Relic Entertainment and Sega have announced thatCompany of Heroes 3will be released for consoles.Company of Heroes 3was announced last year, and will now give more players the chance to check out strategic combat where each battle will tell a story.
Company of Heroes 3is the next entry in Relic’s war RTS game franchise that comes nine years afterCompany of Heroes 2, released in 2013. In this new game in the series players will travel to the Mediterranean and experience a series of untold stories from World War II. The game offers four distinct factions to play. With the new trailers releasedCompany of Heroes 3is gearing up for an unprecedented moment in the franchise.
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Relic has announced the release of theCompany of Heroes 3Console Edition. This is the first time a game in theCompany of Heroesseries will be released for consoles, as previous games have been PC exclusives, with a port released for mobile in 2020. In theconsole version ofCompany of Heroes 3, the game will have a revamped control scheme to allow for maximum precision. The user interface is also completely revamped, using intuitive button layouts to create a good gaming experience on consoles.
The secondCompany of Heroes 3trailer shows 4 minutes of gameplay highlighting some features and showing how the game will look on consoles. In the game, players will be able to explore a dynamic turn-based map campaign across Italy, and the video shows the beginning of the mission in the Italian commune of Salerno. The trailer explains the changes in controls and user interface and introduces new features such as the tactical pause: this way the player will be able to pause the gameplay, execute commands, and get back to action to see the results in real-time. Another feature presented in the trailer is the radial command menu, which is used to increase the line of sight and identify hidden enemies.PreviouslyCompany of Heroes 3got a trailerhighlighting other features such as the available factions and game modes.
The debut ofCompany of Heroes 3on consoles is good news for players who have never had contact with the iconic franchise. The firstCompany of Heroesis often listed asone of the best World War II games, with innovative mechanics for the time. Now Relic Entertainment and Sega bring the exciting gameplay, cinematic feel, and dramatic storylines to a potentially larger audience, who will have the chance to relive historical events with the strategic component common to franchises such asTotal War,Age of Empires, andCivilization.
Company of Heroes 3releases June 19, 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
