Choose Company of Heroes 2
Choose Company of Heroes 2 if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 28,233 Steam reviews back the pick.
Company of Heroes 2 vs War Selection
Company of Heroes 2 and War Selection 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 2 (2013) is 6 years older than War Selection (2019). Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (Company of Heroes 2: 28,233 reviews, War Selection: 7,368). 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 War Selection
Choose War Selection if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 7,368 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Company of Heroes 2 and War Selection sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.6% vs 83.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Company of Heroes 2 |  War Selection | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 84.6% positive (28,233 reviews) | 83.9% positive (7,368 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | Glyph Worlds |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Company of Heroes 2 (2013) is 6 years older than War Selection (2019).
- Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (Company of Heroes 2: 28,233 reviews, War Selection: 7,368).
- War Selection is free; Company of Heroes 2 is paid (19.99 USD).
- Company of Heroes 2 has co-op; War Selection does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Company of Heroes 2 vs War Selection — FAQ
- Which is better, Company of Heroes 2 or War Selection?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Company of Heroes 2 sits at 84.6% positive (28,233 reviews), War Selection at 83.9% (7,368). 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 2 or War Selection first?
- If you want chronology, Company of Heroes 2 (2013) came out before War Selection (2019). 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 2 and War Selection 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.
- Is War Selection free?
- Yes — War Selection is a free-to-play Steam title. Company of Heroes 2 is paid (19.99 USD).