Close Combat - Gateway to Caen

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 495 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Matrix Games · Strategy · Jun 6, 2014

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Close Combat - Gateway to Caen?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 495 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Along with this one, I have only played the Close Combat 3 (Cross of Iron version), which for me it is one of the best games I ever played.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are improved from the earlier games in the series, from nice effects of smoke to more refined textures of the ground and units in general.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Compared to CC3, the main diference is the campaign mode that brings you much more replayability.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are quite nice for a 2D game and sound effects are fitting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat126 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
88% still recommend
Co-op
75% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
70% still recommend
Interface
65% still recommend
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Crashes
11% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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