What is the best game similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

The closest game to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

The three closest games to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor are: 1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (83/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (82/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Rome: Total War (79/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Impossible Creatures Steam Edition similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

Yes, very much so — Impossible Creatures Steam Edition scores 82/100 similarity to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor. They share 8 attributes, including real-time strategy and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RTS games are similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?

The best RTS games similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor are Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Impossible Creatures Steam Edition, Rome: Total War and Napoleon: Total War. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor attributes like real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

How is similarity to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor calculated?

We compare Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — real-time strategy, combat tactical and historical setting — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 8 attributes. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade comes closest (83/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark CrusadeClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 9.4KRAWG👍 88%· 319MC87IGDB84· 3

Year 2006Dev Relic Entertainment · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is a second expansion pack to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment. The plot of the game revolves around the battle for the planet Kronus. Seven races fight for the colony. This Crusade can only result in the victory of one of the armies and total devastation of all others.

Same studio: Relic Entertainment.

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#2Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and fantasy world

Update NotesPatch 3 not only brough more bug fixes but adds Workshop support to Impossible Creatures. Together with the great possibilities of the SDK (even with full C++ support) and the mod tools now the highest level of mod support comes with IC.

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#3Rome: Total WarClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping base building

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#4Napoleon: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy and fantasy world, while skipping base building

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping base building

It predates Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Medieval II: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 36KIGDB90· 3

Year 2006Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping base building

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 5.6KIGDB70· 3

Year 2005Dev Firefly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

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#8Star Wars: Empire at War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping base building

Where it drifts furthest from Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor: setting.

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and co op, while skipping base building

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#10Medieval: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 71%· 2.4KIGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev The Creative Assembly · ActivisionOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping base building

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

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#11Total War: WARHAMMER II

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping base building

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos.

Released 8 years after Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

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#12Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting anime and setting scifi

An expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 that can be played without the original game. Uprising features additional campaigns for three factions: the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun.

Where it drifts furthest from Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor: setting.

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#13Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping base building

Eastern Front is a free mod for Company of Heroes.

Released 8 years after Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping base building

Released 6 years after Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

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#15Stronghold 2: Steam Edition

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 5.6KRAWG👍 68%· 40

Year 2005Dev FireFly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping melee combat

Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops a stronghold in the middle ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios.

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Total War: WARHAMMER III

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

World in Conflict

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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Victoria II

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

RTS · Simulation

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

RTS

Command & Conquer: Generals

RTS

Cossacks: European Wars

RTS

Stellaris

RTS · Simulation

Total War: Shogun 2

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

RTS

Europa Universalis IV

RTS · Simulation

Grand Ages: Rome

RTS · Simulation

Dawn of Discovery

RTS · Simulation

Europa Universalis III

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Company of Heroes 2

RTS · Simulation

Homeworld

RTS · Adventure

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

RTS

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

RTS

Command & Conquer

RTS

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

RTS · Simulation

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

RTS

East India Company

RTS · Simulation

Total Annihilation

RTS

Majesty Gold HD

RTS · Simulation

Football Club Simulator - FCS #21

RTS · Sports

The Guild II Renaissance

RTS · Simulation

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

RTS · Simulation

The Guild II

RTS · Simulation

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

RTS · Simulation

The Settlers III

RTS · Simulation

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What is the best game similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?: The closest game to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?: The three closest games to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor are: 1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (83/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (82/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Rome: Total War (79/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 8 dimensions.
Is Impossible Creatures Steam Edition similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?: Yes, very much so — Impossible Creatures Steam Edition scores 82/100 similarity to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor. They share 8 attributes, including real-time strategy and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RTS games are similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor?: The best RTS games similar to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor are Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Impossible Creatures Steam Edition, Rome: Total War and Napoleon: Total War. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor attributes like real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
How is similarity to Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor calculated?: We compare Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.