best strategy game by my standards. So let's say its advantage is that its complexity increases gradually, and this is a plus. The game lets you relax at the beginning, but then it no.
And this is my favorite game.)

this game is so GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD i love it when im getting constant air strikes for 20 minutes
the game is pretty fun though enjoyable campains multiplayer super fun only issue is that the cap is a pain sometimes i wish i could play larger maps with bigger amounts of units with freinds without using cheat codes but its still pretty fun

Constant challenges, constant action, great for strategists and great satisfaction, with many variants in the mods. Satisfied since the original. Cant wait to upgrade computer to go to the next level.

its a real fun RTS game set in world war two. they do have metas i feel like can be game breaking but its still very fun without a doubt. modded maps are peak

i could say that this is one of best RTS games i've ever played after c&c red alert 2

yea i know this game was old since it was released 20 years ago, but man i could make exception for this one, the campaign at first was solid, even the community itself still active bringing the game with tons of mods, probably i should play this game more longer to get more experience about this game :D

I love this game. It brings back the good times from my childhood. I used to play it a lot with my friends. Even today, it's still a good game. It has its limitations, but it's definitely still worth playing.

Courage in our hearts, blood on our hands, war never stops.

one of the best RTS games ever. doesn't look balanced but it is ,
A fact : there is no RTS game with a meta score higher than this

yes please play it but the germans will always attack so defend your base decenty

Blitzkrieg. It's all you need to make this great game AMAZING

Still love view and sound..

Very, very, very good game. The oldies. The classics. Always the best!

highly recommended game. Never a dull moment as you fight your way up to the enemy's headquarters

All time classic that's just as good as it was almost 20 year ago.

I have played this game for hundreds of hours more than listed, as I have owned it for close to 2 decades.

It is in many ways an amazing strategy game, that got ruined with Relic's incompetence. I have listed the problems and reason for this in my Soulstorm review and the reasons haven't changed.

So lets get to why this game is still a gem.

This game far outpaces both CoH2 and CoH3 in quality and replay ability, the graphics are almost the same, but I would argue the effects and audio are better in CoH1 and it still somehow can run on a toaster and takes up 10% of the space the newer ones do.

Aside from this, the game is a lot better balanced as well and provides a myriad of routes for you to defeat your foe. Which brings us to the simplicity of this game, capture sectors, to generate more resources, to deploy more squads, to crush your enemy by overrunning them with troops.

It seems simple enough, but under the surface lurks a web of complexity, that allows you to do some cunning things, to affect your enemy logistically. Territories need to be in supply and fuel can only be generated by owning sectors, each sector can generate low/mid/high resources. This means you can easily turn the tide of battle, by cutting off 1 or 2 sectors, destroying a sector outright, siphoning resources off or simply ambushing and killing infantry trying to capture important sectors.

It means the gameplay can quickly become complex and can be bent into a micro/macro style, depending on how you prefer to play strategy games.

If this isn't enough to win you over... It has bombs, tanks and rockets, they make craters and huger explosions, plus you can deform the maps into a desolate hellscape with artillery... Which is just plain fun!

The game that started it all (for the COH franchise)! Despite being old, it is a very nice RTS game. Its mechanics are good and the story is captivating and moving. I highly suggest that you try out this game and I guarantee you, that you ll want to play the rest.
(despite the 42 hours on steam, I used to play this game wat before i got it on steam, so trust me when i say this is A MUST for any RTS lover)
(any junky mechanics or any mechanics that seem to be missing from this game, they are implemented on the second installment COH2)

Fun challenging game.

Always a great RTS game, and playing it Co-Op is fantastic, you can go against AI or other players in Skirmish mode, but as someone who prefers Co-Op, normally play it against AI.

One of the best games created ever and still playable after all those years. An irreplacable masterpiece. In my view, this is even better than its sequel that came out in 2013.

This is the original version but there are some DLCs and mods out there and many of them are free. I can recommend you to benefit from them. By doing so, you can unlock new battlefields, units, vehicles, etc.

Well what can I say about this game, have been playing it for over 10 years. A masterpiece, lobbies are still playable today even with the 2nd and 3rd COH out. Nothing beats the original.

