Close Combat Series
Close Combat
Main Game
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Strategy
Tactical
Historical
Positive
13 reviews
July 1, 1996
Released 10954 days ago
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PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
DOS
About
Close Combat is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games, and released on January 1, 1996 for the Mac and June 30, 1996 for the PC. The first installment of the Close Combat series, the game is played on a two-dimensional map, between two players.
Close Combat is based on the fighting of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division and the German defenders from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lô during Operation Cobra; all the units in the game are based on those used in 1944. The game may be played as either the Germans, or the Americans.The game received mainly positive reviews.
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Release Dates by Platform
DOS
Worldwide
Jul 1, 1996
Mac
Worldwide
Jul 1, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Worldwide
Jul 1, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Worldwide
May 15, 2024
Game Info
- Developer
- Atomic Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft, SNEG
- Game Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Tactical
- Themes
- Historical
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English, English
