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Combat Mission: Red Thunder
Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Red thunder is a fantastic game, it is among my favorite in the series. The campaigns and scenarios provide hours of fun and if you find people to play on the active discord channel this one really shines. Can not recommend it enough. 5/5”
— a player, Steam review · 1,301 hrs played“Ich liebe das Spiel. Die Missionen und Kampagnen sind sehr gut ausgebaut und spannend. Die schnellen Gefechte sind auch gegen Ki sehr Spannend und man kann verschiedene Modis und Schwierigkeitsstufen aussuchen die zu einem Passen. Die Fraktionen sind auch jede auf seiner Weise…”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“Played first combat mission like 20 yrs ago- now playing with my son : )”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Matrix Games is the new Home of Combat Mission
Hi everyone, We are excited to announce the acquisition of Battlefront , the renowned developers behind the Combat Mission series. ELEVATING COMBAT MISSION'S LEGACY This strategic move underscores our
"Choose Your Own Scenario" community activity on Discord
Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for our community as we launch our very first community activity on Discord. Starting today, every three days we will conduct a poll featuring vari
Invitational Grand Tournament announcement
Dear partecipants, we wanted to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to each and every one of you who participated in the Grand Tournament series. Your enthusiasm, skill, and sportsmanship h
Red Thunder Grand Tournament - Round 3 "Where Forefathers Fought"
The final round of the Red Thunder Grand Tournament is about to begin; in the meantime, you can follow the tournament's progress here . The battle awaiting you in this third round will be tough and ch
Red Thunder Grand Tournament - Round 2 "Delaying Action at Ogledow"
Just a few days left until the start of the Round 2 of the Combat Mission Grand Tournament. At the beginning of the week, we showcased the second round of Cold War on Stream on our Twitch channel, as
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Wargame · PvP · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · World War II (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://www.matrixgames.com/game/combat-mission-red-thunder |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Pentium IV 1.8 Ghz or equivalent speed AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB VRAM or better and must support 1024x768 or higher resolution in OpenGL ***IMPORTANT*** Not all Intel integrated video cards will play the game. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible Sound Card (Windows only) Additional Notes: The game does not work in a virtualized environment (virtual machine)