Lead your men through the largest and bloodiest battle of the 20th century.

Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II that features unmatched detail, realism, and scope. Play as Soviets or Germans as you organize the attack, defense and survival of your squads during four grueling years of the greatest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen. To succeed, you must guide your man through the moral dangers of war while physically and psychologically defeating your enemies. Your soldiers are counting on you. Don’t let them down!

He leads the same men throughout the entire four-year campaign, from the initial German invasion of Operation Barbarossa to the crucial Russian victories at Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin. Or rewrite a chapter of history by rallying your German troops to take Red Square.

More than 300 specialized squads: 100 weapons, 60 types of soldiers and 60 different anti-tank vehicles and guns. Including 120mm mortars, flamethrowers, rocket launchers, half-tracks and off-map heavy artillery barrages.

Manage your squads by resting, reloading and refreshing them between battles. Follow each soldier as they progress from novice rookies to seasoned veterans and advance through the ranks to command more units.

Create your own what-if scenarios with Close Combat III’s improved scenario editor. Create battles on one or multiple maps and establish deployment zones, objective locations, requisition points, and available units.

Close Combat 3: The Russian Front includes:

  • Modeling realistic psychological profiles of soldiers during combat.
  • Experience the effects of strength, skill and morale.
  • Gather around new unit commanders on the battlefield.
  • Return fire when fired and aim at targets.
  • Adapt strategies to counter your play style
  • Line of sight and line of fire gameplay with elevation effects for terrain and buildings.
  • Direct and indirect fire with limited ammunition.
  • Ability to protect your men in buildings, forts and trenches.
  • Vehicle coatings that affect armor protection.
  • Continuity from battle to battle, including destroyed terrain and burned wrecks.

System requirements

  • SW: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Memory: 512MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0 compatible 3D graphics card
  • Storage: 900 MB available space

Screenshots

Close Combat: The Russian Front Screenshot for PC

Close Combat: Russian Front Game Screenshot

How to install Close Combat 3: The Russian Front

  • Click the download button below or in the top of the page
  • You’ll be redirected to the specific game installer download page.
  • Download the game installer, this allows you to download the game from the nearest possible server. We use it to improve download speeds, ensuring stable and smooth experience
  • Disable Windows Defender and any installed Anti-Virus software before installation, most will flag the file as false-true due to the nature of the installer
  • Follow the game installer instructions, wait for the download to finish
  • That’s it, enjoy gaming!