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Combat Mission: Red Thunder

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Developer Battlefront

Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944. From the Steam store page

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  • Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.comBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    Something I respect about Combat Mission is that as a series, its motto has always been "okay we'll make a game but we refuse to make it fun"

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  • Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2024

    I haven't played They Are Billions probably since the podcast we did on it, but this comfort game sweet spot is where Civilization and Dungeon Crawl and Classic Combat Mission sit for me. Something I do for 40 minutes to help time pass pleasantly. I have so many new games to play. I just...don't.

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  • Cadence “Not A Coffee Civet” Andrysiak @supportourpoops.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    "No I want a game that is ACCURATE and REALISTIC" says a person who would never touch the Combat Mission series with a ten foot pole

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  • Mastertronic Collectors Archive @mastertronic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    Our final #Mastertronic game review for the week is UCM - Ultimate Combat Mission for the #ZXSpectrum mastertronic.co.uk/game-review-... #Spectrum #retrogaming #retrogames #8bit

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  • Cadence “Not A Coffee Civet” Andrysiak @supportourpoops.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    "WE NEED MILITARY!!!" go play Steel Division or pick up a Combat Mission game

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  • Gluten-free Seitan @davidjohansen.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2025

    There are popular video games with variably delayed orders, like the tactical game Combat Mission

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  • Otohiko @otohiko.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    7. Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin This, and other Combat Mission games were like an ultimate war game from me in many respects. While not real-time per se (it's WEGO with turn resolutions in real time), their marketing made a lot of how it gets you to stop thinking about game mechanics and

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  • JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2026

    If I cared about "predictable degradation", I wouldn't be playing Combat Mission, Flashpoint Campaigns, or Dominions. Those same """wildly swingy""" results appear in any game with vehicle damage tables because *fun* things happen when vehicles are breached.

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  • Jan (he/him) | Let's Play History @letsplayhistory.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2024

    Want to play in a Tactical Decision Game? #FightClubInternational is hosting Operation! Analyse the briefing, submit concise orders via the #FCI, professional wargamers will put your plan to a test in Combat Mission PE! #wargaming #wargames www.fightclubinternational.org/campaigns/td...

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  • Maxim Dorky, the Delaware Disparager @maxim-dorky.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2024

    The first Combat Mission was my favorite game of 2003, and I still have a soft spot for the whole series.

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  • Otohiko @otohiko.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    7. Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin Speaking of that, this was one of those perfect games for a burgeoning history nerd. The Combat Mission series made a lot of its design approach to stopping the player from thinking in game terms, and just doing things based on what a real commander would.

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  • rainmanbun @rainmanbun.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 12, 2026

    i need to talk to someone with a more familiar with fire and maneuver tactics about how the MENACE's mechanics seem to do a good job of enabling and rewarding their use. last turn-based strategy I played that put suppression into such prominence is probably Combat Mission from the 90s(?). game good.

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  • Friendly Neighborhood Murdercat @shanzival.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    The CS versions confused the heck out of a much younger me when I encountered them in the first Combat Mission game.

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  • Tank Hamster @tankhamster.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2025

    Attn strategy game fans! Fanatical is having a ‘build your own bundle’ for some great games for up to 90% off! Including the Combat Mission games which rarely go on sale for less than £30! It’s the perfect opportunity to try these out is you’re curious. www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-...

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  • JcDent (he/him) @jcdent.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Combat Mission ALMOST did that by releasing Same Game New Engine Who Dis with most of the titles, they just didn't do it every year.

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  • My Abandonware @myabandonware.comBluesky · Jun 30, 2025

    • Poker Night at the Inventory - Texas Hold'em poker with cartoon characters that make all kinds of good and bad jokes myabandonware.com/game/poker-n... • Combat Mission: Afghanistan - tactical strategy game about Soviet Afghan War myabandonware.com/game/combat-... #abandonware #MyAbandonware

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  • Pred vs. Art @prederick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    I desperately love all of this guy's little informative videos on Combat Mission, a game I consider one of my all-time favorites and one I haven't played in years because I simply don't have the time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=geCQ...

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  • Xtn @southpawxtn.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    Is there a way to get Combat Mission (the original game) to work on Windows 11? If you have found a way, please share.

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  • Wilhelm Arcturus @[email protected]Mastodon · Sep 21, 2024

    Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Lives on at GoG.com #WarGames, #CombatMission, https://tagn.wordpress.com/2024/09/21/combat-mission-barbarossa-to-berlin-lives-on-at-gog-com/

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  • Space Game Junkie @spacegamejunkie.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2023

    My friends, today, watch me flail about in the most recent Combat Mission entry to hit Steam: Fortress Italy! | Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2551110/... | Stream Links: www.spacegamejunkie.com/stream/ | Discord: discord.spacegamejunkie.com

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