Easy to use, varied.

great game since 2007

Damn, this is still the gem I saw it as some 20 years ago. The gift that always keeps giving. For those that enjoy Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers, this is those movies and more. Hands down a wonderful experience.

Best RTS game ever.

The campaign is really good, even if youre replaying after 20 years.

outdated gameplay but awesome graphics for its age legenary voice acting and most important its still fun .

Game is broken beyond playability. Textures fly everywhere and units are invisible. No amount of restarting or verifying the games files fixes it either.

i got this becuse the voice lines and i need all 3 gem's of a game

played this with a cheat mod to see whats what first and couldn't believe the scope of it.
bought on the cheap and this included a bunch of DLC's, which made it worth the cost (no way i would have paid full price for base game or a single DLC, i am not a twat with my money or bending over to take it from the gaming industry who shaft the customers who are) and becomes an up vote in my book.

looks good enough and plays smooth. reminds me of playing the original settlers game as hours can swim by on each level. great game to get into if you are not already tactically minded

Awesome game must play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked that it's really about family. I enjoyed the singing segments

Best Company of Heroes game of the 3, in saying 3 Company of Heroes 3 is a close 2nd

Simplicity and tactical play.
A simple pick up and play with no consequences of non completion.
Great to involve friends

If you haven't played this game by now (2025) then SHAME ON YOU. Don't take it from me, just buy it and see for yourself.

So love this game, Thank you Steam for adding it! Now fix Silent Depth 2 so I can play it. It wont start!!

I'ts like chess but with actual human lives

i am having a hard time of finding the fun inside the game. i find it often boring and tedious, it feels more like work than playing. the gameplay feels unrewarding. units feel unresponsive. firefights are taking very long, especially when units are in cover.
they invented some mechanics i've not seen in other rts games like directional alignment of units and vulnerable backs of tanks and so on but this alone makes no great game.

This is my comprehensive review about Company of Heroes:
For a game released in 2006 I was quite impressed with the overall experience. The game is easy to understand but hard to master, not to a degree of frustration but to a fair and rewarding experience. For example: Exposing the rear armor of your vehicle to an AT gun or another vehicle means it will be toast and that would be your own miss micromanagement. Cover, attacking all works flawlessly. And so do the territory style of gameplay. I was always a fan of the history behind both WW and seeing an RTS exploring this concept in such a magnificent way was something I was craving for. Mod support and community support has been amazing so far. Relic went as far as breaking the 3rd wall, offering you not only Allied focused related campaigns but also Axis related campaigns. When many WWII games only focuses on the Allied side of things, Relic gets spectactularly away with some good storytelling about the Axis side of things and what these soldiers might have thought about the war with the Allies. I got this game on sale but what is there to say? Sale or not it is highly recommended for anyone craving both a new RTS and a WWII focused game. It is simply amazing.

Good old strategy game

This game makes you feel like a tactical genius right up until your squad walks into an ambush and gets obliterated in two seconds. You’ll carefully position your troops, plan the perfect attack… and then a random tank rolls in and crushes both your strategy and your soul.

I've thoroughly enjoyed this game for many years now. One of the best RTS games to date... frustrating, intense, and ridiculously fun.

I will rate this one at a 8/10.

amazing game i played it a ton when i was younger on a disk

The premier WWII experience for me, the vanilla game and campaign itself is spectacular, and the cherry on top is that there are also fan-made, historically accurate mods that enhances that experience even more, (shout-out to Battle of the Bulge, Immersion 1944!), in spite of its age, this game is worth every penny and a legend of the RTS genre.

The interface is very difficult to control, it does not respond readily to mouse clicks, it does not select units readily, the mini-map view window tends to jump to places not selected by the player, FOR NO REASON AT ALL!
In addition the Relic Online servers are never online.

why its showing company of heroes tales of valor its not company of heroes 1 please fix this problem as i purchase complete pack and its showing tales of valor please fix it as soon as you can

Best game for all times since 2009s, even better then COH2 AND COH3. amazing sounds effects and amazing graphice that mack you unable to belive that this game was made at 2006s ! what a great game and what a great proffesional group who made this game.

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even thow this game can sware its a good game so far