Two strong British and German campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You get two campaign stories just as long and compelling as the main campaign of the original base game along with two new factions.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Worth buying? What 207 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 207 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Relic Entertainment2007RTS · Strategy · Action
The verdict
A well-regarded WWII RTS expansion adding British and Panzer Elite factions with two campaigns. Skip it if you want the base game's factions or hate fiddly launch and licensing problems.
Great for
Fans of tactical WWII RTS who want new factions, campaigns and challenging cover-based combat
Main risk
Game may fail to launch ("validating media"/CD errors) or lock content behind other Company of Heroes versions
What players love
Two new factions with distinct playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The British appeal more to the turtle defensive players and the Panzer Elite appeal more towards the offensive players”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Among the best RTS ever made
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The absolute best RTS game I've ever played, hands down.”
Steam review · 452.6 h played ↗
Holds up well and highly replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I am honestly amazed with how well this game stands the test of time.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Great graphics, sound and weather effects
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the new set of semi-randomized weather affects, which make the game a bit more interesting (and unpredictable) to play while also making for much more dramatic visuals.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Tactical depth: cover, destruction, no base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“More emphasis on tactical placement, securing vital territory, and improvising on the fly.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Content locked or confusing split from base game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you can't play as the factions from the previous Company of Heroes game. In order to play all four factions, you have to buy a THIRD DLC.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Fails to launch: validating media / insert CD
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you instantly get a menu "could not validate media" error message whereby the game requires a disk and it's a steam purchase so no such disk even exists”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Invisible units, missing textures, graphical glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Boot it up the first time and it plays well, boot it up the next, you only fight with the units' shadows.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Poor performance and crashes on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“It's running as 32 bit and even though it was using very few system resources the frame rate was extremely low.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer/online login broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“wont let me play online because I can't create a log in.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
No Russian language
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“unplayable for me because of the lack of Russian language or even subtitles.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported9 GB
Minimum
Processor2.0Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent. SSE capable processor required.
Memory512MB RAM; Vista users require 1GB of RAM to play the game
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with Pixel Shader 1.1 support or equivalent and latest manufacturer drivers
Storage9GB of uncompressed free hard drive space
Processor2.0Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent. SSE capable processor required.
Memory512MB RAM; Vista users require 1GB of RAM to play the game
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with Pixel Shader 1.1 support or equivalent and latest manufacturer drivers
Storage9GB of uncompressed free hard drive space
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