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Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg

Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg includes a free copy of Close Combat (Windows 7 / 8 only, added as a bonus goodie) Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe. From Utah Beach to Cherbourg, Invasion: Normandy gives you strategic and tactical control of Allied or Axis forces in the pivotal battles that determined the fate of Europe. Battle your way from Utah Beach to Cherbourg! Campain system allows movement of multiple battle group

Release date
March 20, 2018
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Atomic Games, Inc.
Publisher
Slitherine Ltd.
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Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg includes a free copy of Close Combat (Windows 7 / 8 only, added as a bonus goodie) Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe. From Utah Beach to Cherbourg, Invasion: Normandy gives you strategic and tactical control of Allied or Axis forces in the pivotal battles that determined the fate of Europe.

Battle your way from Utah Beach to Cherbourg! Campain system allows movement of multiple battle groups on a strategic map of the Cotentin Peninsula. Accurate real-time battlefield: soldier morale and psyche model developed by a combat psychologist; realistic modeling for weapons, vehicles, historical weather and historical teams. True line-of-sight and line-of-fire gameplay; direct and indirect fire with limited ammunition. Easy-to-use Scenario Editor allows you to design your own battles, operations and full campaigns. You can even make special "what-if" scenarios to trade with other players.

Continuity from battle to battle: your tactical successes and failure have a direct impact on the whole campaign. Campain system allows movement of multiple battle groups on a strategic map of the Cotentin Peninsula. Accurate real-time battlefield: soldier morale and psyche model developed by a combat psychologist; realistic modeling for weapons, vehicles, historical weather and historical teams. True line-of-sight and line-of-fire gameplay; direct and indirect fire with limited ammunition.…

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★ 7.8/10GOG · 90 ratings
GOGLast checked November 2, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I was having issues with Close Combat 3 and 5 but using dxwnd I was able to fix all that. dxwnd is a DirectX adapter…
★ 4 / 5
This game runs fine on Windows 10, 64-bit. Alt-tabbing does incur the occasional crash. A relaunch will fix the issue. It is recommended to save…
★ 4 / 5
Worth the purchase for returning Close Combat players, this is the original from 1999 just like it was. 5.01 patch included. No hassle installing and…
★ 5 / 5
This one is the best of the original 5 and you can find a lot od mods out there. Besides cross of Iron, this one…
★ 2 / 5
The game is great, like all old Close Combat games it is a gem and deserves all the praise. The Gog release on the other…
★ 5 / 5
This game rewards intelligence and punishes ignorance. You send 5 squads across an open field to charge that machine gunner, they are going to get…
★ 1 / 5
As i said above, 6 years ago this actually ran on my computer. Now it installs, it tries to load and it fails miserably. Now…
★ 3 / 5
Games crashes on alt-tab or when an overlay is shown on top of it on Windows 10. Some maps disregard my set resolution. I have…

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
not easy but always a good game nice to play for some hours
★ 1 / 5
However it seems to struggle on quite a lot of hardware. Ive played this on 3 different PCs and its rife with bugs and glitches.…
★ 1 / 5
All CC games are great so this isn't a critique of them, but to this version in GOG. I was expecting more support form GOG,…
★ 5 / 5
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the…
★ 1 / 5
Will not load or sync in GOG. Complete waste of money i cant get back.
★ 1 / 5
When attempting to launch the game via the GOG client, the "Play" button greys out, the game tries to launch, then fails. Ive also tried…

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