| 33bits |
Juanma F. Padilla |
85 / 100 |
02-24-2023 |
Relic Entertainment has not disappointed with the latest installment of Company of Heroes. On the one hand, it has continued to do what lovers of the saga have enjoyed so far with the African campaign, but not satisfied with that, they bring us a second campaign that represents a twist and a very valuable addition with a huge and dynamic map with a development Totally different playable and more reminiscent of other games. Company of Heroes 3 is practically a 2 for 1 in the genre and a totally recommended purchase. |
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| But Why Tho? |
Arron Kluz |
9 / 10 |
03-12-2023 |
It is no exaggeration to say that Company of Heroes 3 is a triumph of the RTS genre…It offers an amazingly deep strategic experience, fantastic onboarding for newcomers, and plenty of content to keep fans playing for dozens of hours. |
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| CGMagazine |
Justin Wood |
9 / 10 |
05-29-2023 |
Coming back after over a ten-year hiatus, Company of Heroes 3 revitalized the World War II strategy genre with an enormous arsenal of playstyle focuses and choices. |
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| Checkpoint Gaming |
Checkpoint Staff |
8 / 10 |
03-05-2023 |
All in all, it’s clear that a lot of love has been poured into Company of Heroes 3, and that Relic is passionate about enhancing the core gameplay experience. Even though the game’s Italy campaign can be too big for its boots at times, Company of Heroes 3 still presents an enjoyable game that successfully retains plenty of the series’ classic gameplay elements. With an engaging North African mission, plenty of map variation, four factions, beautiful visuals, and an engaging setting, both veteran strategy fans and newbies are sure to find something that will appeal in Company of Heroes 3. |
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| COGconnected |
Mark Steighner |
90 / 100 |
02-23-2023 |
Given the excellence of the two earlier games, I wasn’t surprised that Company of Heroes 3 won me over once again. The addition of Total War-style campaign layer adds a little variety without being overwhelming. Even without it, though, the battles are still endlessly fun, chaotic, and challenging. Skirmishes and the Essence Editor will keep players busy until the next entry in the series. Company of Heroes 3 reminds us that there’s still a lot of joy to be found in the best real-time strategy games. |
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| Cultured Vultures |
Jimmy Donnellan |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 doesn’t nail absolutely everything and sometimes gets in its own way, but there’s no denying just how good it is when firing on all cylinders. |
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| Digitally Downloaded |
Matt Sainsbury |
3.5 / 5 stars |
05-31-2023 |
I do think that if developers want to tackle World War 2 as a subject, they need to go one of two paths. They could take a clinical approach and create a wargames simulator that focuses purely on the strategy. Or they could create a serious commentary that deconstructs and analyses the war. What they should not be doing, however, is presenting the war as a purely entertaining experience. As a work of pure entertainment, Company of Heroes 3 would have been better served tracking a fictional war. However, its quality as a piece of entertainment is undeniable, and for most, that’s going to be all that matters. It also works far better on a console than I would have expected something from the RTS genre to ever do. For those that do find World War 2 to be entertaining, this one’s going to be hard to resist. |
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| Eurogamer |
Chris Tapsell |
Recommended |
02-20-2023 |
Navigating a tonal minefield with just enough confidence, Company of Heroes 3 is a big, refined, and beautifully textured addition to an already brilliant series. |
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| Everyeye.it |
Fabio Canonico |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is certainly a solid production, whose path follows without particular deviations the path left by its two predecessors. But it is not a big problem that the gameplay has remained substantially unchanged, because that mixture between classic strategy (in greater dose) and simulation continues to work, to propose a delicious depth that never leads to the most rigorous complexity. |
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| FingerGuns |
Jonathan Brown |
7 / 10 |
03-04-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a solid, but flawed, new entry into the series. The multiplayer especially is still amazingly fun, but there are a plethora of balance issues that need to be solved for it to truly shine. In addition, the single player modes are in many ways a bit lacking and even at times a bit boring. It requires more refinement, but if Relic can improve the AI, and build upon their Italy campaign, then the future is bright for the Company of Heroes franchise. |
