Fit check
Is Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- World War II strategy players who want real-time battlefield command
- Campaign players who want territory and damage to carry between battles
- Tactical players who prefer managing reserves across multiple fronts
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat rather than continuous real-time battles
- Players wanting isolated battles without campaign progression, changing front lines, or resource allocation
- Players looking for fantasy, science-fiction, or non-military settings
Our take on Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
Rather than resetting each engagement, the game carries territory and damage into later battles. Troops may also reject suicidal orders, making command depend on unit behavior as well as tactical decisions.
What is Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far?
Command Allied or Axis forces in real-time World War II combat across five strategic bridges and three simultaneous fronts.
Troops differ in experience, fatigue, and courage, and may reject orders they consider suicidal. Allocate limited reserves between operations, respond to tank attacks and ambushes, and use terrain, buildings, and lines of sight during battles. Captured territory and damage carry into later engagements, allowing forces to advance or retreat across maps. Play modes include single battles, operations, sector campaigns, and grand campaigns, with several difficulty and complexity levels. Battlemaker lets players create custom battles by selecting units from a roster of more than 130 infantry and vehicles.
How Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far plays
- 01Dynamic Battle Flow
- Forces can push forward or be driven back across maps as the battle develops.
- 02Reinforcement Allocation
- Limited reserves can be assigned to different operations and battlefields.
- 03Variable Troop Behavior
- Experience, fatigue, and courage affect whether soldiers follow orders in combat.
- 04Custom Battle Creation
- Battlemaker allows custom engagements built by selecting the participating infantry and vehicles.
- 05Multiple Campaign Scales
- The available structures range from single battles and operations to sector and grand campaigns.
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad also combines World War II strategy with direct combat, while Close Combat 2 adds linked battlefields, reserve allocation, and troop obedience concerns. Xenonauts centers on turn-based squad operations against an alien invasion, whereas Close Combat 2 uses real-time combat across World War II fronts.
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far: platforms & release
Is Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy players who want real-time battlefield command. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat rather than continuous real-time battles.
Where can I download Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far on?
Windows only.
