Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes brings to mobile the World War II real-time strategy experience, where tactical use of terrain matters more than brute force. Feral Interactive preserved a key element of the original – cover and destructible environments, where a wall or hedge can decide the outcome of a firefight, forcing the player to constantly move units between cover as the battle develops.

The gesture-based controls handle fairly complex unit micromanagement well – moving units, building cover, and calling in artillery support – but the game remains more demanding in pace and amount of on-screen information than most mobile strategy games, so it's better suited to a tablet or a phone with a larger display, where the battlefield is clearer. The campaign and individual missions emphasize planning your advance according to the terrain rather than quick reflexes, which sets the game apart from typical mobile action titles set in World War II.

This is a paid game with no ads, and the price reflects the scope of the campaign and the multiplayer options that Feral also included in the mobile version. Visually and audibly it's a faithful port of the PC original, including the atmosphere of trench warfare, heightened by the emphasis on destructible environments – a wall, fence, or building can disappear during a firefight, taking the advantage of cover with it, which forces the player to constantly reconsider unit positioning.

Why play it: Suitable for real-time strategy fans who appreciate the tactics of cover and destructible World War II environments and don't mind more demanding touchscreen controls.