Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition similar games & best alternatives

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2009

Should you play it?

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

What works

  • Deep and engaging wwii rts gameplay
  • Balanced and varied factions
  • Immersive audio-visual effects and atmosphere
  • Active multiplayer with team play
  • Extensive modding community and dlc content

Things to keep in mind

  • Some ai and pathfinding issues
  • Multiplayer community can be toxic
  • Campaign length is relatively short
  • No native lan support in steam version
  • Graphics show age compared to modern games

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cossacks 3

  • Battlefield™ 1

  • WARNO

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

More fantastical

Games that feels like Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition but with more imaginative fiction

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026