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
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 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.
Screenshots
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Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999)- More like this game, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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