- #1 Politburo Simulator
97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Will WhitworthPub: Muddled Knot
Windows
Politburo Simulator is a turn-based strategy game where you take on the role of the General Secretary in a fictional Communist country. Manage your Politburo, make critical decisions, and navigate a web of political events to maintain control over the nation and defend the Revolution.
Why similar: Cold War 39.1% ★, Alternate History 26%, Historical 14.5%, Character Customization 7%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #2 Banbard
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hoboayoyo
Windows
An RPG focused on character customization for combat, and having characters break their own fate to grow and build upon themselves. Customize your play style as you see fit, build relationships with your party and grow to overcome any challenge that comes your way.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Character Customization 11.7%, Party-Based RPG 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #3 Strategic Stalemate
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Lixdy
Windows
A 2D turn based strategy and management game with emergent gameplay starting in the 1960's. Balance different mechanics as you progress through the Cold War without being voted out or starting World War III.
Why similar: Cold War 45.8% ★, Alternate History 27.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Minimalist 5.9%
- #4 AS ABOVE SO BELOW
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AS ABOVE SO BELOW LLCPub: STOLEN UFO LLC
Windows
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW is a Survival Horror Open World Action/RPG. You play as a recent college graduate offered a job in a small town, but upon arrival things are not what they seem. Face a series of unexplained events that unravel history, and ultimately change the future. Explore, Fight, Survive.
Why similar: Cold War 35% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Historical 15.2%, Character Customization 11%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #5 Phantom Doctrine
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,658 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Cold War 54.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Character Customization 8%, RPG 5.9%, Alternate History 5.6%
- #6 Space Takeover
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Tap Games
Windows · Mac
You have to withstand intense rivalry in space exploration. Choose one of the mighty powers and develop a space program. The future is yours.
Why similar: Cold War 47.9% ★, Alternate History 25.5%, Historical 20.5%, Strategy 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #7 Obscure Chronicle of Dynastia
92% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: PotS
Windows
The vast Anti-Dong Zhuo's Coalition has now scattered, and the era belonging to the warlords of East of Hangu Pass has just begun. Those heroes of Three Kingdoms Period, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Lü Bu, are now all fighting to win the stakes in the Central Plain of China.
Why similar: Alternate History 36.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Historical 12.8%, Strategy RPG 10.2%, RPG 9.1%
- #8 Juno 06
93% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Illunsoft
Windows
Complete fast turn-based battles in any order you like as you rise to the top in a psychic battle arena on the moon.
Why similar: Cold War 41.8% ★, Tactical RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 9.7%, Strategy RPG 7.6%
- #9 Chornobyl Liquidators
91% matchMixed48% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Cold War 47.4% ★, Historical 20.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Emotional 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #10 ROTRDS - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: haatcci
Windows · Mac
ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.7%, Historical 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #11 Space is Red
89% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: FebrvvmPub: Dreamlore
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space is Red is an alt-history sci-fi horror visual novel set aboard a Soviet starship in an alternate future. The game features multiple endings, detective elements, mysterious deaths, and, of course, an alien presence.
Why similar: Cold War 46.3% ★, Alternate History 26.6%, Historical 17.2%, Choices Matter 5.5%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
- #12 All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 393 reviews2018
Dev: inbetweengames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
All Walls Must Fall is a Tech-Noir Tactics game set in Berlin 2089, where the Cold War never ended.
Why similar: Cold War 34.3% ★, Alternate History 19.4%, Tactical RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Perma Death 10.3%
- #13 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
89% matchVery Positive93% of 726 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Cold War 39.7% ★, Alternate History 21%, Historical 15.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Strategy RPG 5.2%
- #14 SCP Operations
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows
Step into the enigmatic world of SCP OPERATIONS. Lead your team of elite agents through tactical, turn-based combat against the Chaos Insurgency and dangerous SCP objects. Uncover secrets and protect humanity.
Why similar: Perma Death 18%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Party-Based RPG 11.2%, Character Customization 11.1%
- #15 MAMA
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PUSH! SoftPub: Push Publication
Windows
In an alternative Cold War, the world’s most dangerous operatives are MAMA. As an elite milf agent, infiltrate, sabotage, fight, and outsmart enemies across covert missions worldwide. Dangerous—and replayable.
Why similar: Cold War 38.6% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #16 Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue
86% matchVery Positive94% of 515 reviews2024
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue is the proof of concept for the upcoming procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s Southeast Asia. In this prologue chapter, you'll get to experience combat, exploration, and the opening story of the game.
