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Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
Developer Matrix Games
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history? From the Steam store page
118 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Sep 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
81 positive · 36 negative
95% range 60–77%
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| Steam reviews | 81 | 36 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
147 of 206 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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Reactions
60 of 118 · most liked firstIm not recomending this game/standalone DLC, from 2012 based on game engine from 2000, for 27 euro or 36 euro. You wanna know why? Read this review. Close Combat series was my favorite strategy/tactical games series from 90's. Thats right, first game was made in '96, and last one from main 5 game series was done in 2000. Then there were others, remakes and etc.. But main game series was from 96-2000. It was remade at least once from what I remember after that. But no major changes were…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Superfan of close combat series, however, this game offers too little to justify a new title or the cost. It is that simple. Even as a superfan of the series, the old titles offer more content and challenge and I was back to those rather than this new title in less than 30 hrs of game play. Multiplayer options are not my biggest interests. Not recommend due to pricing, actual reduction in content, and nothing really new added except the multiplayer option.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Close Combat has always been my favorite wargame series. I cut my teeth on the game with Close Combat 5: Invasion Normandy, went back and bought all of the previous ones, and even bought a few of the later entries into the series. For a while the series fell off of my radar, but I recently noticed this game on Steam and decided to purchase it. I can safely say that Close Combat is still amazing. Panthers in the Fog feels like the better installments of the game, yet is upgraded, with more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Steam, but in this case I hate the simple review system that limits the final review score to recommend yes or no and the aggregate that determines the final rating. The original Close Combat was a game changer. No longer were "realistic" wargames limited to turnbased hex gameplay with complex computations, but basic visuals. Not only did Close Combat look good, but it was real time and easy to play. With an emphasis on men and their morale you experienced the thrill of getting your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game a week ago and must say I think the price is a bit steep for what it is. I paid £22 (with a 29% discount) for a game that is 20 years old. Someone has thoughtfully reworked explosion and smoke graphics a little bit since Battle of the Bulge and Invasion: Normandy but its nice to see they have retained the inexplicable crash to windows for which windows will seek a solution, but never find one. Is that part of the retro feel? Nobody can drive in this game and will turn any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A waiting simulator. I've played all of the Close Combat games. Most of them are great games, with the notable exception of this title. The problem is the AI. Here's the usual scenario. You are almost always the defender against a larger, better equipped force. Sounds exciting. Love a challenge. Then the map starts and nothing happens, ever. The attacking force just sits in ambush forever waiting for YOU to attack THEM with your puny out gunned defending forces. You either sit and wait…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll start by saying that this game is seriously under-rated, when you leave out the price tag. Me, I paid the full price because I was excited. I know there's a few people on here that had purchased the game and were disappointed. There's a few points I want to hit on: 1. The Price There's two sides to this coin. It really comes down to whether or nor you'd want to spend the money on the game. If you're a fan of the franchise, then yes you should buy it (especially if you're a die hard like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a seriously expensive and yet poor game. No option to alter view from top down so getting a feel for line of sight is difficult, very slow moving, poor interface, iffy graphics, I like both strategy and wargames but only played this twice. No wonder they dont have a demo, if they did you would never buy it, and of course no refunds from Valve. Very disappointing all round.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same engine of CC Caen , not yet the 3D CC we waiting for (The Bloody First ... HYPE), BUT this CC, like all the other, it's awesome to play!. CC Caen was with British, now you control American forces so the gameplay is also pretty different ( no more 17 pdr :( ) Considering the average steam game, the price is high, but this is a very niche series where you "play" with real history. The units, the maps, the battle order, the unit composition, everything is historical accurate so you are not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An awesome addition to the CC franchise, although released earlier than "Gateway to Caen" I honestly prefer this title. It's much more engaging, much prettier (Blood, gore are added) and the A.I is definitely more intelligent. I can't say much about multiplayer yet as I have yet to experience a Multiplayer match, hopefully this positive review will help me get more friends to play the game with in VS! Feel free to add me, and great work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8CCHUwHCY0
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Always liked close combat games--------as a vietnam vet-------I have some knowledge of combat tactics. For example you never send in tanks without infantry support. or air support. Also----use the smoke. The game works well. Try it-----------you will like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finally beat my dad at this game, he finally loves me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having played every single title of the series I can not give you a unbiased review quite frankly. There is no denying however that the real beauty in these games are in the MP experience and having played through perhaps 10 battles in the first MP Campaign I've tried in Panthers in the Fog, I can only say that the netcode leaves some things to wish for. It is playable, but tends to lose connection easily. As has already been pointed out by others, if you are new to the series it might not be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like we're still in 1994 and there's been no improvements in gameplay, audio or graphics. Even If your a die hard close combat fan you'll want to wait until this is on sale for at least 75% off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have over 1000+ multiplayer hours logged in CCII through CCV, and I've dabbled in the Maxis remakes. The franchise has some chronic problems: broken vehicle pathfinding, mysteriously slow and un-atheltic soldiers, occult line of sight mechanics, and of course: AI so braindead that the game basically doesn't have a functional