Company of Heroes (video game)

Company of Heroes
Developer(s)Relic Entertainment[a]
Publisher(s)THQ
Producer(s)John Johnson
Designer(s)Rob Cunningham
Josh Mosqueira
Quinn Duffy
Erin Daly
Brian Wood
Programmer(s)Drew Dunlop
Artist(s)Angie Radwan-Pytlewski
Writer(s)Duane Pye
Paris Qualles
Adrain Vershinin
Composer(s)Jeremy Soule[b]
SeriesCompany of Heroes
EngineEssence Engine
Platform(s)
Release
September 11, 2006
  • Windows
    • NA: September 11, 2006[2]
    • AU: September 28, 2006[1]
    • EU: September 29, 2006
    Mac OS X
    • WW: March 1, 2012[3]
    iPadOS
    • WW: February 13, 2020
    Android, iOS
    • WW: September 9, 2020
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: October 12, 2023
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Company of Heroes is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It is the first installment of the Company of Heroes series, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label.

Company of Heroes is set during the Second World War and contains two playable factions. Players aim to capture strategic resource sectors located around the map, which they use to build base structures, produce new units, and defeat their enemies. In the single-player campaign the player commands two U.S. military units during the Battle of Normandy (Operation Overlord) and the liberation of France (Operation Cobra). Depending on the mission, the player controls either Able Company of the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry, or Fox Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th PIR.

Company of Heroes received widespread acclaim, winning multiple awards for the best strategy game of the year, and being considered one of the best video games ever made. Two expansions were released: Opposing Fronts in 2007 and Tales of Valor in 2009. A free-to-play massively multiplayer online version of the game, Company of Heroes Online, was briefly released as open beta in South Korea in April 2010,[4][5] before being cancelled in March 2011.[6]

An iPad version, developed and published by Feral Interactive, was released in February 2020.[7] A version for Android and iOS mobile devices was released in September 2020.[8] An Nintendo Switch version was released in October 12, 2023. [9]

The success of the game led to a sequel, Company of Heroes 2, which was released in 2013. As of January 2013, the Company of Heroes series has sold more than 4 million copies.[10] A film adaptation, also titled Company of Heroes, was released in 2013. The latest installment in the series, Company of Heroes 3, released in February 2023.

  1. ^ "Company of Heroes (PC Games)". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024. Release date: 28th September, 2006
  2. ^ "Game of the Month: September 2006". IGN. September 30, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Kruse, Cord (February 23, 2012). "Company Of Heroes: Campaign Edition Coming March 1". Inside Mac Games. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "THQ Partners with Windysoft to Bring Company of Heroes Online to South Korea". Relic Online. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "[안내] OBT 오픈 시간 안내". Windyzone. April 27, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Company of Heroes Online blog". Relic. March 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "PC RTS Classic 'Company of Heroes' Is Finally Available on iPad Worldwide". Touch Arcade. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Wibowo, Arya (September 11, 2021). "Company of Heroes releases on iPhone and Android". Gamereactor. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Norman, Jim (October 12, 2023). "Hands On: Company Of Heroes Collection Deploys The RTS Classic On Switch, Despite Complex Controls". NintendoLife. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Notice of SEGA's Acquisition of Relic Entertainment and Some IPs Owned by THQ Inc". Sega. January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2013.


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