Why similar: Cold War 44.5% ★, Alternate History 18.5%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, RPG 5.2%
- #17 大明·戚继光传
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 亦初
Windows
中国风的回合制战棋游戏。剧情上量大管饱,人物形象立体;战斗系统高度还原鸳鸯阵,以十敌千! 你将扮演大明战神戚继光,率领16世纪东亚最强军队—戚家军,救万民于水火,以雷霆击碎黑暗! 封侯非我意,但愿海波平!
Why similar: Alternate History 25.9%, Historical 24.9%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, RPG 8%
- #18 GET OUT!
86% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
A 2D noir, point and click game where you uncover clues and solve puzzles in a world of espionage and international intrigue.
Why similar: Cold War 55.8% ★, Historical 22.1%, Alternate History 12%, Minimalist 4.4%, Strategy 3.4%
- #19 Cold Calling
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Can't Get Enough Games
Windows · Mac
Operate a telephone switchboard, meet caricatured historical figures, and avert a nuclear war in this alternate history Cold War comedy. Use tactile point-and-click controls to drag wires and install wacky gadgets as you juggle waves of calls.
Why similar: Cold War 46.8% ★, Alternate History 29.5%, Historical 19.6%, Multiple Endings 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #20 Aether & Iron
82% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.1%, Tactical RPG 18.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Party-Based RPG 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #21 Time of the Lilies
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ludie
Windows · Mac · Linux
A spy thriller featuring an escaped State Security agent navigating a conspiracy involving federal police, foreign agitators, and a familiar face from years past.
Why similar: Cold War 48.3% ★, Historical 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Emotional 6.2%
- #22 Kriegsfront Tactics
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Kriegsfront Tactics is a procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s during an era of conflict in Southeast Asia where you'll play as a commander of a mecha squad sent behind enemy lines. Build your mecha squad, complete missions, and survive the front another day.
Why similar: Cold War 37.5% ★, Alternate History 21.1%, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #23 Circus Electrique
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Circus Electrique is part story-driven RPG, part tactics, part circus management, and completely enthralling– all with a steampunk twist. When everyday Londoners mysteriously turn into vicious killers, only the show’s talented performers possess the skills necessary to save the city.
Why similar: Historical 23%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Party-Based RPG 10.2%
- #24 Hate's Offering
82% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: AvrillionArts
Windows · Mac
After losing his family to the killer he seeks to unmask, Detective Jack Whiting is kidnapped and locked in a basement of harrowing puzzles, soul-crushing decisions, and hellish sacrifices. Survival comes at a great cost, but before you can survive, you have to truly open your eyes.
Why similar: Cold War 49.1% ★, Alternate History 30.3%, Detective 10.9%, Investigation 8.6%, Action 1%
- #25 隐梦交织
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Millennium NocturnesPub: Wise Games
Windows
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Alternate History 35.5%, Historical 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, RPG 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #26 Three Kingdoms Stratagem
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iron Pagoda
Windows
A retro-inspired, narrative-driven turn-based tactics RPG. Enemies telegraph their attacks before executing them, and it's up to you to disrupt them. Lead your heroes to victory to restore the Han dynasty!
Why similar: Historical 27.5%, Tactical RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.4%, RPG 8%
- #27 Blood Nor Water
79% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Rosae Ex Ludis
Windows
Blood nor Water combines real-time with turn-based tactics for a new kind of tactics rpg. Take control of a small company of young fighters trying to make a difference as the world descends into warfare around them.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.4%, Tactical RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 12.4%
- #28 Soviet Soldier
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Go Up Gaming
Windows
Experience history from the perspective of the Red Army in this story-driven FPS game. Make choices that will affect your comrades and the entire world. Fight in historical battles where you put down insurgents, eliminate enemies, and defend the motherland. The fate of the USSR rests in your hands.
Why similar: Cold War 41.7% ★, Alternate History 20.6%, Historical 19.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #29 江湖十一
78% matchMixed42% of 5,611 reviews2023
Dev: 万象皆春
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Jianghu11 is an open-world cultivation RPG set in the wuxia world. In this game, you will create your own character or start as a fictional or historical figure. Explore the fascinating wuxia world with enormous NPCs, search for romance, and write your own legend.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.6%, Historical 17.8%, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #30 Withering State
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ed V
Windows
Act as Premier Alexander Sants in a time of stagnation, division, and the falling of walls. Will you steer the brotherly nations of the People's Republic of Sudlivia toward the free West, reinforce the crumbling East, or forge a new path? Or will you be ousted before even taking power as Chairman?
Why similar: Cold War 36.5% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, Historical 15.9%, Character Customization 9.6%, Strategy RPG 8%
- #31 The White Raven
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GatherRound StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows
The race to choose a new true god has dawned upon us, and you are its final candidate. Raise or raze settlements, and decide who friend or foe is, as you seek out the 7 False God acolytes that hold the key to your ascension in this party-based, story rich RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.3%, Character Customization 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #32 Project Blue Book: Hidden Mysteries
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Three GatesPub: Legacy Games
Windows
It’s 1952, and the U.S. Air Force is operating a top-secret investigation: Project Blue Book. As a newly recruited agent, it’s your job to uncover the truth behind these real declassified UFO sightings. Test your observation and investigation skills in this out-of-this-world hidden object adventure!
