Choose Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Choose Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,698 Steam reviews back the pick.
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition vs Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition and Company of Heroes both land in Action, 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 share Action, Strategy on Steam. Company of Heroes (2006) is 1 year older than Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (2007). Company of Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (93.9% 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
Choose Company of Heroes if it's currently about 46% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,079 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition and Company of Heroes sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.9% 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 - Legacy Edition |  Company of Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2006 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 36.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.9% positive (2,698 reviews) | 94.9% positive (5,079 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Relic Entertainment | Relic Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Company of Heroes (2006) is 1 year older than Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (2007).
- Company of Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (93.9% positive).
- Company of Heroes is currently ~46% cheaper on Steam than Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (19.99 USD vs. 36.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition vs Company of Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition or Company of Heroes?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition sits at 93.9% positive (2,698 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 - Legacy Edition or Company of Heroes first?
- If you want chronology, Company of Heroes (2006) came out before Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition (2007). 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 - Legacy Edition and Company of Heroes similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.