Relic Entertainment announced downloadable content (DLC) for its Company of Heroes 3 real-time strategy game.
The new Company of Heroes 3 Battlegroup DLC – Endure & Defy will launch on November 27, 2025, on PC via Steam for $25. The DLC introduces four new Battlegroups—one for
each faction—designed for Multiplayer and Co-Op/Skirmish vs A.I. modes.
A 10% launch discount will be available for two weeks, and new players can join the battle with a 60% Black Friday discount on the Company of Heroes 3 base game. Each Battlegroup will introduce a new playstyle for their respective factions.
The game debuted back in early 2023, but it didn’t do as well as the company hoped. It shaved back its workforce and focused on a more bite-sized release schedule for the title. Still, it pledged to listen to fans and support them with additional content, as RTS fans are loyal and rabid when it comes to World War II strategy games. I enjoyed it, though I could tell that Relic had a hard time producing enough content in the game. That’s why the DLC strategy makes sense, as the company can do smaller scale support work.
Players can expect powerful new units, iconic franchise favorites, as well as innovative abilities that create all new gameplay mechanics for the series.
Four New Battlegroups
US Forces – Italian Partisan Battlegroup: Deploy daring Partisans to wreak havoc behind the lines. Cunning, deception, and sabotage are how your forces will prevail. Brave Resistance Fighters and Saboteurs will enhance your ground forces, while tunnel networks, resource siphoning, and underground detonations will cause the enemy to collapse from within.
Wehrmacht – Last Stand Battlegroup: Victory requires sacrifice. Bolster your line with powerful improvised defenses and embolden your ground forces with a number of extraordinary measures.
Repel the Allied advance with the new Borgward Wanze, imposing Pantherturm, and immobilized vehicles, then demoralize their troops with the Propaganda Tower. Panzerfaust rollouts, improvised barrages, and final battle directives enable victory at any cost.
British Forces – Polish Cavalry Battlegroup: Seek revenge with grizzled Polish
troops who long for battle and smash the enemy with devastating heavy weaponry.
o Elite Polish Lancer Sections lead the line, while Polish-crewed Sherman
Fireflies and Land Mattresses demolish enemy positions and armor with
frightening efficiency. All Polish units thrive against veteran enemies.
Deutsches Afrikakorps – Kriegsmarine Battlegroup: Bring the might of the
German Navy to bear. Fortify your positions, establish vital supply chains, and then
annihilate all in your path with catastrophic fire support.
Kriegsmarine infantry provides combat flexibility and engineering prowess. Establish Hardpoints to secure territory and enable supply drops. Stuka Bombers, Fritz Glide-bombs, and Naval salvos will break the enemy upon your shores.
Relic will release more information about Endure and Defy over the next couple of weeks
so keep an eye on its social media channels for updates.