Games like Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
If Close Combat 3: The Russian Front is your kind of game, the closest matches are Steel Division: Normandy 44, Steel Division 2 and Commandos: Origins — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its historically grounded campaigns, atmospheric and challenging. 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 3: The Russian Front: 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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Steel Division: Normandy 44
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Top pick for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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.
Steel Division 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Second-strongest match for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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.
Commandos: Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Third-strongest match for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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.
Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.
Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Sudden Strike 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Ranked #6 for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Close Combat 3: The Russian Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Close Combat 3: The Russian Front at current Steam store prices.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
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Priced ~83% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Tower Wizard
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~83% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Lords of the Realm II
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close Combat 3: The Russian Front on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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!
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.
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.
World of Warships
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
DCS World Steam Edition
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
Eternal Return
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
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More from Atomic Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Atomic Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Close Combat
WHY THIS
Another title from Atomic Games, the studio behind Close Combat 3: The Russian Front. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
WHY THIS
Shares tactical combat, mission based progression, military and a retro mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Another title from Atomic Games, the studio behind Close Combat 3: The Russian Front. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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.
Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
WHY THIS
Another title from Atomic Games, the studio behind Close Combat 3: The Russian Front. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
"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!
Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
WHY THIS
Shares tactical combat, mission based progression, military and an atmospheric mood with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
Another title from Atomic Games, the studio behind Close Combat 3: The Russian Front. Shares Strategy with Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.
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.
Frequently asked about Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
- Does Close Combat 3: The Russian Front work on Steam Deck?
- Close Combat 3: The Russian Front 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 3: The Russian Front cost?
- Close Combat 3: The Russian Front is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Close Combat 3: The Russian Front?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Close Combat 3: The Russian Front are Steel Division: Normandy 44, Steel Division 2, Commandos: Origins.
- Who developed Close Combat 3: The Russian Front?
- Close Combat 3: The Russian Front was developed by Atomic Games and published by SNEG.
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