singleplayer mode. Despite all this, I love Close Combat. Nothing really comes close to it in the RTS/RTT realm. It has simple but nuanced controls, attractive…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the retail price, this is a terrible joke. I got this as part of the Slytherine bundle, and I have to admit that it was probably one of the worst purchase decisions I have made so far. It looks terrible, but contrary to the Hearts of Iron games, which look terrible and have infinite depth, this is just simply poorly executed and not fun at all. Beware and stay away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonderful game, a true Close Combat experience, it's actually better that they didn't make a new engine, it just wouldn't be the same experience. Battle after battle, strategic to tactical, this is a good game that I would reccomend to anyone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →None of the Slitherine remakes are worth it. Especially this one. They're too big and empty, and the AI can't manage them. They are dull and boring to play on. The balance is way off (MG and Mortar are OP) Plus, the tanks still can't drive straight.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice graphics, interesting roster of units with high level of historical correctness, gameplay map is significantly larger than previous cc series. but the gameplay somehow sucks: 1.) I see A.I. positioning an AT gun at a barn, or at an abbey, three sides are blocked by the building, with the only side facing the forest. I suppose nobody would use AT guns this way. 2.) As many others have mentioned, the A.I tends to disperse its units everywhere, or putting them at a corner of the map. 3.)…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another classic "Close Combat" game. Absolutely worth a buy. The majority of the negative reviews for this game are simply due to the price. Such reviews should not be considered, as they don't address the gameplay itself. Simply put, Close Combat games are the epitome of tactical war based simulation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horribly slow game play, not worth $30 this is a cheap poor graphics game don't waste your money on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just plain good wargaming!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LOVED the game 20 years ago, not worth what they are asking for it and others. There are other sites that offer some of the games for much less.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →need more of close combat games big fan
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went out on a limb and got this on sale. As a fan of the Close Combat series, I thought it might be worth $10. It isn't. The issues in all other DNR (do not recommend) reviews all hold. The worst, though, is the AI just... sitting... forever, when it should be attacking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have about 14 hours on steam but more like 50 total played / The game plays well you have a overhead view of the battle , at times can be a bit fustrating trying find info about a unit in a building or tree line . no glitches or crashes . good depth and can be played in a few minutes if you breeze through manual still you may want check out all the detail you can get into on the units . A bit pricey for today's standards but if you want a nonmass market highly acurate game then they are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly unenjoyable and unplayable as a single-player game. I say this with regret as I wanted to like this game. CC2 "A Bridge Too Far" was a great favourite of mine back in the day. So I wanted this game to recapture the pleasure that game brought. No chance, watching paint dry is more fun. The AI and the pace make it unplayable as a single-player game. The one thing it seems to lack most is a 'speed up' option. The fastest the game will play-out is 'real time'. The AI, as the attacking Axis,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing new, still using same old look as the serie did in the 90s but whit over all worser game play, If you want a good close combat game get "Close Combat V: Invasion Normandy" its 15years older and run better and is alot more fun, as a bonus it can be easy modded to any of the CC games included this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely slow pace with no speed controls, clunky controls for unit movement. I was expecting a modern close combat game, all I got was this lousy old thing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another Close Combat game, another wave of haters. Get over it. Will contiune to buy every last one of these games as they hit steam. The King of WW2 strategy is returning!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont buy this if you like old cc games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All CC games suffer the same problem; Pathfinding! Want to move that squad in the house across the street? They may or may not go when you give them the order and when they do at least half of them will park out side and get mowed down. Have a AT gun at the end of a long street? Think it will cover street? Somtimes it will somtime it will not. And then there is the worst of all. Tanks that do the sit and spin when it cant find a path down a street! I was hoping this game would fix all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Fanatical | Steam] Tabletop Battles Bundle (Close Combat series and more) | €1.50 / item or less. A BYOB bundle with each item you choose priced at €1.50 or less. This is a particularly good deal if you're interested in the classic tactical wargame series Close Combat as I don't think these games have ever been bundled at a price as low as this before. Pick from: Battle Academy Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front Close Combat - Gateway to Caen Close Combat : Panthers in the Fog Close Combat:…
unlabelledView post →This game essentially simulates actual warfare Only no no no, not the key engagements and pivotal manuevers, but more like the chance skirmishes between the recon forces of both sides involving several dozen men apiece at the approach to some village or another, taking potshots against each other and trying to move the 1 or 2 tanks you have into position without them getting picked off in the process (flip a coin as to whether you succeed), and that more often then not all ends in a stalemate…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This and Gateway to Caen are my favourite CC games to date. This is the sort of improvement that The Bloody First simply failed to make. My only major quibble is there seems to be an error or two in the weapons file that makes sniper rifles useless, easily modded, but should be patched. There is also a lack of incentive to take company and Battalion level support units instead of just taking tanks, it might have been a good idea to have to separate support categories, one for the Battalion…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review CC: PITF As with all games in the CC Series lot's of fun can be had using real (historical) tactics, or making up your own. The AI at times may challenge or confound by waivering between too passive or too aggressive, but in general expect that you can use real tactics and they will work mostly the way they would in the real world: -Terrain will affect line of