Relic Entertainment announced a brand new game mode called Final Stand for Company of Heroes 3. Except… it’s an entirely separate game. You’re not getting this as a free update. This is a USD$29.99 game or I suppose you can call it a standalone expansion.
Final Stand is a wave based defence game mode where you can take on the ever increasing challenge in solo or in coop. It also adds some roguelite mechanics that allow you to pick a technology, unit or special perk as a reward for clearing a wave.
Key Features:
- All-new standalone Company of Heroes wave defense experience
- Single-player and cooperative gameplay
- Command four iconic factions: US Forces, Wehrmacht, British Forces, or Deutsches Afrikakorps
- Roguelite progression and persistent upgrades present new strategic possibilities in every run
- 36 boss units with special abilities and rewards
- 18 dynamic in-game events
- 8 difficulty levels from newcomer to veteran
- 5 battlegrounds designed for wave defense gameplay
- Survive 12 escalating waves, or take on Endless Mode for the ultimate challenge
- Faction-specific progression trees with impactful upgrades
- Unlock 4 premium cosmetic skin packs (1 per faction)
- Brand-new Announcer VO performances bring your Final Stand to life
While I’m not super keen on paying money for a fun single player experience for Company of Heroes 3 (I still don’t find the base game is great frankly in single player), I can understand why this is a paid standalone experience. Relic certainly has put a lot of effort into building this and they want to get as many new players into this standalone experience that may not want the rest of the Company of Heroes 3 modes.
Perhaps they think of this as a more accessible gateway to the rest of the game. For existing Company of Heroes 3 owners, Relic is giving a 20% discount on Final Stand when it releases on July 29th. So there’s a little bit of an incentive and a thank you from them. Anyway, I might play the Company of Heroes 3 single player campaign and make a video out of it to see whether that’s been fixed and made fun.
