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Close Combat: Cross of Iron

Strategy 3 Tactics · Matrix Games · 2020-07-23

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 12, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.

82%
positive of 171 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 54% of 8,566 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 171 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.54 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 38 of 58 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920202026Week of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$5.802018-03-202026-08-242018-03-20 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $9.992019-05-30 — best price $9.992020-02-12 — best price $9.992020-07-02 — best price $13.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-04-22 — best price $39.992021-09-02 — best price $39.992022-02-04 — best price $9.592022-05-10 — best price $9.592022-08-05 — best price $12.182022-10-10 — best price $9.592022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-20 — best price $9.592023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-05-07 — best price $7.842023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-09-12 — best price $39.992023-12-05 — best price $7.992024-01-24 — best price $39.992024-03-20 — best price $9.592024-05-13 — best price $7.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-08-14 — best price $39.992024-10-16 — best price $39.992024-11-27 — best price $11.992025-01-18 — best price $39.992025-03-08 — best price $39.992025-04-04 — best price $5.802025-05-13 — best price $7.992025-07-23 — best price $39.992025-09-22 — best price $5.802025-11-05 — best price $39.992026-01-12 — best price $7.992026-03-02 — best price $39.992026-04-06 — best price $7.992026-05-20 — best price $39.992026-07-20 — best price $31.592026-08-24 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DPvPRTSCombatWargameFightingMilitaryStrategyTacticalSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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