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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 team matter.

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Release DateMay 7, 2020
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.8% (positive) / 84.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.6% / 74.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)59  / 65
Median Play Time31.5 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers745 
Owners± 5K 
Copies Sold± 4.5K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 64.7K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein's Steam rating and reviews from May 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 92.3% (June 2020) and 77.4% (January 2021).

Considering the 65 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein could be a small indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (14%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 12 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 155 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 6.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (134 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • favorite version
  • immersive sound
  • intense battles
  • customizable campaigns
  • dynamic campaign map
  • historically accurate
  • player control
  • tailorable scenarios
  • mouse support
  • nostalgic value
  • overpriced
  • old graphics
  • poor pathfinding
  • limited AI
  • confusing interface
  • resolution issues

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 84.8% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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