Single-player games like Close Combat
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Close Combat, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Firefight
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
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.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
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.
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
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Steel Division 2
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
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.
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
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Men of War™
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
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Men of War: Assault Squad
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
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.
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Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
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Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
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.
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Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
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Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
Single-player alternative to Close Combat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Close Combat.
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.