Choose Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Choose Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94% positive across 887 reviews.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor vs Company of Heroes 2
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and Company of Heroes 2 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: Tales of Valor (2009) is 4 years older than Company of Heroes 2 (2013). Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than Company of Heroes 2 (84.6% positive). 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 2
Choose Company of Heroes 2 if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 28,233 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and Company of Heroes 2 sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor |  Company of Heroes 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (887 reviews) | 84.6% positive (28,233 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009) is 4 years older than Company of Heroes 2 (2013).
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than Company of Heroes 2 (84.6% positive).
- Company of Heroes 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Company of Heroes 2 has co-op; Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor vs Company of Heroes 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor or Company of Heroes 2?
- On Steam reviews Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor scores higher (94% positive) than Company of Heroes 2 (84.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor or Company of Heroes 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009) came out before Company of Heroes 2 (2013). 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 2 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.