Relic's highly anticipated next installment in its landmark RTS series, Company of Heroes 3, has been given a release date. And it's on track for a November 17, 2022 release. And with that pre-orders are now live on Steam, and a special playable Mission Alpha that you can play now until July 19.

Head here to sign-up or login to gain access to the North African mission that offers up a first look at the Deutsches Afrikakorps faction. As per the overview video below, this will let you go hands-on with new features to the series like tank riding, towing, and vehicle recovery. Plus access to the new pause mechanic that allows you to stop the action to plan out your next steps in what's shaping up to be a RTS plus pausing experience.



This is shaping up to be a great follow-up to the seminal Company of Heroes 2, not to mention that a high-profile RTS release is pretty rare these days.