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| Gameblog |
KiKiToes |
7 / 10 |
06-24-2023 |
The return of Company of Heroes is full of nice surprises. Sadly, the single player part is clearly missing, the promising single player campaign does not bring any challenge. Fortunately the co-op and multiplayer are excellent. |
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| GameCrate |
Derek Swinhart |
Recommended |
03-28-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a fantastic strategy game regarding the basics. Playing with friends and mining the mechanics will be where most will spend their time, but it is a huge disappointment to see the campaigns fall so flat. The Italian campaign was the place where I expected huge innovations from Relic, but it feels like a paper tiger. |
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| Gamersky |
前朝刘沛公 |
7.2 / 10 |
02-21-2023 |
Although the current Company of Heroes 3 is not perfect, and the designers at Relic Entertainment have had some bad ideas, the fact that this game has made it to the third title, to be honest, is enough for us old fans of the game to cheer and get excited about. |
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| GAMES.CH |
Joel Kogler |
89 / 100 |
05-29-2023 |
Huge variety, impressive visuals and an enhanced gameplay make Company of Heroes 3 a must-have for all RTS-enthusiasts. Some bugs and glitches aside, Company of Heroes 3 is as intense as an WWII-RTS gets. |
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| GamesBeat |
Dean Takahashi |
90 / 100 |
02-20-2023 |
As I noted in an earlier preview, whether I was fighting against humans or the computer AI, I never got the sense that war was too easy and my opponent was too easy to be. And so there was always a cost to fighting, and that’s the way it should be. |
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| GameSpew |
Robert Gammon |
7 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Playing Company of Heroes 3 is a great experience if you like dynamic, tough, tactical RTS games that revolve around utilising the terrain to your advantage. But if you’re expecting a major evolution from the previous games in the series, you’ll likely come away disappointed. If you’re a fan of WWII strategy and somehow haven’t dived into the series yet, you’ll have a great time. But otherwise, you may as well stick with the original Company of Heroes. |
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| GameWatcher |
Bogdan Robert |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Aware of its past yet looking towards the future, Company of Heroes 3 offers something for everyone. The dynamic map of Italy is a great experience, although it’s slightly marred by passive AI, abilities that don’t always work, small UI issues, and a gameplay loop that doesn’t encourage the use of all available tools. |
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| GamingTrend |
Ron Burke |
90 / 100 |
02-20-2023 |
With fresh factions, two campaigns, significantly more options, and a refreshed skirmish mode, Company of Heroes 3 exceeds the impossibly-high bar set by its predecessor by a shockingly wide margin. It’s a masterpiece. |
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| Geek Culture |
Jake Su |
8.8 / 10 |
04-23-2023 |
Needless to say, Company of Heroes 3 marks a triumphant return of the beloved RTS series from Relic. With the tight, tense battles that can be experienced in the linear North African campaign or the more player-driven dynamic campaign remaining the star attraction, further reinforced by the presence of a new layer of strategic considerations, Company of Heroes 3 is headed in the right direction. All it needs now is for the balance to be worked out and technical issues to be eliminated, and this might just be the best entry yet. |
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| Generación Xbox |
Gabriel Fuentes |
7.5 / 10 |
06-01-2023 |
A more than correct debut of the Company of Heroes franchise on Xbox and further proof that real-time strategy games are not the heritage of PC and can work very well on other platforms with due adaptation work. This third installment of the IP with its classic proposal and its innovative additions can welcome several players to a genre that often seems inaccessible to those who have just ventured into it. Welcome to Xbox, Company of Heroes 3, we were waiting for you. |
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| God is a Geek |
Mick Fraser |
8.5 / 10 |
06-13-2023 |
It’s hardly an original setting or concept, but Company of Heroes 3 makes up for it with sheer charm and playability. |
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| GRYOnline.pl |
Hubert Śledziewski |
8.5 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Relic Entertainment once again delivers an excellent game with tons of content. Two single-player campaigns and four different factions make Company of Heroes 3 a game for hundreds of hours. |
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| Hardcore Gamer |
