Fit check
Is Close Combat 3: The Russian Front 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 a Russian Front campaign
- Players who prefer real-time squad command over turn-based combat
- Scenario designers who want to configure custom single- or multi-map battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based pacing will hit a mismatch because battles run in real time.
- Players who want disposable units may resist the persistent squad progression, resting, replenishment, and upgrades between battles.
- Players looking for a modern, non-historical setting will not find one here.
- Players seeking a small roster of simple units may find the range of squads, weapons, soldier types, vehicles, and antitank guns demanding.
Our take on Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
Players who want turn-based planning will bounce at the start of each real-time battle. Those seeking units without long-term consequences may hit another wall when squad morale, casualties, experience, rank, rest, replenishment, and upgrades carry across engagements.
What is Close Combat 3: The Russian Front?
Command Soviet or German forces across a four-year Russian Front campaign, from Operation Barbarossa through Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and Berlin.
Squads persist between battles, gaining experience and rank while being rested, replenished, and upgraded. Combat accounts for morale, psychological profiles, ammunition, elevation, sight lines, terrain, building protection, and vehicle armor facing. Units can use direct or indirect fire, including mortars, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, and artillery barrages. More than 300 specialized squads draw from 100 weapons, 60 soldier types, and 60 vehicles and antitank guns. The Scenario Editor supports single- and multi-map battles with configurable deployment zones, objectives, requisition points, and unit selections.
How Close Combat 3: The Russian Front plays
- 01Persistent Campaign Squads
- The same soldiers continue through the four-year campaign, developing from inexperienced recruits into veterans and gaining rank.
- 02Morale-Based Combat
- Soldier psychology, morale, strength, and ability affect battlefield performance.
- 03Terrain-Aware Fire
- Elevation, line of sight, line of fire, buildings, pillboxes, and trenches shape attacks and protection.
- 04Scenario Editor
- Custom battles can use one or multiple maps with selected deployment areas, objectives, requisition points, and units.
- 05Large Unit Roster
- The game includes more than 300 specialized squads supported by 100 weapons, 60 soldier types, and 60 vehicles and antitank guns.
- 06Battlefield Continuity
- Destroyed terrain and burned-out wrecks remain part of the campaign from one battle to the next.
Close Combat 3: The Russian Front compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad also focuses on World War II, but its description emphasizes direct, hands-on control during large-scale battles, while Close Combat 3 carries squads through a four-year Russian Front campaign with morale and between-battle development. Xenonauts uses turn-based combat with persistent small squads against extraterrestrials, whereas Close Combat 3 centers on real-time Soviet-versus-German battles, historical campaigns, and customizable scenarios.
Close Combat 3: The Russian Front: platforms & release
Is Close Combat 3: The Russian Front worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy players who want a Russian Front campaign. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based pacing will hit a mismatch because battles run in real time.
Where can I download Close Combat 3: The Russian Front?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Close Combat 3: The Russian Front's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on?
Windows only.
