Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition Announced, Brings 20 Years of Mods Forward

Relic Entertainment announced Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition today at the PC Gaming Show, a full modernization of the 2006 real-time strategy game targeting a Fall 2026 PC release. No price has been announced.

The Definitive Edition includes the base game and both expansions, Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor, covering three campaigns, four armies, and over 50 multiplayer and skirmish maps. The game has been rebuilt for 64-bit, which is the practical foundation everything else depends on: improved lighting, shadows, water effects, and draw distance are layered on top. The original art direction is preserved rather than reimagined.

The most significant addition for existing fans is full compatibility with 20 years of community-made mods. That catalogue is substantial and keeping it intact is the kind of decision that distinguishes a genuine remaster from a reskin. Other quality-of-life additions include grid key support, customizable hotkeys, vehicle reversing, automatic HQ reinforcement, and a new Ruthless AI difficulty setting.

Company of Heroes is on the outer edge of POCG’s usual coverage window, but it is a landmark PC game with a legitimate preservation story attached. For anyone who spent significant hours on the Normandy beaches in 2006, this is worth knowing about.