Cory Wells |
4 / 5 stars |
03-07-2023 |
Relic has taken everything that makes the first two games great and made sufficient additions to help Company of Heroes 3 succeed in this renaissance of RTS titles. |
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| IGN |
Jon Bolding |
8 / 10 |
02-28-2023 |
Outfoxing your human foes remains excellent in Relic’s latest, Company of Heroes 3. The heart of this World War 2 RTS’ combat and faction design is stronger than ever. |
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| IGN Italy |
Stefano Castagnola |
9 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
A very convincing return for one of Relic’s more iconic series, that keeps the best features of the previous games while also bringing fresh new ideas that change the way players can play and enjoy Company of Heroes. Will it be the best strategy game of 2023? Only time will tell. |
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| IGN Spain |
David Oña |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 lives up to the reputation of both its development studio and the franchise. An ambitious RTS that is not satisfied with following the line established by its predecessors and that arrives loaded with substantial novelties. A candy for fans of the genre and a must for fans of the saga. |
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| Impulsegamer |
Richard Banks |
4 / 5 stars |
06-05-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 may not always hit the right notes, but as far as RTS console ports go, it doesn’t get much better than this. |
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| INDIANTVCZ |
Ondřej Svoboda |
7 / 10 |
03-26-2023 |
The third Company of Heroes proves that the military strategy genre still has much to offer. Although it doesn’t provide any significant novelty compared to the previous installments, it still manages to entertain for long hours. |
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| Jump Dash Roll |
Peter Taylor |
7 / 10 |
06-07-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 can be an enjoyable romp when you’re not dealing with ability overload. Whilst a cookie cutter approach is taken to some missions, the dynamism and the tactical pause system really makes your campaign one of your own making. |
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| Kotaku |
Luke Plunkett |
Recommended |
02-20-2023 |
It may have taken 17 years and one disappointing sequel along the way, but Relic are to be commended here for somehow managing to take tactical perfection and redefining it not just for old veterans, but for a whole new generation of armchair generals as well. |
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| Metro GameCentral |
GameCentral |
7 / 10 |
02-24-2023 |
The real-time battles are better than ever but rather than being a highlight the main story campaign is a peculiarly dull experience, that exposes the lack of genuinely new ideas. |
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| MMORPG.com |
Joseph Bradford |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
All in all, Company of Heroes 3 is great, and should be on the list for any strategy fan looking to get stuck in one more turn, or one more fight. It’s a fitting inclusion in Relic’s library of incredible RTS games, and continues to show why the developers there are some of the best in the business. I cannot wait to tuck myself back into the fray, delighting in its beautifully crafted RTS-goodness over and over again in the coming weeks and months. |
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| New Game Network |
Alex Varankou |
78 / 100 |
02-27-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 proves that its unique and addicting RTS formula remains intact, and while it has plenty of solo and multiplayer content to keep you engaged for hours, a few design issues and presentation weaknesses prevent it from being declared an outright triumph. |
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| Oyungezer Online |
Kıvanç Güven |
7.5 / 10 |
04-03-2023 |
Although it has its problems, it’s a game that can be as addictive as CoH 2 once you get used to it. The single-player mode is a bit shaky, but the multiplayer is promising. |
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| PC Gamer |
Fraser Brown |
82 / 100 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a spectacular RTS that manages to shine even when the main campaign doesn’t. |
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| PC Invasion |
Martynas Klimas |
6 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 retains the gameplay of the predecessors while disappointing with the bizarre campaign decisions and lack of polish. |
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| PCGamesN |
Ian Boudreau |
7 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
The classic RTS battles carry the third entry in this once-essential series, returning more or less untouched, but alongside a bloated and unfinished campaign mode that feels at odds with the core ideas of Company of Heroes. |
