Game--Company of Heroes 3 for Mac, $59.99 on Steam in December per Feral, With Relic's 3.0 Update and the Operation Torch DLC Aboard, No Mac Requirements Yet, and a Mac App Store Version in Early 2027

2026November 12, 2026Macs Only!Games
Painted key art of two World War II soldiers: in front, a soldier in a flat British helmet crouches, shouting and pointing ahead with a grenade in his other hand; behind him an American soldier in a knit cap and a laden pack aims a rifle over his shoulder, a U.S. ammunition pouch on his belt, with orange fire and sparks filling the dark sky behind them.
Image: Relic Entertainment · Painted key art of two World War II soldiers: in front, a soldier in a flat British helmet crouches, shouting and pointing ahead with a grenade in his other hand; behind him an American soldier in a knit cap and a laden pack aims a rifle over his shoulder, a U.S. ammunition pouch on his belt, with orange fire and sparks filling the dark sky behind them.

Company of Heroes 3, Relic Entertainment's World War II real-time strategy game, is coming to the Mac in December from Feral Interactive at $59.99 on Steam. Feral's November 10 announcement says the series "returns to macOS with two unique campaigns in a stunning new theatre" and that the game "arrives on macOS via Steam this December for $59.99 / £47.99 / €54,99"; Feral's press release adds that "A Mac App Store release will follow in early 2027." The 2023 game arrives with Relic's 3.0 update of November 5 and support for the Operation Torch campaign due November 25, and Feral has named no day and no Mac requirements.

What Feral says ships in December

Two single-player campaigns, the Italian Campaign and the North African Operation, have you "command both Allied and Axis forces," with the Dynamic Campaign Map between the battles. Skirmish mode plays "against AI opponents offline," or online "with up to seven others on macOS"; Feral does not say whether Mac players meet Windows players, and its Age of Empires II port, by our September report, plays Mac against Mac. Each faction has three Battlegroups, "five Battlegroup DLCs" add units, vehicles and weapons, and "Company of Heroes 3 and all its DLC will release for macOS via Steam this December." Final Stand, the standalone wave-defense mode, "will also be available to purchase on macOS" and "does not require ownership of Company of Heroes 3 to play." The Mac build will "incorporate all changes from Relic's huge 3.0 Update on Windows" and support "the forthcoming Operation Torch DLC."

The 3.0 update and Operation Torch come with it

Relic shipped the 3.0 update for Windows on November 5. Relic's patch notes on Steam call it the "Company of Heroes 20th Anniversary Update" and "the biggest release for Company of Heroes 3 since its initial launch in 2023," with "extensive visual, environmental and weather upgrades," smarter A.I., new and refreshed maps and "new content for Final Stand." Operation Torch's Steam page dates the DLC November 25, 2026, and opens "North Africa, 1942. The American army arrives in the Mediterranean untested and unprepared." GameWatcher's October 28 report puts the campaign at 15 chapters told through three American soldiers, and says the PlayStation 5 and Xbox versions have no date for it and that "Only the PC version has received the most recent updates." The Mac, then, arrives with what the consoles still lack. Relic's 2027 roadmap post of November 6 lists updates to Final Stand, new Battlegroups and the Company of Heroes Definitive Edition, and says nothing about a Mac.

What it costs, and what nobody has said

The Steam page for Company of Heroes 3 lists Relic Entertainment as developer and publisher, February 23, 2023 as the release date and $59.99 as the price, with the Windows version 67 percent off at $19.79 when we looked on November 12. Feral's Mac price is the full $59.99, and neither company has said whether a Windows owner gets the Mac build without paying again. Final Stand on Steam, released July 29, 2026, is $24.99, 20 percent off at $19.99 on November 12, and lists Windows alone so far. Operation Torch's page shows a wishlist button and no price. Feral has published no Mac requirements, and its game page, linked from the announcement, answered an error when we tried it on November 12; the Windows minimum is 8GB of memory and 40GB of disk. Whether an Intel Mac is in, as it was not for Feral's Age of Empires II, is not answered either.

Then and now

On October 19, 2018, MacRumors reported that Feral's Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection had reached the Mac App Store at $39.99, with "an implementation of Apple's Metal that brings a leap forward in performance and graphics," and Feral's Mac catalogue still lists Company of Heroes 2, the Master Collection, three expansions and three mission packs for Mac and Linux. Our October 27, 2003 note had Feral announcing Rayman 3 for the Mac, "developed by Feral's porting partner Zonic" and due "before Christmas," and our November 12, 2003 note had it at release candidate, "According to Feral's note to us." Twenty-three years later, by our count, Feral's note arrives by press wire with a price in three currencies, and a Mac date set a month ahead with the Windows build's newest update aboard is more than Mac gamers got from most publishers in 2003; we will take the $59.99 over the usual nothing. We'll post a hands-on report after we install it.

