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Company of Heroes cover art

Company of Heroes

Relic Entertainment · 2006-09-11

Steam

ActionStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 12, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 13, 2020 (iOS)

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

779
playing now
94%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
12
twitch viewers (latest)
95/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (250 ratings)
7h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

779 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Company of Heroes is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It is the first installment of the Company of Heroes series, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 779 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 836 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~105/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 748k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,700 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.14 at GamesPlanet DE (2015-02-03) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 14 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39939920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.6k6142026-08-06 21:00 — 993 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 670 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,280 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,108 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 868 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,524 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,235 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 911 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,560 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,132 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 660 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,332 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 952 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 637 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,327 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 918 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 626 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,372 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,252 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 614 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 957 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,178 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 782 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,152 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,203 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 655 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 821 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,239 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 779 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.95$1.572015-01-012026-08-212015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-31 — best price $19.992015-06-19 — best price $4.992015-10-23 — best price $19.992016-02-22 — best price $4.442016-06-25 — best price $13.002016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-03-03 — best price $19.992017-05-29 — best price $11.512017-09-15 — best price $2.492017-12-18 — best price $6.792018-04-09 — best price $6.802018-08-09 — best price $4.992019-03-31 — best price $19.992019-07-24 — best price $19.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-02-05 — best price $12.862020-05-22 — best price $2.312020-07-20 — best price $9.992020-10-01 — best price $16.882020-11-13 — best price $8.372021-01-04 — best price $12.352021-02-26 — best price $19.992021-04-08 — best price $16.882021-05-16 — best price $19.992021-08-13 — best price $2.762022-01-27 — best price $1.572022-10-06 — best price $2.472023-03-31 — best price $17.882023-11-08 — best price $16.572024-03-16 — best price $17.992024-06-28 — best price $2.642024-09-17 — best price $17.992025-08-01 — best price $19.992026-07-24 — best price $3.992026-08-21 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

297622026-05-28 — 100 pageviews2026-05-31 — 84 pageviews2026-06-03 — 96 pageviews2026-06-06 — 106 pageviews2026-06-09 — 149 pageviews2026-06-12 — 95 pageviews2026-06-15 — 105 pageviews2026-06-18 — 78 pageviews2026-06-21 — 105 pageviews2026-06-24 — 75 pageviews2026-06-27 — 105 pageviews2026-06-30 — 96 pageviews2026-07-03 — 131 pageviews2026-07-06 — 84 pageviews2026-07-09 — 78 pageviews2026-07-12 — 77 pageviews2026-07-15 — 77 pageviews2026-07-18 — 73 pageviews2026-07-21 — 99 pageviews2026-07-24 — 88 pageviews2026-07-27 — 95 pageviews2026-07-30 — 109 pageviews2026-08-02 — 99 pageviews2026-08-05 — 78 pageviews2026-08-08 — 109 pageviews2026-08-11 — 92 pageviews2026-08-14 — 79 pageviews2026-08-17 — 96 pageviews2026-08-20 — 88 pageviews2026-08-23 — 109 pageviews2026-08-25 — 103 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

24402026-08-26 22:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 190 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 206 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 12 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian

Player tags

RTSWarCo-opActionClassicViolentMilitaryStrategyTacticalHistorical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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