Having a specific British unit in a neighboring sector, for instance, allowed me to call in mechanized medical units to patch up my troops on the front lines.Ĭompany of Heroes 3 will also include, for the first time, a pause button. Those choices directly impacted the assets available in real-time battles. An early demo shared with the press allowed me to assault Italian cities in multiple ways, with different combinations of American and British units.
Players will now have access to an overworld map representing the theater of battle. American ships provide fire support for infantry on the ground. Company of Heroes 3 will include more of that style of gameplay, but also implements features common to turn-based franchise like the Combat Mission series and Paradox’s Hearts of Iron. The real-time strategy (RTS) franchise is well known for its small-unit AI, which allows individual soldiers to take cover and use terrain to their advantage. The original Company of Heroes was released in 2006, while its sequel was launched in 2013. Relic tells Polygon that CoH3 is still in active development, and more than a year away from release. Fans can play an early build of the game on Steam for free starting today through Aug. This time around, the World War II strategy game series will focus on the Mediterranean theater, with campaigns in Italy and North Africa. Company of Heroes 3 is on the way from Relic Entertainment.
