Company of Heroes 2

For a game that's 11 years old, it runs absolutely terribly, especially considering how outdated it looks, even by 2014 standards. Instead of quickly taking cover in this game, I’ll be quickly taking a refund.

Nice game was ruined by greed - if You wanna win, You better buy for extra packages. Not enough that you paid for the game, now pay for extras. Please don't, this game is nice example to say no to extra payments.
Use your brain.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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☐ 10

When you play in custom game vs. the computer...you can't win 'cause the computer can create a tank quickly while you are still in your level 1 with foot soldiers.....one of the stupid game invented

Great game, really fun. Shows interesting parts of the war that otherwise weren't covered. A bit inaccurate with some of the Soviet stuff, but generally pretty good.

If you're looking to do the Ardennes Assault story, don't. It's riddled with game-breaking bugs.

Main game is great, the campaign, multiplayer and faction variety makes it a game you'll be playing for hundreds of hours. Some might say it's better than Company of Heroes 3.

The "review" is really just an outlet for my frustration over the game-breaking bugs in the Ardenne DLC campaign. Some enemy units are literally unkillable, in my case a light tank that was following my units and dealing damage, but for some reason couldn't be destroyed, making the story impossible to complete. This is 11 years after release, so a bug-report is pointless.

FOMO, unobtainable steam achievements, and in-game purchases adding up to over $181. This is the only game that ever crashed my GPU (twice) necessitating a hard reset. Decent idea for a game but absolutely needs TLC and better monetization.

This community is genuinely the most toxic conglomerate thing i've seen. I'll keep playing for 500 more hours

Funny lines and decent gameplay but boring story.

Not my cup of tea. I'm not a big RTS fan so my opinion is quite biased. I found the controls quite confusing. The tutorial was useless. I didn't know how to do anything that was asked of me and my men. Even after finding the appropriate group and corresponding buttons, I had difficulties at the last step because I didn't know to L or R click or if my command even worked. Too many commands and various troops spread across a zoomed in landscape that looks the same everywhere is not helping. All of this in real time is just a frustrating clusterfck.

The goat. I don't think any amount of content can bring company of heroes 3 to a playable state. The core gameplay, visuals and atmosphere is too flawed. Until we get a company of heroes 4(probably never considering the failures of relic), this is the game to play.

COH1 is better, but this is still worth the buy IMO. The modding community makes up for what the vanilla game lacks.

RNG bullshit game. Observe how a grenade or howitzer shell lands in the middle of a group of infantry, and only 1 or 2 units die. Or conversely, watch your elite infantry get wiped from 100 meters away while retreating. Also, online play is terrible. Inept teammates, salty messages in foreign languages...you get the idea.

Way way way too fast paced "strategy" game. I call it a click fest, and let who ever enjoy this to play it. Moving to other games.

Still great gameplay. Obviously missing a few QoL, but overall what an RTS should be.

Campaign stories themselves absolutely suck tho
Despite having consistent characters, you literally would not remember that if it wasn’t spoon feeding the story. Not a single meaningful character.

This s really a landmark game. I play it repeatedly; the timing and sense of consequene to bad decisions is really perfect.

This game is littered with bugs, random bullshit, factually incorrect tooltips, countless hidden stats/mechanics, loads of rng, and alot of paywalls, and somehow is still good

10/10 would watch my tank driver get his driving permit revoked again

concept is good, actual game is not. Ai cheats like crazy with more resources and recruitment than you can possibly keep up with. The main campaign is boring and handholdy even at max difficulty. The actual mechanics behind custom battles would be great if the ai didnt cheat and ruin the whole experience.

The ai also doesnt use cover... ever... which is the main mechanic for almost all units. It takes what should be a strategizing game and throws all that out the window.

Game is great, but it made me realize I am not into RTS games. Very stressful. This game is difficult. Only for diehard RTS fans.

