Relic Announces 'Earth vs. Mars' Expansion for Company of Heroes

Relic Entertainment, the studio behind Company of Heroes, is branching out with a new turn-based strategy game: Earth vs. Mars. This smaller-scale title, launching this summer on PC (Steam), puts players in a desperate fight for Earth's survival against a Martian invasion.

The core gameplay revolves around the Splice-O-Tron, a device used to create bizarre and powerful hybrid creatures—think Squirrel-Cows, Human-Rhinos, and Cheetah-Flies—to bolster Earth's defenses. Inspired by the classic Advance Wars, players will command Earth's military forces against advanced Martian weaponry, including saucers, grav-tanks, and elite alien warriors.

Relic explains the Martian invasion as a culmination of decades of covert activity: "For decades, Martians have been secretly visiting Earth, abducting humans and animals to harvest their atomic essence. Now, they’ve returned with a full-scale invasion..."

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The game boasts a 30+ mission single-player campaign, online multiplayer (playable as either Earth or Mars), a VS Mode against the AI, and a map editor.

Relic CEO Justin Dowdeswell commented on the studio's new strategy: "We are excited to bring a Relic twist to the Advance Wars style of gameplay…We’re also going to work on smaller Indie style games…to explore new sub-genres, experiment, and release games more frequently.”

Add Earth vs. Mars to your Steam wishlist today!