Publisher and developer Relic Entertainment, and developer Blackbird Interactive have announced Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition, a comprehensive modernization of the landmark 2006 real-time strategy game. It will launch for PC via Steam this fall.
“Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition celebrates the game that started it all and preserves its legacy for the next generation of players,” says Relic Entertainment CEO Justin Dowdeswell in a press release. “Company of Heroes is one of the most beloved strategy games ever made, and we want new players to experience it at its best, while giving our long-time fans the definitive way to relive it.”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition includes the Company of Heroes base game, along with the Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor expansions in one complete package. Experience visceral World War II storytelling, including all content in the base game and Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor expansions, delivering three cinematic campaigns, four unique armies, and more than 50 multiplayer & skirmish maps.
Upon its release in 2006, the original Company of Heroes redefined the RTS genre, setting a new standard for immersive RTS design, blending squad-based tactics, environmental destruction, and cinematic presentation. This is the modernization of a true classic, faithfully enhanced for today’s hardware while preserving the gritty atmosphere, squad-level strategy, and dynamic battlefields that made the original game one of the highest rated strategy games of all time.
Gameplay Updates
Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition delivers upgraded unit and environment textures, enhancing the overall presentation. Improved world lighting and shadows, along with enhanced textures, make for a superior experience while preserving the original art direction and tone.
Quality-of-life gameplay improvements have been added, including vehicle reversing and the option to automatically reinforce units at your HQ structure, making for a smoother gameplay experience. The A.I. has been enhanced, providing a more dynamic and challenging experience, and a new Ruthless A.I. difficulty option provides the ultimate challenge for veteran players.
Fully upgraded to a 64-bit platform to support modern systems and compatible with a 20-year catalogue of community-created mods, Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition aims to bolster the ongoing efforts of the modding community and secure its legacy for years to come.
The HUD and screen layout has been adjusted for modern widescreen viewing, including widescreen and ultrawide displays, and the UI and controls have been modernized, including grid key support and custom hotkeys.
Three Full-Length Campaigns and Three Single-Player Stories
- Company of Heroes begins with the D-Day Invasion of Normandy as players lead squads of Allied soldiers into battle against the German war machine through some of the most pivotal battles of World War II.
- In the next chapter, Opposing Fronts, Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history.
Tales of Valor includes three immersive storylines and allows players to experience World War II from all sides of the war.
Cooperative Play and Custom Games
- Play two to eight-player multiplayer as four unique factions, the American, British 2nd Army, German Panzer Elite, or Wehrmacht.
- Choose from many modes and over 50 Skirmish and Multiplayer maps and enjoy endless replayability cooperative custom games, or solo with AI teammates.
- Delve into 20 years of expansive community mod making efforts, now with 64-bit support.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.