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| PlayStation Universe |
John-Paul Jones |
8 / 10 |
05-29-2023 |
Though Company of Heroes 3 might lack some polish and its implementation of a console-friendly control system takes a good while to get used to, Relic Entertainment has nonetheless crafted a layered World War II RTS that combines meaningful tactical choices and consequences with compelling street-level strategy that just begs to be revisited time and again. Armchair generals should rejoice. |
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| Polygon |
Mike Mahardy |
Recommended |
02-20-2023 |
I’m a sucker for studios that don’t play things safe. IO Interactive kept toying with the Hitman formula until the very end, Supergiant reinvents itself with every new release, and there’s not a genre that Thunderful won’t touch. With Company of Heroes 3, Relic could have easily taken the safe route — or, to put it in Sid Meier-speak, ignored the “completely new” and “improved” pillars of sequel design in favor of something familiar. Instead, it looked outward, recognized what made the best modern strategy games tick, and adopted those factors into its own formula. Company of Heroes 3 is a great sequel, yes. But it’s also just an excellent game. |
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| PowerUp! |
Leo Stevenson |
8 / 10 |
02-21-2023 |
If you’re a fan of the series or the genre, this one is a no-brainer. |
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| PSX Brasil |
Bruno Henrique Vinhadel |
75 / 100 |
05-29-2023 |
Despite notable slips, such as the technical and visual part, bad interface and unnecessary complexity, Company of Heroes 3 has merits for delivering a good RTS on consoles, being fun and for having a good adaptation to controls. |
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| Push Square |
Ken Talbot |
7 / 10 |
05-29-2023 |
For anyone familiar with the series (and the RTS genre itself), Company of Heroes 3 is a solid but flawed entry. For newcomers, getting to grips with the controls and trudging through the patchy Italian campaign might not be worth the price of enlistment. However, if you do learn its intricacies, you’re rewarded with fantastic, intense combat. It’s a great effort to translate the RTS to console even with one or two issues. |
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| Rectify Gaming |
Rebecca Ellis |
8 / 10 |
05-29-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 brings the franchise’s fast-paced tactics to the comfort of your couch. |
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| Rock, Paper, Shotgun |
Katharine Castle |
Recommended |
02-20-2023 |
After ten years away, Company Of Heroes 3 returns with two stonkingly good single-player campaigns and a bevy of multiplayer options. Its enormous Italian operation could have more tension in the way you conquer the map, but its RTS battles remain as compelling as ever, and the sheer breadth and variety on offer here will please new and veteran players alike. |
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| Saving Content |
Scott Ellison II |
4 / 5 stars |
02-20-2023 |
If you like the idea of grand armies and large battle maps, but found Total War: Warhammer III not to your liking, then the less intimidating Company of Heroes 3 might be up your alley instead. Relic has really branched out with this one, and while Company of Heroes 3 takes some creative liberties in the World War II stories it tells, they have an energy and heart in place of historical accuracy. Relic adding tactical pausing to Company of Heroes 3 isn’t blasphemous, it’s brilliant; Relic adding a dynamic campaign is not foolish, it is fantastic. There’s so much to love here, Company of Heroes 3 never stops giving for those who wanted more, and is a total victory for the real-time strategy genre. |
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| Screen Rant |
Kyle Gratton |
3.5 / 5 stars |
06-05-2023 |
The most unfortunate aspect of Company of Heroes 3 Console Edition is the text size, an issue with no solution. The settings have an option to increase cutscene subtitle size, but the same is not available for the many, many text boxes in-game. It frequently makes for a frustrating experience when playing from a couch, and is a constant reminder that Company of Heroes 3 is first and foremost a game built for PC; it’s perfectly playable and more than enjoyable on console, but is still often cumbersome and awkward. |
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| SECTOR.sk |
Branislav Kohút |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 can confidently stand alongside its predecessors in the series. It’s a fun real-time strategy game, although not as revolutionary or distinctive as its older siblings. The gameplay is almost the same as it was in the previous games. |
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| Shacknews |
Josh Broadwell |