This game is really fun for 1v1's with friends. Just hands down, its a great time. The matches are relatively quick, and the ww2 setting is great. The only "notes" I have are these:

1. It feels very different from any other RTS on the market that I am aware of. Its NOTHING like starcraft / age of empires.
2. The UI is confusing

Other than that, this game is great, and once you get used to the different feel its very fun.

Played game, got called a slur, changed to garden, smashed keyboard. 10/10 game, would recommend to anybody with anger issues so they become anger catastrophes.

I never win multiplayer matches. Good game though. :]

Compared to the first game it improved in some aspects and lost in others. I'd rather have a remaster of the first game

One of the best strategy games I've played and improves a lot on the first game. Everything about the mechanics is better, more fluid, and less stiff than 1. That is not saying 1 is bad either, 1 is a classic, but 2 really adds a lot more to the scope of ww2 than 1 did. Russia, the eastern front, multiple armies, lots of gameplay, dlc, modes, achievements, good and frequent and fast matchmaking, active community. You get what you pay for a great strategy ww2 game that is authentic and realistic. But not some complicated map strategy with turns and all this complicated stuff. This is a lot more like starcraft, but with a system less focused on resources, and more taking and holding points. That doesn't mean you don't build structures and bases though. Its a fun game, love the armies, I recommend getting UK first, wermacht is a lot of fun but they come with the game, russia is also good. OKW is good, but not as good imo as the other nazi army.. Usa is a clump army that spits out lots of army men with bazookas and stuff, usa is my least fav army.

This game just doesn't get boring to me. If you're a fan of Tactical games, RTS games and WW2/ WW2 movies, you're going to have fun with this game. Hands down. There's a reason it's a classic

The unit pathing can be a struggle to come to terms with in the beginning, but once you start getting better you learn to work around that. The game more than makes up for any of those shortcomings with the gameplay alone though.

Company of Heroes 2 is the best real-time WW2 strategy video game. It's the next level of any RTS games that on the market.
As more you play this game as more you want to play. Highly recommended to everyone.

stick to coh1, coh1 has better mods and gameplay, if your planning on playing against ai on coh2, expect a infinite rush of troops and tanks within 5 mins, without mods coh2 is dog water

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

Great balance, strategy, game-play, and there is only a slight problem with building structures too close to one another and then tanks can't get through and paths get blocked. Other than that this game is 8/10 easily, if not higher.

the campaign is fun but otherwise just go play dawn of war 2
i genuinely think dawn of war 2 did the mecanics alot better

It’s hard to ask for more from a game in terms of content. Company of Heroes 2 provides a robust campaign, substantive side challenges, and a deep multiplayer that has the potential to foster a thriving community. It’s unfortunate, then, that control issues and obtuse game systems cloud the experience.

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Best strategy game I have ever played, blows everything else out the water. Nothing compares to how balanced this game is how your strategy actually determines the fate of the battle not just economy and speed.

This is one of the most addictive RTS games I’ve ever played. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys WWII games, history, and tactics. It offers hours upon hours of fun. 10/10!

i enjoyed the game, really do
but there's only one thing that makes me can't recommend this game, you can't play skirmishes offline
ik there's a reward point system after matches but there are time i don't use internet and just wanted to enjoy a match or two with my coffee

also not to mention that 3 limited achievement that you can't get anymore..

Fun game with a vibrant modding community
keeps you engaged throughout a game and offering much replay value
always come back to play it with friends

this is the first PC game iv ever played. its growing on me. learn your setups. "loadouts" and play with someone who will teach you the battleground. strong 8.7/10

Decent game. Base game has some coop missions you can try with your friends. My even consider getting DLC later

This game is utter dog shit compared to Company of Heroes 1. It misses the mark at every turn. The time to kill is way too fast, there's far too many abilities, the UI sucks, the sound is terrible, and the balance just feels very off. The campaign is laughably terrible with no real thought devoted to actual strategy. It pretty much all revolves around attack moving everything and you win. Yay... *yawn* It's obvious that the developers behind this utter monstrosity had nothing to do with the original game and its subsequent successes while also not understanding the basic fundamentals of what made that game so great.

