Choose Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Choose Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor if it's the newer release (2009) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor launched in 2009.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor vs Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and Company of Heroes both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Company of Heroes (2006) is 3 years older than Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor: 887 reviews, Company of Heroes: 5,079). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Company of Heroes
Choose Company of Heroes if you want an Action experience. 5,079 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and Company of Heroes sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94% vs 94.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor |  Company of Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2006 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (887 reviews) | 94.9% positive (5,079 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Company of Heroes (2006) is 3 years older than Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor: 887 reviews, Company of Heroes: 5,079).
- Company of Heroes is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor vs Company of Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor or Company of Heroes?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor sits at 94% positive (887 reviews), Company of Heroes at 94.9% (5,079). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor or Company of Heroes first?
- If you want chronology, Company of Heroes (2006) came out before Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and Company of Heroes similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.