# Games like Close Combat - Gateway to Caen

> The closest matches to Close Combat - Gateway to Caen: Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog, Close Combat: The Bloody First, Wargame: European Escalation, Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star, and Order of Battle: World War II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog](https://imho.run/games/368220/close-combat-panthers-in-the-fog) — Also Real-Time with Pause and World War II, like Close Combat. 97 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368220/)
2. [Close Combat: The Bloody First](https://imho.run/games/811880/close-combat-the-bloody-first) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like Close Combat. 259 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/811880/)
3. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — Shares combined arms coordination with Close Combat. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
4. [Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star](https://imho.run/games/275290/graviteam-tactics-operation-star) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 273 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275290/)
5. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — A frequent pick in Close Combat players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
6. [Steel Division: Normandy 44](https://imho.run/games/572410/steel-division-normandy-44) — A frequent pick in Close Combat players' libraries, and another Action. 2,612 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572410/)
7. [Sudden Strike 4](https://imho.run/games/373930/sudden-strike-4) — Also Real-Time and World War II, like Close Combat. 1,624 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373930/)
8. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
9. [Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts](https://imho.run/games/9340/company-of-heroes-opposing-fronts) — Also World War II and RTS, like Close Combat. 456 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9340/)
10. [Men of War: Assault Squad](https://imho.run/games/64000/men-of-war-assault-squad) — Also World War II and RTS, like Close Combat. 1,892 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/64000/)
11. [Faces of War](https://imho.run/games/289300/faces-of-war) — Also World War II and RTS, like Close Combat. 207 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289300/)
12. [Victory At Sea Pacific](https://imho.run/games/806950/victory-at-sea-pacific) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like Close Combat. 384 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/806950/)
13. [Panzer Corps Gold](https://imho.run/games/268400/panzer-corps-gold) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 1,280 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268400/)
14. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)
15. [Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology](https://imho.run/games/313500/blitzkrieg-2-anthology) — Also World War II and RTS, like Close Combat. 344 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313500/)
16. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
17. [Iron Front: Digital War Edition](https://imho.run/games/91330/iron-front-digital-war-edition) — Also World War II and Historical, like Close Combat. 372 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91330/)
18. [Battle of the Bulge](https://imho.run/games/365560/battle-of-the-bulge) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 86 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365560/)
19. [Ultimate General: Gettysburg](https://imho.run/games/306660/ultimate-general-gettysburg) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Close Combat. 1,876 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306660/)
20. [Sherman Commander](https://imho.run/games/1451050/sherman-commander) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 61 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451050/)
21. [The Troop](https://imho.run/games/1363740/the-troop) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 605 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363740/)
22. [Firefight](https://imho.run/games/500190/firefight) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Close Combat. 156 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500190/)
23. [Syrian Warfare](https://imho.run/games/485980/syrian-warfare) — Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Close Combat. 1,308 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485980/)
24. [Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943](https://imho.run/games/46340/theatre-of-war-2-africa-1943) — Also World War II and RTS, like Close Combat. 78 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46340/)

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## About Close Combat - Gateway to Caen

Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 297750
- **Developer:** Matrix Games
- **Publisher:** Matrix Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 6, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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