Games like Close Combat: Cross of Iron
If Close Combat: Cross of Iron is your kind of game, the closest matches are Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem, Steel Division: Normandy 44 and Firefight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Close Combat: Cross of Iron: 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.
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Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Top pick for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.
Steel Division: Normandy 44
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Second-strongest match for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Firefight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Third-strongest match for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Company of Heroes 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Ranked #4 for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Broken Arrow
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Sudden Strike 5
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Ranked #6 for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Ranked #7 for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Steel Division 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Ranked #8 for Close Combat: Cross of Iron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Close Combat: Cross of Iron
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Steel Division 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Call of Duty: World at War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.
Men of War: Assault Squad
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Wargame: Red Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history?
Men of War II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Soul Wargame
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
This is a dark style strategy game that combines Wargame and Rogulike. Everyone received a mysterious invitation after destroying the conspiracy of the cult. You will lead a group of undead warriors on an adventure journey to defeat invincible enemies one by one.
Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
WHY THIS
Shares campaign progression and an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Reviewers of Close Combat: Cross of Iron cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Close Combat: Cross of Iron at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Close Combat: Cross of Iron on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Strategy 3 Tactics, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Another title from Strategy 3 Tactics, the studio behind Close Combat: Cross of Iron. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Close Combat: The Longest Day
WHY THIS
Shares campaign progression and an atmospheric mood with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Another title from Strategy 3 Tactics, the studio behind Close Combat: Cross of Iron. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Close Combat: Modern Tactics
WHY THIS
Another title from Strategy 3 Tactics, the studio behind Close Combat: Cross of Iron. Shares Strategy with Close Combat: Cross of Iron.
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Close Combat - Modern Tactics was originally released in 2007, and re-released on Steam in 2021.
Frequently asked about Close Combat: Cross of Iron
- Does Close Combat: Cross of Iron work on Steam Deck?
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Close Combat: Cross of Iron cost?
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Close Combat: Cross of Iron have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Close Combat: Cross of Iron supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Close Combat: Cross of Iron?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Close Combat: Cross of Iron are Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem, Steel Division: Normandy 44, Firefight.
- Who developed Close Combat: Cross of Iron?
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron was developed by Strategy 3 Tactics and published by Matrix Games.
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