Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Buy92%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Relic Entertainment · Strategy · Sep 24, 2007

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$3.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
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Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise36% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Opposing Fronts is a great expansion that adds a lot of replayability to the original game by adding new factions; new units; new Campaign and a ton of improvements that increases the authentic feel and immersion of the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, the CoH collection of games have a great single player campaign experience, and a thriving multiplayer community.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The addition of new weather effects, better lighting, and improved terrain detail gives missions a stronger sense of place.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Unlike the British, the Panzer Elite became one of the strongest factions in the game, especially in multiplayer thanks to its fast and aggressive playstyle.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For strategy fans, it stands as a richly crafted portrayal of WWII combat, blending cinematic presentation with deep tactical decision-making in a way few games have matched.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have yet to see an RTS with such a great sound design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay27 reviews
Story23 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Characters
83% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$19.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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