Close Combat (1996)
- Platforms
- Win, Mac
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 49 player ratings
- Where to get it
- My Abandonware
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A methodical, tense game where you carefully command squads through detailed hedgerow-filled battlefields, relying on precise tactical decisions rather than fast action.
tacticaldeliberatemethodicaltenserealistichistorically groundeddetailedslow-paced
Screenshots
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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.