Choose Company of Heroes
Choose Company of Heroes if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.9% positive across 5,079 reviews.
Company of Heroes vs Company of Heroes 2
Company of Heroes 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 (2006) is 7 years older than Company of Heroes 2 (2013). Company of Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% 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 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 |  Company of Heroes 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (5,079 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 (2006) is 7 years older than Company of Heroes 2 (2013).
- Company of Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Company of Heroes 2 (84.6% positive).
- Company of Heroes 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Company of Heroes (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Company of Heroes 2 has co-op; Company of Heroes does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Company of Heroes vs Company of Heroes 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Company of Heroes or Company of Heroes 2?
- On Steam reviews Company of Heroes scores higher (94.9% 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 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 or Company of Heroes 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Company of Heroes (2006) 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 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.