Close Combat

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.
- Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
- Released: 1996-07-01
- Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
- Series: Close Combat
- On: Steam
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- Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far
- Close Combat III: The Russian Front
- Close Combat 4: Battle of the Bulge
- Close Combat: First to Fight
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron
- Close Combat: Modern Tactics
- Close Combat: Gateway to Caen
- Close Combat : Panthers in the Fog