Sources

  1. Feral Interactive, “Back into the Fray — Company of Heroes 3 lands on macOS this December! | Feral Interactive” accessed Nov 12, 2026Feral's news item dated 10 November 2026: "A dynamic new front will open when Company of Heroes 3 launches on macOS this December!"; "The trailblazing World War II real-time strategy series returns to macOS with two unique campaigns in a stunning new theatre."; "brings Relic Entertainment's fast-paced, squad-based tactics to the battlefields of the Mediterranean"; "arrives on macOS via Steam this December for $59.99 / £47.99 / €54,99."; the Steam link and the Explore link to /en/games/companyofheroes3/mac/. The page's title tag is the generic "Feral Interactive | Latest Game News". Accessed November 12, 2026.
  2. Games Press, “"Company of Heroes 3 Coming to macOS this December" - Games Press” accessed Nov 12, 2026Feral's press release as distributed on Games Press, dated "TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10th, 2026": "Feral Interactive have announced that Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes 3 is coming to macOS this December"; "Across two unique single-player campaigns, players command both Allied and Axis forces"; the Italian Campaign and the North African Operation; the Dynamic Campaign Map's "vital supply lines and spy networks, as well as organising strikes from the air and sea"; Skirmish "against AI opponents offline, or take the fight online with up to seven others on macOS"; "Each faction's three Battlegroups" and "five Battlegroup DLCs that unlock more abilities, units, vehicles and weapons"; "Final Stand will also be available to purchase on macOS, offering a standalone wave defense mode that can be played solo or co-op, and does not require ownership of Company of Heroes 3 to play."; "The macOS release will also incorporate all changes from Relic's huge 3.0 Update on Windows, detailed here, as well as support for the forthcoming Operation Torch DLC, which launches on Windows on November 25th."; "Company of Heroes 3 and all its DLC will release for macOS via Steam this December. A Mac App Store release will follow in early 2027."; About Feral: "founded in 1996 and based in London, England"; About Relic: "an independently owned studio located in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 1997". No price on the page. Accessed November 12, 2026.
  3. Steam, “Company of Heroes 3 on Steam” accessed Nov 12, 2026Release Date: Feb 23, 2023; Developer: Relic Entertainment; Publisher: Relic Entertainment; "$59.99 normally, discounted to $19.79", 67% off, on November 12, 2026; the platform icon is Windows only; the Windows minimum requirements include "Memory: 8 GB RAM" and "Storage: 40 GB available space". The page's title tag read "Save 67% on Company of Heroes 3 on Steam" during the sale. Accessed November 12, 2026.
  4. Steam, “Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch on Steam” accessed Nov 12, 2026The DLC's release date is Nov 25, 2026 (marked coming soon); the description opens "North Africa, 1942. The American army arrives in the Mediterranean untested and unprepared."; a Wishlist button and no price; Developer and Publisher: Relic Entertainment. Accessed November 12, 2026.
  5. Steam, “Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand on Steam” accessed Nov 12, 2026Release Date: Jul 29, 2026; "$24.99 normally, discounted to $19.99", 20% off, on November 12, 2026; "a standalone roguelite wave-defense experience for solo and cooperative play"; "This standalone experience does not require you to own any previous Company of Heroes titles"; Windows system requirements only. The page's title tag read "Save 20% on Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand on Steam" during the sale. Accessed November 12, 2026.
  6. Steam, “3.0.0 Update Patch Notes - Company of Heroes 3 - Steam News Hub” accessed Nov 12, 2026Relic's announcement of November 5, 2026 (Steam's feed timestamp 1793893795): "Company of Heroes 20th Anniversary Update, or update 3.0, is the biggest release for Company of Heroes 3 since its initial launch in 2023."; "extensive visual, environmental and weather upgrades, audio improvements, smarter A.I., gameplay and balance refinements, new and refreshed maps, campaign enhancements, new cosmetics, and new content for Final Stand."; "the game's first major Campaign DLC, Operation Torch, will be released on Wednesday, November 25th." Accessed November 12, 2026.
  7. Steam, “2027 Roadmap Sneak Peek - Company of Heroes 3 - Steam News Hub” accessed Nov 12, 2026Relic's announcement of November 6, 2026 (Steam's feed timestamp 1793984827): for 2027, "incoming updates to Final Stand, new Battlegroups, the release of Company of Heroes – Definitive Edition, and more"; the post does not mention the Mac or macOS. Accessed November 12, 2026.
  8. GameWatcher, “Company of Heroes 3 Deploying Narrative-Driven Operation Torch DLC in November | GameWatcher” accessed Nov 12, 2026Fran J. Ruiz, October 28, 2026: the campaign "is told through the perspectives of three different American soldiers" and "spans 15 chapters"; "Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch is launching on November 25, 2026, on PC via Steam."; "Company of Heroes 3 is now available on PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Only the PC version has received the most recent updates, and no release date has been set for Operation Torch on consoles." Accessed November 12, 2026.
  9. MacRumors, “'Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection' Now on the Mac App Store for $39.99 - MacRumors” accessed Nov 12, 2026Tim Hardwick, October 19, 2018: "Feral today announced that the Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection is now available on the Mac App Store."; the Mac version "utilizes an implementation of Apple's Metal that brings a leap forward in performance and graphics, according to Feral"; "now available from the Mac App Store for $39.99/£38.99". Accessed November 12, 2026.
  10. Feral Interactive, “Feral Interactive | Mac, Linux, Switch & Mobile Games” accessed Nov 12, 2026Feral's macOS catalogue lists Company of Heroes 2, Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault, Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces, Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies, Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection and the Case Blue, Southern Fronts and Victory at Stalingrad mission packs, each linked under /linux-mac/, and Company of Heroes 3, linked under /en/games/companyofheroes3/mac/; that game page answered 403 to us on November 12, 2026. Accessed November 12, 2026.

Then and now

All pairings

On November 12, 2003, Feral's note said Rayman 3 had reached release candidate and would ship shortly; on November 10, 2026, Feral's note dated Company of Heroes 3 for the Mac in December.

Also on November 12, other years

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