The Warlords series and the five original Close Combat games appear on Steam

We get a fair bit of news here and there about games getting delisted, publishers moving on from games and shutting them and more but what about game preservation? A nice bunch of classics with The Warlords series and the five original Close Combat games are now on Steam.

Some fun gaming history here, especially for me, as I used to love the early Close Combat games with them being some of the first strategy games I played. Although, I think Dune 2 has that record for being my actual first, they weren't too far behind.

From the press release:

"We're committed to preserving classic games and ensuring they're easily accessible. The Close Combat and Warlords series were hugely popular in the 90s, influencing many later hits. Their presence on Steam offers a chance to revisit or discover this part of video game history." – says Artem Shchuiko, co-founder of SNEG.

"One of Slitherine's founding values is also to preserve the history and tradition of computer wargames, as we are first and foremost enthusiasts of wargaming. Thanks to Sneg's efforts, both veteran players of these titles and those who want to try them for the first time in their lives will have the opportunity to do so with a version that is as updated and functional as possible on modern PCs, while at the same time not altering the original experience." – Marco Minoli, Director of Publishing Slitherine

Pictured - Close Combat

Thanks to their work you can now get:

• Close Combat
• Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
• Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
• Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
• Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy

Either individually or as part of the Close Combat Classic Collection.

And also:

• Warlords I + II
• Warlords III: Darklords Rising

Again either individually (well 1+2 together or 3) or as part of the Warlords Classics bundle.

From what they said they've been updated to "fully optimized to the requirements of modern computers and operating systems" and they "made every effort to eliminate technical issues, with changes based on fan and community feedback".

I imagine they should work quite well in Proton.