Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog (2015)

- Developer
- Matrix Games
- Publisher
- Slitherine Ltd.
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 204 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 15 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

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 wargame where careful planning and tactical decisions on historically accurate battlefields create a grim, deliberate pacing.
methodicaltensetacticalhistoricaldeliberategrittymultiplayerreplayable
What players say
Players say the gameplay is slow and defensive, with an AI that is too passive after the opening moves. The turn-based strategic map with real-time tactical resolution remains a favorite formula, but newer titles like The Bloody First failed to replicate its improvements.
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