Company of Heroes 3 Is Free to Try on Steam Until November 16, With a 67% Discount to Follow

Company of Heroes 3 free trial and discount on Steam, Digi Mart USA News: Company of Heroes 3, the World War II real-time strategy game, is free to try on Steam until November 16. The game returns the series to battlefields in Italy and North Africa rather than the Western or Eastern Front.

Players command Allied or German forces across two campaigns with different approaches. The Italian campaign involves planning military operations on a dynamic strategic map, while the North African campaign offers a series of more traditional missions.

Gameplay keeps the series’ tactical focus, with small groups of units rather than large armies. Infantry takes cover, tanks support advances, artillery bombards enemy positions, and flanking matters because tanks are more vulnerable from the sides and rear.

Destructible buildings and obstacles can also change a battle. Besides the campaigns, the game includes skirmishes against AI opponents, a co-op mode and online battles for up to eight players.

According to the source, the game received largely positive professional reviews. GameStar (in German) gave it 90 out of 100 and called it an “almost perfect strategy game,” while PC Gamer gave it 82 but criticised the Italian campaign.

It holds a Metascore of 81 on Metacritic, while the user score is 6.0.

Steam reviews are more mixed, with just 56% of more than 41,000 player reviews positive. Criticism focuses on unbalanced multiplayer and expensive DLC, some of which unlocks additional tactical options, and many fans expected more from the campaigns.

The free trial coincides with the series’ 20th anniversary, which Relic Entertainment marked with the substantial Update 3.0. Players who want to keep playing can get a 67% discount until November 19, lowering the price to $19.79 from nearly $60. According to SteamDB, the previous maximum discount was 60%, so this is the lowest price the game has reached. Notebookcheck notes that retailer price changes are outside its control and the deal may be time-limited or subject to availability.

On the Steam Deck, the game is officially rated “Unsupported,” but ProtonDB rates it “Gold,” suggesting it should generally be playable with some adjustments.