Strategy · April 8, 2009

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009)

calendar_todayAge 17+local_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend1.6k recommendations
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures including 9 new missions, 3 new Multiplayer Modes, and new abilities to master. 3 Immersive Storylines — Embark on the definitive WWII experience from all sides of the war. Each episode contains new missions and objectives in a persistent environment. Episode 1: Tiger Ace: Control Tiger Tank Ace Hauptmann Voss's highly decorated Tigergruppen against the British 7th Armored Division on D-Day in one of the most famous tank battles of WWII. Episode 2: Causeway: Command an American Paratrooper Company in the hours following the initial D-Day landings. Episode 3: Falaise Pocket: Command the Wehrmacht Army as your soldiers try and hold off the advancing Allied army. Direct Fire Control — Not only can the player's tactical and strategic decisions influence the battle, but players also directly control units on the battlefield. Players will aim, fire, and maneuver in real-time to capitalize on the changing battle conditions. Command New Units — New infantry and vehicles such as the Schwimmwagen and Staghound will be available. The Schwimmwagen is an amphibious, all-wheel drive off-road vehicle while the Staghound is a highly maneuverable 4x4 Armored Car. Conquer New Territory — New maps based on famous battles such as Villers-Bocage will be available for competitive players in the online battlefield. 3 New Multiplayer Modes — New multiplayer modes to experience with your friends. Become a tank commander and square off in Panzerkrieg, choose a hero unit and join the battle to push back enemy lines in Assault, or team up and defend against waves of attackers in Stonewall.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.3k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Strategy
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 25%
Metacritic70/100Genre average 79 — top 92% of Strategy titles
Engagement hours33 h averageTop 30% for session depth among Strategy

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 160
  • RTS · 95
  • World War II · 95
  • Military · 58
  • Multiplayer · 54
  • Base-Building · 51
  • Singleplayer · 47
  • Action · 36
  • War · 31
  • Tactical · 22
  • Historical · 10
  • Co-op · 6

Strategy releases from 2009

11 Strategy titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 2.3k reviews

2.1k positive · 162 negative

Metacritic

70/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.1/10

Curator recommendations

1.6k

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Release & Availability

Release dateApr 8, 2009
DeveloperRelic Entertainment
PublisherSEGA
Base price$3.99 -80%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

33h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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