Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge (1999)

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge cover

Platforms: Win
Where to get it: My Abandonware

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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.

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How it feels

A slow, tense wargame where every unit placement and move feels weighted with historical consequence.

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Screenshots

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge screenshot 1

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More by Destineer

Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far (1997)
Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999)
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far (2024)
Close Combat: First to Fight (2005)
Close Combat (1996)
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Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg (2024)

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