site, view / cover from view and protection. -Dismounted Infantry and Scouts, wheeled or tracked Recce Vehicles / APCs (Sdkfz…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This franchise I'm playing for years (1997 Close Combat - A bridge to far) and you can say, I'm a big fan of it. This game is not drawn off course except in a some small additions. Some of them are better and some of them are worser. I do not like how (panzer or tank) can kill a platoon is such a easy way. This is a problem that keeps repeating from the "CC 4". In the "CC 2" was regarding me much better solved. You could have a tank without an ammunition to run over the soldiers. These days…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the cost of this game, if your cut teeth on close combat like i did, this is great. I got it on sale for $20 and for me it is worth it. It feels like the AI is slightly improved but the game really shines with a friend. What is sweeter than setting up an AT gun waiting for your rival, brother in my case, to drive his tank through your arc of fire and it blows sky-high? OTOH, the agony of hearing a hand to hand fight, the body blows, the screams of your broken team as the enemy finishes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the greatest! For WWII combat tactical games, I've found nothing better. I haven't played the other close combat games, so I can't compare it to them. Compared to Steel Division, I like it more because you don't have this odd points system for reinforcements and you're not constantly getting tons of stuff. It's really great for tank and infantry combat, I wish I discovered it years sooner.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog is worth the $20 on sale. I have played, I think, all of the Close Combat series and I was overjoyed to see it on steam. I was not disappointed as it was as enjoyably frustrating as I remember. As I was screamed at my tank to reload while outflanking a Panther, or the anger I feel when an entire rifle team screams their dying breaths under a mortar barrage as I watch the team fall apart and men run and cower in fear. Command has its burdens and you can feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Close Combat always felt like the parentage of a Total War+Men of War Assault Squad combination. Great detail, wonderful scale of battle, deep gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really easy to mod as the previous ones (check out CC net for guides etc) and always great to have it on steam if you're like me and lose your game CDs lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have to say I am pretty disappointed. I gave it as pass on how the graphics are old and the sound is pretty ho-hum, that it costs so much for a very poor presentation, ugly UI and sections of the game(like strategic layer) that the tutorial completely ignore and no sane person could figure out on their own. It had all those flaws but I bought it and really tried to get into it anyway, for the tight tactical gameplay. I really wanted to play exactly this kind of game. I have put some hours on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great single player game, very much like the old Close Combat games i grew up playing. Unfortunately, multiplayer is a buggy mess, that seems to only work on a night where there is a full moon, while hoping on one food and trying to pee in a shot glass tied to a jackrabbit`s back. Don`t buy if you`re looking for a funtioncal multiplayer game, Steel Division is what you should look for.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What can I add? This series have survived so many years and similar games, that is quite useless to add more words! Simply enough, this is the funniest (to plya) strategy/WW2 game around. It's not perfect and is not the best anymore, but the funniest, yes. Also, there are still a good amount of mods and scenarios around, also for the others entries of the series. If you haven't never played it, I really suggest to try it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The turn based strategic map, and real time resolution is still one of the best and most enjoyable formulas out there. I started playing the Close Combat series decades ago when they first came out... one of my first computer wargames and still one of the most enjoyable. This is my first pass with this particular game, and it does seem to be challenging
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A masterpiece! The AI still isn't challenging enough but if you have a friend to play with its a great time. Make sure to look up which ports to open on your router if you want to play multiplayer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, wish they would continue the series with newer graphics and scenerios
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It' a Classic Close Combat game, there all great. Nothing but good things to say about the older games....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They should put more love into these remakes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL:DR; Extremely difficult to control game, that offers very little in terms of strategy and dynamics of WW2 battlefield. Units require tons of micromanagement, they are blind and your own AI is totally retarded. Units control scheme is possibly the worst I have seen in that kind of game - you need to left click on the unit, then right click to select action, since that moment you can just hold mouse over unit and drag action towards target. So if you want to move, fire, move, fire,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is pretty crappy, Multiplayer doesn't work, even after registering it doesn't accept my username or password. I tried playing single player but it's laggy and gameplay is virtually non-existent. Thank god I only paid $15 au for this crap and not the $57 steam wants. The Command and Conquer series wipes it's arse with this game..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have play these for years and love they are back on steam which they have more of them miss playing the other ones as well..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The price is worth it imo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I swear, i used to play this game on Win'98, still works somehow. Singleplayer on normal feels almost like an idle game - ai is too passive after initial march.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its for those who like close quarters tactics game but its slow, patience is needed to play it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall a good tactical game. Although the AI is quite stupid in this old CC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a great game. You must be patient and search buildings and land areas for the enemy. It is a mix of weapons and tanks for the enemy and yourself. You must decide how best to utilize each unit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game if you loved the bridge too far series youll love this. I do hate the price point though. Getting it on sale is worth it though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A return to the classic. This game has been around since before most gamers. Still relevant still great, pay special attention to the morale. pPayed only a few hours since back in the day, but I must highly recommend.
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