Close Combat: Cross of Iron
Released Jul 2020
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.
81% positive · 174 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $39.99
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Evaluation
Close Combat: Cross of Iron released on July 23, 2020 as a fully featured historical wargame. The store description presents a complete package — multiple battles, operations, and campaigns, including a full campaign playable from both sides, along with a scenario editor and extensive unit data. There is no mention of planned DLC, future updates, or ongoing content development. The developer has published no news posts of any substance since launch — no patch notes, no content announcements, no roadmaps. The DLC list contains no entries, released or otherwise. All available evidence points to this being a finished, self-contained product that shipped complete on release day.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete historical wargame with multiple campaigns, operations, battles, and a scenario editor — no mention of planned DLC or future content additions.
Developer has posted no news updates of any kind — no patch notes, announcements, or development updates — across the game's entire post-launch history.
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Developer
Publisher
Matrix Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
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 teams matter. Close Combat: Cross of Iron brings back the epic battles of the Eastern Front of World War II.
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.
The game features a huge amount of Battles, Operations, and Campaigns, including an entire Campaign called Fuger's Ostliche Wut, or Fuger's Eastern Fury, based on actions between 1943 and 1944 and playable as either German or Russian, Each Battle and Operation has been carefully made with in-depth briefings related to actual events and will give you hints about the battle and what you may expect.
The Teams, Units, Weapons, and Data have been accurately recreated to match historical realism.
FEATURES
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.
The game features a huge amount of Battles, Operations, and Campaigns, including an entire Campaign called Fuger's Ostliche Wut, or Fuger's Eastern Fury, based on actions between 1943 and 1944 and playable as either German or Russian, Each Battle and Operation has been carefully made with in-depth briefings related to actual events and will give you hints about the battle and what you may expect.
The Teams, Units, Weapons, and Data have been accurately recreated to match historical realism.
FEATURES
- Enhanced Scenario Editor - Create your own "what if" Scenarios
- Realistic soldier psychological profiles during combat accurately depicting WWII squad-level warfare
- Direct and indirect fire with limited ammunition
- Ability to protect your men in building, pillboxes, and trenches.
- 100s of specialized squads, weapons, soldier types, vehicles & artillery
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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