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Steam app 1367320 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:43 UTC

Close Combat: Cross of Iron

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.

Close Combat: Cross of Iron Steam header artwork
Strategy 3 TacticsMatrix Games
6playing now
924-hour peak
51all-time peak
4average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−0.5Gain−8.36%% gain12Peak

274 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

036101313 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202610 peakFriday 14 August 20267 peakSaturday 15 August 20266 peakSunday 16 August 202611 peakMonday 17 August 20266 peakTuesday 18 August 20269 peakWednesday 19 August 20268 peakThursday 20 August 20266 peakFriday 21 August 20268 peakSaturday 22 August 202610 peakSunday 23 August 202611 peakMonday 24 August 202612 peakTuesday 25 August 20268 peakWednesday 26 August 20267 peakThursday 27 August 202610 peakFriday 28 August 20268 peakSaturday 29 August 202611 peakSunday 30 August 202612 peakMonday 31 August 202611 peakTuesday 01 September 20266 peakWednesday 02 September 20267 peakThursday 03 September 20266 peakFriday 04 September 202611 peakSaturday 05 September 20268 peakSunday 06 September 202611 peakMonday 07 September 20268 peakTuesday 08 September 202610 peakWednesday 09 September 20266 peakThursday 10 September 20265 peakFriday 11 September 20267 peakSaturday 12 September 20269 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

74 months, August 2020 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0591418July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202617 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202612 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202611 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

059141801 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20269 peakThursday 02 July 202611 peakFriday 03 July 202617 peakSaturday 04 July 202616 peakSunday 05 July 202615 peakMonday 06 July 202614 peakTuesday 07 July 202610 peakWednesday 08 July 202611 peakThursday 09 July 202610 peakFriday 10 July 20269 peakSaturday 11 July 202611 peakSunday 12 July 202610 peakMonday 13 July 20268 peakTuesday 14 July 20269 peakWednesday 15 July 202613 peakThursday 16 July 202611 peakFriday 17 July 20269 peakSaturday 18 July 202614 peakSunday 19 July 202612 peakMonday 20 July 20269 peakTuesday 21 July 20269 peakWednesday 22 July 202611 peakThursday 23 July 20266 peakFriday 24 July 20269 peakSaturday 25 July 20268 peakSunday 26 July 202610 peakMonday 27 July 202611 peakTuesday 28 July 20269 peakWednesday 29 July 20269 peakThursday 30 July 202611 peakFriday 31 July 202610 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 157 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

036101301 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20269 peakSunday 02 August 202611 peakMonday 03 August 202612 peakTuesday 04 August 20269 peakWednesday 05 August 20268 peakThursday 06 August 20269 peakFriday 07 August 20267 peakSaturday 08 August 202610 peakSunday 09 August 202610 peakMonday 10 August 20268 peakTuesday 11 August 20266 peakWednesday 12 August 20267 peakThursday 13 August 202610 peakFriday 14 August 20267 peakSaturday 15 August 20266 peakSunday 16 August 202611 peakMonday 17 August 20266 peakTuesday 18 August 20269 peakWednesday 19 August 20268 peakThursday 20 August 20266 peakFriday 21 August 20268 peakSaturday 22 August 202610 peakSunday 23 August 202611 peakMonday 24 August 202612 peakTuesday 25 August 20268 peakWednesday 26 August 20267 peakThursday 27 August 202610 peakFriday 28 August 20268 peakSaturday 29 August 202611 peakSunday 30 August 202612 peakMonday 31 August 202611 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 117 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

03691201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 20266 peakWednesday 02 September 20267 peakThursday 03 September 20266 peakFriday 04 September 202611 peakSaturday 05 September 20268 peakSunday 06 September 202611 peakMonday 07 September 20268 peakTuesday 08 September 202610 peakWednesday 09 September 20266 peakThursday 10 September 20265 peakFriday 11 September 20267 peakSaturday 12 September 20269 peak

October 2026

Close Combat: Cross of Iron was released on 23 Jul, 2020.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:43 UTC
App ID
1367320
Last updated
04 Mar 2025 build 17516425
Developer
Strategy 3 Tactics
Publisher
Matrix Games
Release date
23 Jul, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Download size
403 MB
Install size
873 MB
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP
Controller support
Unknown

Features & support

Steam features

Family Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

SimulationStrategyRTSReal Time TacticsWargameFightingWorld War II2DMilitaryTacticalPvPArtificial IntelligenceMultiplayerSingleplayerCombat
About this gameFull description from Steam
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 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
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan · Interaksi Daring
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 400 MHz CPU (600 MHz or faster rec.) Memory: 32 MB RAM Graphics: 1MB Video RAM (8MB rec.) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: 16bit DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card

Recommended

Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

3 developer announcements, Jul 2020 to May 2024 · times in UTC

May

  1. Legendary strategies are back!

    While media regularly share news about games disappearing from digital distribution, publishers like SNEG ensure that as many iconic titles as possible are easily accessible to players. The Warlords series and the five original Close Combat…

    Patch notes

April

  1. Close Combat: Modern Tactics is now available on Steam

    Back in 2004, Matrix Games proudly presented Close Combat: Modern Tactics. A detailed, real-time war simulator based on an actual tool developed for and used by the United States Marine Corps. This fondly remembered classic still holds up…

    Alberto

July

  1. Close Combat - Cross of Iron is available on Steam

    Relive the most dramatic fights in the Eastern Front! 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…

    SlithFox

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