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Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

Combat Mission Black Sea is a simulation, strategy and wargame game developed by Battlefront and published by Slitherine Ltd..
Released on January 21st 2021 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 528 reviews of which 445 were positive and 83 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 60.86€ on Steam, but you can find it for 11.81€ on K4G.

The Steam community has classified Combat Mission Black Sea into these genres:

Simulation Strategy Wargame Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Realistic Military 3D Tactical War Atmospheric Combat Turn-Based Combat Singleplayer Modern Multiplayer PvP Local Multiplayer Historical Cyberpunk

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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 8
Processor: Pentium IV 1.8 GHz or equivalent speed AMD
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB VRAM or better and must support 1024x768 or higher resolution in OpenGL
Storage: 13 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible Sound Card (Windows only)
Additional Notes: The game does not work in a virtualized environment (virtual machine)

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May 2025

I bought this game a while back, with expectations that I'm not sure were even in the same ballpark as what this game provides. Over the past few weeks I've come back to and it *really* realized what (I think, at least) makes it good, and what makes it not appealing at all. You get what you put in. There's other games/simulators like this, janky, low end graphics, obtuse UI and no real hand holding. The bread and butter isn't in the graphics, it's not in any kind of story (although the writing in some of the briefings isn't half bad imo), and it's definitely not in any kind of instant gratification. The bread and butter is in the time, research, and effort that you put into this game, and other CM titles. It's what I'd call a "dad game" or "grandpa game". It's niche, it's kinda boring, no one really gets it at first glance. But your old man has spent your entire childhood neglecting you to star at these pixel troops shooting javelins and pixel Russians. This game is for the people that it's made for, and if you aren't one of those people, you're probably not gonna like it. This game is a true virtual exercise in Cold War era military strategy, or at least as close as we can currently get. tl;dr If you read military manuals for fun and get excited when some War Thunder player leaks top secret tank specs, this is your game. 10/10 would recommend for those that "get it"

Feb. 2025

pretty great but really overpriced. almost exactly the same as shockforce 2 if you played that but its set in ukraine with a lot less visibility and way more cover, a bit more scary in my opinion. get high and act like the greatest general in the world or something

Dec. 2024

It's peak, if you're part of a very small subset of people looking for realistic, modern wargaming. Graphics have been described as 90's (lol), and while they are bad compared to every other game out there, for those looking for what CM has to offer, it's negligible. The haters are right on one thing, however: the engine is old and lacks many modern quality of life features. Recommended, but get it on sale so you don't feel robbed.

Sept. 2024

This game is pretty good. More like a simulation than a game. There is a lot of depth to sink your teeth into, and you can even make your own levels. Scenarios and campaigns; if I had a friend I would play multiplayer. Graphics lag behind modern day but if that's something that bothers you then this game isn't for you. One day I want to own a real AKM. This game is so good they made it in real life

Aug. 2024

Slitherine just purchased Battlefront Games and the Combat Mission franchise. A rare case in the modern world where a publisher purchasing a developer is unequivocally a good thing. Slitherine has already done amazing things in the last few years as a publisher, such as finally persuading the geriatrics at Battlefront to put their game on Steam and allow their 10+ year old games (that look and play like 20+ year old games) to go on sale. This is a recommended, but really please only buy the game on sale, it ain't worth it otherwise. Anyways, with the purchase by Slitherine I am extremely hopeful for the future of the franchise, and I really hope that Slitherine is able to bring out the amazing potential that I and many others see in this franchise. If they were to modernize the engine with a usable user interface, less atrocious graphics, and (a bit of a pipe dream, but a man can hope) maybe even some sort of co-op mode for the campaigns, then the games would actually become well worth a $60 price tag, as well as attracting a bunch more players. Dwarf Fortress pretty recently showed how successful a super niche game can become if just made actually accessible to the more average player. My hopes really are high for this series going forwards, don't let me down Slitherine.

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Combat Mission Black Sea is currently priced at 60.86€ on Steam.

Combat Mission Black Sea is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 60.86€ on Steam.

Combat Mission Black Sea received 445 positive votes out of a total of 528 achieving a rating of 7.91.

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Combat Mission Black Sea was developed by Battlefront and published by Slitherine Ltd..

Combat Mission Black Sea is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Combat Mission Black Sea is not playable on MacOS.

Combat Mission Black Sea is not playable on Linux.

Combat Mission Black Sea offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Combat Mission Black Sea offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Combat Mission Black Sea. Explore additional content available for Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam.

Combat Mission Black Sea does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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