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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.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is a strategy, world war ii and simulation game developed and published by Slitherine Ltd..
Released on June 06th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 476 reviews of which 332 were positive and 144 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 40.86€ on Steam, but you can find it for 26.58€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Close Combat - Gateway to Caen into these genres:

Strategy World War II Simulation Tactical Wargame Historical RTS Top-Down Multiplayer Singleplayer Turn-Based Strategy Real-Time with Pause Realistic 2D Real Time Tactics Real-Time Military

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows Vista /7/8/10
  • Processor: 800 MHz CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256MB Video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 9 compatible and capable of 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

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May 2025
Love this series of games. The command interface and live strategy require you to think fast and use resources wisely.
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Jan. 2025
The CC game series was a masterpiece. Nowadays is terribly outdated, not worth more than 1$ unless you spent hundreds of hours playing with this game 25 yrs ago, at that point this has a personal value and even the crazy sale price i paid is justified.
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Dec. 2024
In my honest opinion, this is my favourite of the series. Visuals and audio is absolutely fantastic. The sound of the MG-42 really invokes fear and often frustration as they seem to be everywhere. The tactical map is fun being Operation Epsom, so lots of mixed unit tactics to play around with here. The only things I seem to re-call having issues with are firstly the price.. Holy fuck, the game is over a decade old now.. This company pump out a lot of strategy games at extremely high prices, a bit scummy - so be aware of that. Grab it in a sale instead. The AI is fucking horrendous at times, and God-like at others. There are also a few glaring bugs. I often find my mouse will scroll all around the map for no apparent reason. This always seems to crop up when in a fierce fight, which can be very annoying. Another issue I notice is the game will not load a save correctly, sometimes reverting to the start of the turn. These issues aside, It scratches my itch, however, at Platoon/Company/Divisional level tactics and I enjoy the - sometimes really intense battles.
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Sept. 2024
Reimagined and cleaned up version of the old Close Combat series of games. Gateway to Caen explores an often forgotten episode of the invasion of Normandy during WW2. New graphics, maps, and gameplay are not quite the nostalgic trip that I was expecting but fun and entertaining none the less. I am have always been huge fan of Close Combat and I still am. Very happy with my purchase and happy to see the legacy continue.
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June 2024
Great war game, where you're pitted on a tactical battlefield with an extreme level of realism. To succeed, you need to be patient (yes, sometimes the best strategy is to wait it out on your defensive positions), and you must conduct combined arms operations as they happened in real, historical battlefields. Love it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is currently priced at 40.86€ on Steam.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 40.86€ on Steam.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen received 332 positive votes out of a total of 476 achieving a rating of 6.67.
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Close Combat - Gateway to Caen was developed and published by Slitherine Ltd..

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is not playable on MacOS.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is not playable on Linux.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen does not currently offer any DLC.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen does not support Steam Remote Play.

Close Combat - Gateway to Caen is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
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6.7
332
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Release 06 Jun 2014
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