Close Combat: The Longest Day overview

Overview

Close Combat: The Longest Day comes from Strategy 3 Tactics and is published by Matrix Games. It arrived on Steam on Jun 2, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Close Combat: The Longest Day's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 26 September 2026 - 01:54:57 UTC, with a tracked peak near 35. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 82% positive across 95 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Close Combat: The Longest Day is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Close Combat: The Longest Day has sold up to 2,940 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $75,476. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Close Combat: The Longest Day overview details

Close Combat: The Longest Day combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. in Close Combat: the Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht. Close Combat - The Longest Day is a highly enhanced rebuild of the critically acclaimed Close Combat Invasion Normandy, originally developed by Atomic Games. You will either carry out the world’s largest amphibious invasion to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation or defend Hitler’s Atlantic Wall! You are in command! FEATURES Strategy map and 64 gorgeous hand-drawn tactical maps. 60+ battles, operations and campaigns including a Grand Campaign from the airborne landings and the beach heads to the advance inland Battle the enemy in the darkness Includes simulated flare effects and full lighting effects where ability to see the enemy troops is effected by flare deployment as well as light sources such as explosions and fires. New reports at the end of battle showing campaign cohesion and VL control track your progress after each bout. Also displays battlegroup cohesion and fatigue status. Off-board or off-map support quantities tied to difficulty level Graphical communication of strat map connections Teams, battlegroups, elements, forcepools soldiers, vehicles, and weapons files maximum number of entries extended Capable of representing multiple nationalities with varying capabilities available to both sides Capable of simulating airborne battlegroup deploymen…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Close Combat: The Longest Day is listed as a game with $39.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 26 September 2026 - 01:54:57 UTC, a tracked peak of 35, and 82% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

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