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Close Combat: The Bloody First
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landsca
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“one of those many games overlooked by many, with plenty of reasons why, some i agree with, some i don't, the title close combat, i disagree with the many who state this isn't one in the series, for me it's a follow on that went in a new direction and worked well, i liked the…”
— a player, Steam review · 203 hrs played“I have been long time fan of this franchise, it just has not kept up graphically and units lack any real basic intelligence or understanding of tactics. I had hoped to see a transtion to a WARNO style of game play or Steel divison. Will dust this one off like its predecessors if…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Military · Simulation · War · Tactical · Real Time Tactics · Wargame · Historical · World War II · Singleplayer · Real-Time · Turn-Based Tactics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Spanish - Spain, French, Traditional Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.matrixgames.com/products/product.asp?gid=686 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 2GHz processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card (2GB recommended) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: An Internet connection is required for 2-player head to head play.