8 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a splendid and rewarding RTS game. Tense battles, brilliant map design, and streamlined unit management make it easily one of the best in the genre, with the Italian campaign acting as an exciting blueprint for the series’ future. If Relic wants to use Company of Heroes to tell serious and significant stories, though, the team needs to commit to actually doing that beyond just giving them a surface treatment. |
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| Sirus Gaming |
Kyle Christopher Go |
8 / 10 |
03-01-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 excels in delivering tactical depth, engaging battles, and faction diversity, making it a worthy addition to the franchise. Recent improvements to the dynamic campaign have enhanced its appeal. However, the game faces challenges related to mission objectives, storytelling choices, and faction balance in multiplayer. With ongoing updates and refinement, it has the potential to solidify its position within the series further and recapture the series’ former glory. |
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| Softpedia |
Andrei Dumitrescu |
8.5 / 10 |
02-28-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is too conservative in terms of gameplay and fails to make its big new mode work as expected. Battles, from skirmishes to bespoke missions in the Italian campaign, are great fun and offer cool tactical puzzles to solve. The strategy map does add another dimension to the experience but patches are needed to realize its full potential. |
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| SomHráč.sk |
Denis Burčík |
75 / 100 |
03-02-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a bit different from the previous entries in the series, but the core gameplay remains the same and the game should prove satisfactory for the series’ veterans. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bugs and various technical issues. |
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| SpazioGames |
Marino Puntorieri |
7.5 / 10 |
06-19-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 Console Edition is a good way to enjoy a RTS experience with the controller. The latest Relic Entertainment video game shows several compromises, but the missions give a lot of fun. |
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| The Games Machine |
Marco Bortoluzzi |
8.6 / 10 |
02-20-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a convincing new chapter in the beloved RTS series, and certainly a far cry from a certain, grim-future-related misstep. Four factions, a new dynamic campaign set in Italy, a classic, linear campaign where we command the DAK, and tons of units to go around, mixed with the classic gameplay we’ve come to love over the years. However, it feels like quantity came at the expense of polish – some animations are a bit wonky, there’s some graphical issues here and there, and the AI… well, let’s just say that the new (and welcome!) tactical pause feature might not be all that necessary. |
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| WayTooManyGames |
Thomas Medina |
8 / 10 |
03-06-2023 |
The cover system is absolutely fantastic and just works as described. The level of destruction and interactability with the environment is something every RTS should have. It launched with two full campaigns as well, even if I much prefer the mission based one to the Total War knockoff. The biggest issue I have with the game is how unbalanced and limited the Multiplayer feels in its current state. There’s also a total lack of Multiplayer progression, which feels like a weird omission for an RTS title. Still, there’s nothing broken here that can’t be fixed, and while I’m really getting tired of playing unfinished games, at least the foundation here is incredibly solid and fun. |
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| Wccftech |
Chris Wray |
8.5 / 10 |
02-21-2023 |
Company of Heroes 3 is a triumphant return to the game that raised the bar for Real-Time Strategy. With unparalleled action on the battlefield, that alone makes it work your while. The new grand-strategy campaign is a welcome addition, though it has some flaws, ranging from performance issues and bugs to simply being too easy. Despite this, it’s impossible not to recommend Company of Heroes 3 for the excellent game that it is. |
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| Worth Playing |
Tony “OUberLord” Mitera |
6.3 / 10 |
04-06-2023 |
Pretty graphics or no, so much of the gameplay of Company of Heroes 3 is flawed in one way or another that it’s difficult to recommend it. From campaign-breaking bugs in Italy to the inept AI that renders most Africa maps unsatisfying, the game came out in such a state that it’s hard to believe it’s part of the same series by the same developer. To the development team’s credit, the game has been patched several times since release, but many of the issues persist. There are occasional glimmers of a brilliant game, but with so much of the content damaged by bugs, it is impossible to recommend it over replaying one of the other games of the series. |
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