Combat Mission: Red Thunder
Eastern Front tactical wargame with real-time and turn-based battles
Battlefront · Published by Matrix Games · Released Jun 15, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 79
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jun 14, 2023
What is Combat Mission: Red Thunder?
In this 3D World War II tactical wargame, you command Soviet or German squads, teams, and vehicles during the 1944 fighting in Belarus and Poland. You give orders in real time or turn-based WeGo play across campaigns, standalone battles, and customizable Quick Battles as Soviet forces push toward Warsaw.
For you if...
- +you like switching between real-time and turn-based tactics
- +you want to command individual squads and vehicles
- +you want solo campaigns and head-to-head battles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer broad strategy over small-unit tactics
- −you want simple battles with few orders to manage
What players say
80% of 79 reviews are positive
Players praise the detailed tactical simulation and the campaigns and scenarios. Complaints include dated graphics and high pricing; an experienced player also reports performance problems and persistent bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Combat Mission: Red Thunder system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 13 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Combat Mission: Red Thunder?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Pentium IV 1.8 Ghz or equivalent speed AMD processor
- Graphics
- 256 MB VRAM or better and must support 1024x768 or higher resolution in OpenGL ***IMPORTANT*** Not all Intel integrated video cards will play the game.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 13 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- The game does not work in a virtualized environment (virtual machine)
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Pentium IV 2.8 GHz or equivalent speed AMD processor or better
- Graphics
- 1 GB VRAM or better and must support 1024x768 or higher resolution in OpenGL
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- The game does not work in a virtualized environment (virtual machine)
Does Combat Mission: Red Thunder have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Combat Mission: Red Thunder run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Combat Mission: Red Thunder use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
2 DLC available.
