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Close Combat: The Bloody First

Matrix Games · 2019-10-03

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

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

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...

Close Combat: The Bloody First is a 2019 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $39.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (53% of 459 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

6
playing now
53%
positive of 459 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (145 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 16,896 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 459 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 69 of 107 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
777720192026Week of 2019-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-15 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
913Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 91 · peak 308Jan 2020 — avg 20 · peak 43Apr 2020 — avg 19 · peak 41Jul 2020 — avg 12 · peak 30Oct 2020 — avg 10 · peak 23Jan 2021 — avg 13 · peak 33Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 29Jul 2021 — avg 10 · peak 27Oct 2021 — avg 9 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 13 · peak 29Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 23Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 21Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Jan 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 14Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 9 · peak 20Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 15Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 10Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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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