Games Like Company of Heroes 3

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 32.5%, World War II 26.9% ★, RTS 18%, Historical 4.6%, Military 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match mechanically and structurally, offering the same cover-focused squad RTS combat, faction asymmetry, and WW2 battlefield pacing.

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. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: World War II 36% ★, RTS 24%, Strategy 10.1%, War 5.8%, Military 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original still nails the same readable frontline tactics, territory capture flow, and infantry-vehicle interplay that define Company of Heroes 3.

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: World War II 30% ★, RTS 28%, Strategy 16.9%, Military 6.9%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone expansion delivers more factions and campaigns built on the exact same tactical RTS formula of suppression, flanking, and cover play.

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: World War II 34.9% ★, RTS 25.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Military 9.6%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the Company of Heroes formula with smaller-scale tactical scenarios and the same punchy World War II combat feel.

Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.

Why similar: World War II 18.5% ★, Wargame 13.9%, RTS 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense WWII combined-arms battles with even more unit control and battlefield detail for players who want a heavier tactical layer.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: World War II 24.9% ★, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Historical 9.7%, Military 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a superb fit if you want Company of Heroes-style WW2 action pushed toward more realistic, lethal, and micro-intensive real-time tactics.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, RTS 16.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 8.9%, Military 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its squad-and-vehicle warfare, direct unit control, and destructible battlefields make it one of the strongest alternatives for tactical WW2 combat fans.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 14.5%, War 11.4%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its alternate-history setting, it closely mirrors Company of Heroes-style squad movement, cover usage, base pressure, and tactical ability play.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: World War II 23% ★, RTS 17.6%, Wargame 12.2%, Military 9.4%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the same combined-arms itch on a larger scale with line-of-sight, morale, and careful unit deployment across dynamic WW2 fronts.

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: World War II 20.9% ★, Action RTS 17.4% ★, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same WW2 command fantasy through real-time tactical battles centered on positioning, unit counters, and battlefield momentum.

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Wargame 20.1%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Military 10.6%, Historical 7%

Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the tactical side of Company of Heroes 3 more than base-building, WARNO offers deeper battlegroup combat and positioning-heavy real-time warfare.

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: World War II 33% ★, RTS 21.1%, Military 9.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Wargame 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its WW2 setting, terrain-driven engagements, and combined-arms tactical focus make it a natural step toward larger-scale operations after Company of Heroes 3.

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: World War II 28.1% ★, RTS 14.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 8.7%, Military 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent WWII tactics-heavy RTS with strong infantry detail, armored warfare, and hands-on battlefield control.

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Historical 15.6%, Tactical 7.3%, War 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes small-army real-time tactics, flanking, morale, and cinematic clashes in a way that feels familiar to Company of Heroes players.

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.

Why similar: RTS 49.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Tactical 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Built by the same studio lineage, it trades WW2 for sci-fi but keeps the same emphasis on squad tactics, cover, abilities, and map control.

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: RTS 27.4%, Military 19.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Multiplayer 10%, War 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends RTS command with direct control and grounded modern military engagements, appealing to players who like CoH-style tactical micromanagement.

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, RTS 17.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Military 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This earlier entry still offers gritty WW2 tactical battles with detailed infantry and vehicle control that will appeal to Company of Heroes fans.

The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Wargame 19%, Military 13.8%, Strategy 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a deeper and more simulation-leaning take on real-time combined-arms warfare for players who want Company of Heroes-style battlefield thinking at grander scale.

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Why similar: Wargame 28.9%, RTS 26.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Military 13%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers some of the best modern tactical RTS combat on Steam, with strong line-of-sight, unit preservation, and combined-arms maneuvering.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines strategic decisions with real-time trench assaults, making it a strong pick if you like Company of Heroes 3's mix of frontline tactics and broader war context.

Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Military 9.1%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This streamlined Cold War tactics game focuses on momentum, unit preservation, and smart deployment rather than economy management, much like the tactical half of CoH3.

Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

Why similar: Wargame 22%, Action RTS 19.7% ★, RTS 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers large-scale real-time combined-arms warfare with a strong focus on unit abilities, terrain use, and tactical adaptation.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 53.8%, Strategy 18%, Action RTS 7.1% ★, Wargame 5.2%, Multiplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more classic RTS than CoH, it still delivers polished base-building warfare and faction-driven battlefield tactics for players wanting a modern RTS alternative.

Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.

Why similar: RTS 15.7%, Wargame 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, World War II 11.6% ★, Historical 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a much more hardcore WW2 tactics experience, but it shares the same fascination with realistic positioning, armor, and battlefield timing.

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.2%, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes squad-level real-time battles, unit survival, and campaign progression in a way that rewards the same careful tactical thinking as CoH3.

Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Why similar: World War II 24.8% ★, RTS 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Military 9.7%, Historical 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another WWII RTS option with large-scale historical battles, though it is less squad-focused and more traditional than the best CoH-like picks above.

Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.

Why similar: World War II 43.6% ★, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 15.5%, War 6.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is an older but still relevant WW2 tactical RTS centered on infantry control, vehicles, and destructible environments.

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 31.6%, Action RTS 14.8% ★, Strategy 14.5%, Historical 9%, War 8.7%

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: Wargame 20.8%, RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Military 12%, Historical 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-driven modern combat emphasizes positioning, combined arms, and minimizing losses in a way that echoes Company of Heroes' tactical intensity.

ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.

Why similar: Wargame 18.4%, RTS 17.7%, World War II 17.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Strategy 8%

Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.

Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Wargame 20.2%, RTS 12.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Military 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower and more simulation-heavy WW2 tactics game, but it strongly rewards the same appreciation for terrain, suppression, and combined-arms execution.

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".

Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, RTS 24%, Strategy 10.3%, Military 8.7%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: Action RTS 22% ★, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 10%, Historical 10%, Co-op 7.4%

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

Why similar: Historical 20%, RTS 17.7%, Strategy 15.7%, War 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.

Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Military 16.5%, Co-op 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%, War 10.6%

The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.

Why similar: World War II 18.5% ★, RTS 13.1%, Action RTS 10.6% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%

Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.

Why similar: Wargame 17.6%, World War II 14.5% ★, RTS 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 8.8%, Strategy 7.8%

From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Historical 18.8%, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, War 7.6%

Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Military 10%, Historical 7.9%

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Why similar: RTS 27.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 8.2%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: RTS 18.9%, Wargame 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Historical 11.9%, Military 11.8%

Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Why similar: RTS 20.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Historical 9.4%, Co-op 8.2%

Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.

Why similar: World War II 20% ★, Wargame 15.7%, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Military 7.3%

This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.

Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, RTS 21.5%, Strategy 15.2%, Military 11.4%, War 7.1%

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

Why similar: RTS 30.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Military 14.7%, Historical 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Historical 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 12.2%, War 9.5%

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 44.2%, Co-op 15.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Tactical 10.3%

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Action RTS 25.5% ★, RTS 24.4%, Co-op 9.5%, PvE 9.2%, Strategy 8.6%

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: RTS 45.4%, Strategy 18.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 8%, War 7.6%

KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Historical 7.6%, Military 7.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Military 9.4%, Historical 9.2%, PvP 9.1%

Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!

Why similar: World War II 35.3% ★, RTS 20.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 8.1%, Military 8%

Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.

Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 22.3%, Military 11.9%, Co-op 7.2%, War 6.6%

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Historical 11.9%, Military 11.3%, Strategy 11%, RTS 10.1%

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).

Why similar: World War II 22.8% ★, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Military 9.2%, Historical 8.5%

Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.

Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Wargame 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Military 9.5%, Historical 9%

Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.

Why similar: World War II 37.9% ★, RTS 21.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%, War 6%

Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.

Why similar: World War II 47.8% ★, RTS 21.7%, Strategy 21.5%, War 5%, Action 4%

Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.

Why similar: Action RTS 17.1% ★, Wargame 16.5%, RTS 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%, Co-op 6.5%

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 34.9%, Strategy 15.8%, Wargame 15.7%, Military 13.8%, War 7.6%