Company of Heroes 2 runs on Relic Entertainment's proprietary Essence 3.0 game engine, which THQ claims allowed the developer to bring new technological advancements to the game. It is the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2006 game Company of Heroes.Īs with the original Company of Heroes, the game is set in World War II with focus on the Eastern Front. Company of Heroes 2 is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega for the Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux platforms.