It does have some decent QoL features as one might expect in a sequel, but really, I do not find this game fun at all. Not even a little bit. As such, I cannot recommend this game at any price. It just isn't fun for someone like me. Just buy the original game and have fun with a decent campaign that isn't trying to be cinematic with scripted events every five seconds, decent skirmish, and what I would assume is still a fairly decent multiplayer scene. I quit playing multiplayer years ago. That's not an indictment against CoH, I just don't do multiplayer anymore.

I've had countless hours of fun with the original game which I still play to this day, and zero fun with this. I won't even look at CoH 3 as it's obviously more of the same from CoH 2 with even more absurd design decisions and utter ineptitude. Just stick with the first one in the series and don't look any further.

Company of Heroes 2 takes everything great about the original and refines it into a challenging, rewarding, and immersive WWII strategy experience. While it had a rough launch, over the years, it has evolved into one of the best real-time strategy games ever made—especially for those who love tactical depth and intense battles.

What Makes It Great:
✔ Brutal and Tactical Combat – Every decision matters, from unit positioning to cover mechanics and flanking maneuvers.
✔ Dynamic Weather & Terrain – The Eastern Front setting brings extreme cold mechanics, making battles feel even more immersive and strategic.
✔ Diverse Factions & Playstyles – Each army (Soviets, Wehrmacht, USF, OKW, and UKF) plays uniquely, ensuring deep replayability.
✔ Strong Multiplayer Scene – Even years after release, the competitive multiplayer and co-op modes are still active and engaging.
✔ Tons of Mods & Custom Maps – The community has kept the game alive with fantastic custom content, adding even more variety.

⚠️ A Few Things to Keep in Mind:
🔹 The game can feel challenging—both in single-player and multiplayer—so be ready to learn and adapt!
🔹 Some DLC is needed to unlock all factions, which might feel restrictive, but the base game still offers an excellent experience.

Overall, Company of Heroes 2 is a must-play for any RTS fan. Whether you're diving into its intense campaigns or testing your skills in multiplayer, the game delivers deep strategy, gripping battles, and endless replayability. If you love WWII strategy with a focus on realism and tactics, this is a no-brainer! 🎖️

Final Verdict: 9/10
A brilliant and intense WWII RTS that rewards smart tactics and strategic thinking.
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- Bought the game with a friend
- Played mistakenly 1v1
- We kinda got the hang of it, like which units build, which ones attack, what to do, points, etc...
- Decided to play a game vs bots
- Bots turn out to be Expert, beat us in 5 minutes
- We did not know what happened
- Saw there is a bot difficulty
- Selected Easy
- Pressed 3v3, we thought we would find a bot for the 3rd player
- Turns out it's a Chinese guy from America with really high rating or something
- He helps us, we go really far
- At one point I get notifications that my base is attacked
- This mfer build a bunch of tanks, selected 'attack ground' on my base and kept attacking my buildings
- Me and my friend withdrew all of our units from the frontline to deal with this
- Put my flamethrowers on his units and my ONLY tank on his buildings
- We started mercilessly killing each other
- He demolished my whole base and Town Hall
- I realized I can repair that
- My friend took his attention while I rebuild my base and traqined some more tanks
- The guy was really good
- Everything turned into a battlefield in out starting base, bombs flying, explosions, flamethrowers, sodlers screaming in pain, tanks destroying other tanks
- We lost the game all of a sudden
- Closed the game and didn't open it ever

10/10 would play with a spy teammate again
the hell is this community

Not as big as the original but adds so much more all together, this game will forever be the best Company Of Hero's and it will always stand the test of time, God Speed and Ride On!

