Close Combat: The Bloody First (2019)
- Developer
- Slitherine Ltd.
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 2.6 of 5, 458 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 9.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A methodical, tense wargame where every tactical decision feels weighty and the grit of WWII combat is simulated in detailed 3D landscapes.
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What players say
Players are divided: some say it modernizes the series with a 3D battle map and meaningful morale, but many more call it a stripped-down cash grab with dysfunctional line-of-sight, poor AI, and a repetitive linear campaign that fails to capture what made the originals great.
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More games like this
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron (2020)
- Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem (2018)
- The Bloody First (2017)
- Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog (2015)
- Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein (2020)
- Close Combat: Modern Tactics (2021)
- Close Combat: The Longest Day (2020)
- Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999)
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- Battle Academy (2014)
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- Legion Arena (2005)
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