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Close Combat: The Bloody First

Matrix Games · 2019-10-03

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...

5
playing now
53%
positive of 458 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 45% of 6,714 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 458 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.59 at Fanatical (2024-06-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 79 of 121 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

1002026-08-12 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$7.292019-10-032026-08-242019-10-03 — best price $33.192020-01-20 — best price $27.992020-02-25 — best price $25.992020-04-27 — best price $25.992020-07-13 — best price $25.992020-09-21 — best price $21.502020-12-14 — best price $35.992021-03-25 — best price $23.992021-06-04 — best price $33.942021-09-16 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-03-01 — best price $37.362022-05-02 — best price $33.422022-08-08 — best price $19.992022-10-24 — best price $19.992022-12-26 — best price $21.592023-03-27 — best price $17.992023-05-12 — best price $19.992023-07-14 — best price $21.792023-09-04 — best price $17.992023-11-25 — best price $21.792024-01-15 — best price $14.402024-03-14 — best price $9.592024-05-03 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-21 — best price $20.872024-10-16 — best price $39.992024-12-03 — best price $39.992025-01-15 — best price $15.592025-02-28 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $19.992025-06-06 — best price $15.992025-08-19 — best price $15.992025-10-23 — best price $39.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-02-24 — best price $39.992026-04-17 — best price $39.992026-06-08 — best price $16.002026-08-10 — best price $31.592026-08-24 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, French

Player tags

WarWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalReal-TimeHistoricalSimulationMultiplayerReplay Value

Census log

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

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