This game looks great but plays like ASS.
Unclear descriptions and confusing orders really break down all fun into despair.
Tried to get my engineers to pick up howitsers and it just blew up. howitsers AND engineers... GONE.
Game options Exit game Yes i'm sure

Stopped playing CoH2 ages ago. Too much of grinding is required if you don't want to buy the overpriced commanders. The campaign mode was boring and too preachy in my opinion.
It's kinda fun to play with your friends against bots on the highest difficulty. It gets sweaty and frustrating. But very satisfying once you win.

Against other players tho, my ass is not built for this. Other players are too experienced and will put pressure on you ASAP. I start malding and can't do anything to defend myself. Skill issue of course, but I did put a decent amount of hours to try to git gud. It wasn't enough, and I will not play CoH games after experiencing this.

Would still leave a positive review, but the monetization of this game is ass, and CoH3 looks like a game that is even worse than this one. So I can't recommend this game. I rather play good old Rise of Nations.

"Company of Heroes 2" is an acclaimed real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Relic Entertainment and released in 2013. As a sequel to the original "Company of Heroes," the game is set during World War II, focusing primarily on the Eastern Front, where players can command both the Soviet Red Army and the German Wehrmacht forces. The game is notable for its engaging storytelling, impressive graphics, and deep gameplay mechanics that capture the brutality and tactical depth of warfare.

One of the standout features of "Company of Heroes 2" is its emphasis on cover mechanics, terrain, and weather effects. Players must strategically position their units to take advantage of cover while also navigating the battlefield's hazards. The introduction of the dynamic weather system, including snow and ice, adds a layer of realism and strategy, as players must manage the conditions to ensure their troops can move effectively and maintain combat effectiveness.

While the single-player campaign is immersive and tells compelling stories, the multiplayer aspect of "Company of Heroes 2" truly shines. The game supports various modes, including competitive matches, cooperative gameplay against AI, and thrilling confrontations between players. Multiplayer is where the game's depth is fully realized, as players can test their skills against others while employing a wide range of strategies and tactics to secure victory.

The competitive multiplayer experience is incredibly engaging, with players often forming tactics around unit composition, map control, and resource management. Understanding each faction's strengths and weaknesses is essential, and players quickly learn to adapt their strategies based on their opponents' moves. The meta-game is continually evolving, as players discover new tactics and strategies, making each match feel fresh and exciting.

"Company of Heroes 2" also features an active community that has kept the game's scene alive through various updates, balance patches, and expansions. The "Ardennes Assault" and "The Western Front Armies" expansions provided new factions, maps, and gameplay content, enhancing the overall experience. Additionally, custom content created by the community adds even more repeatability, allowing players to engage with new scenarios and gameplay modes created by fellow fans.

While the game does have its critiques, such as some balance issues and matchmaking frustrations, its engaging tactical gameplay, immersive historical setting, and strong multiplayer component make "Company of Heroes 2" a standout title in the RTS genre. For fans of strategy games, especially those who enjoy tactical warfare in a historical context, "Company of Heroes 2" is a must-play that offers countless hours of strategic planning and intense combat. Whether playing solo or jumping into multiplayer battles, the experience is rich and rewarding, keeping players coming back for more thrilling engagements on the battlefield.

It's not as fun as the original, whilst there are a lot more cool features, it doesn't come close to the original for me in how fun it is.

good RTS,
just try to understand how u should play with ur faction first and it works wonders
u start seeing little things and tricks in pvp

I like the RTS style of games with the overhead interface. There is a lot of options and presets you can set up allowing you to do things as short cuts. You can also change the level of difficulty making it easier to learn the game and build up skill levels.

Can't even launch the game. Sometimes it close itself after launching. Have been playing normally without problem when the last time i bought it but in these recent months, the game does even launch and force close itself. Hope it gets fixed soon. (if it does, then i'll change my review).

Had to find a work around to even start it in 2025. Once I was in the game, i realized that i had to pay more to even play as anyone but the Russians. I can't get down with that. Didn't even spend a single second in the game after that. I checked to see who the game was made by and was shocked to see it wasn't EA. Lame.

After years of playing every version of CoH it's still fun. Great game