Why similar: Cold War 56.2% ★, Historical 23.3%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #33 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
76% matchMixed65% of 1,382 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: Historical 20.9%, Perma Death 18.2%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 9.2%, Strategy RPG 8.9%
- #34 禁区之外(The Match Fix)
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 让我睡个好觉
Windows
在《禁区之外(The Match Fix)》中,您的父亲曾是一名备受尊敬的足球运动员,如今却因涉嫌操纵比赛而被"禁足"。面对这一切,父亲已经选择了沉默与放弃。但作为他的儿子,您无法忍受父亲的尊严被如此践踏,而您将通过破解父亲iPad来寻找隐藏的真相......
Why similar: Cold War 42.1% ★, Alternate History 18%, Historical 15.7%, Strategy RPG 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #35 Atom☭grad
75% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
A linguistic detective game. Decrypt the Soviet computer to prevent total nuclear annihilation.
Why similar: Cold War 52.9% ★, Alternate History 23.6%, Historical 12%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #36 Broken Lines
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: Alternate History 20.7%, Historical 18.7%, Perma Death 14.8%, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #37 Liquidators
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,204 reviews2020
Dev: Gray Unit
Windows
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Why similar: Cold War 44.4% ★, Historical 20.8%, Perma Death 18.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #38 The Border Lord
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joe PeadenPub: StyleHead Games, LLC
Windows
Defend your frontier village against relentless raiders in this turn-based tactics RPG with settlement building. Survive at all costs!
Why similar: Perma Death 24.3%, Tactical RPG 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Character Customization 14.2%, Strategy RPG 11%
- #39 Rise of Atom
72% matchPositive77% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Glass Bubble Software
Windows
A retro-futuristic, sci-fi, turn-based management RPG. Become the CEO of an R&D behemoth: hire scientists, woo investors, dabble in corporate espionage, and forge the science of tomorrow. Whether the technological wonders that emerge will save humanity—or doom it—is up to you.
Why similar: Cold War 32.9% ★, Alternate History 24.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #40 Protocol 86: Chernobyl
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Core Interactive
Windows
A terminal-driven psychological horror puzzle set in a secret Soviet underground research facility built after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Survive in procedurally shifting sectors using only the terminal. Type ‘help’ to begin.
Why similar: Cold War 41.8% ★, Alternate History 22.2%, Historical 17.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Investigation 8.4%
- #41 Netoria Tactics 2
71% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Apollo Seven GamesPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
In this erotic SRPG, how you play the battles determines if the the love of our heroes blossoms or if they're torn apart. Love, loss, and gender-bending await our heroes on their quest.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.2%, Historical 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Party-Based RPG 12.4%
- #42 Obscure Chronicle of Dynasty
72% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: IsaacZhang
Windows
This is a "fictional, but plausible" strategy role-playing game with a plot which can be regarded as a history of the Three Kingdoms in a different realm. Thus, those who have received little or no attention in the original history may blossom in this very different time and space.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.2%, Historical 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, RPG 7.6%
- #43 Sabotage 1.0
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Pablo RodriguezPub: Alternative Reality Games 2015
Windows
Welcome to the "Cold War": Your mission is to sabotage the different military / secret bases in the world. To complete your mission you must put explosives in the assigned places and escape from the place.
Why similar: Cold War 60% ★, Alternate History 30.8%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Action 3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #44 Red Lily
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Lily
Windows
A tactical survival game, play as teacher/general leading your students to safety. Keep them alive by hiding from enemies, while gathering enough supplies to survive the night! If one of your students dies, they're gone forever, leaving one less mouth to feed. Inspired by the Battle of Okinawa.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.8%, Alternate History 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy RPG 12.7%
- #45 子夜之章:历史的终局~MidNights of Desperado~
71% matchVery Positive98% of 305 reviews2021
Dev: 银阼Pub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Why similar: Cold War 50.1% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #46 Apollo: A Co-Op Game
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Parnassian Digital
Windows · Mac
One astronaut. Up to four mission commanders. Work together to plan your mission and experience the historic highlights of the Apollo space program.
Why similar: Cold War 45.7% ★, Alternate History 28.4%, Historical 17.5%, Choices Matter 5.7%, Action 2.7%
- #47 Miasma 2: Freedom Uprising
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: ESP GamesPub: David Addis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turn-based planning and realtime battles, with a choice-driven story, all set in a dystopian future
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.5%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Character Customization 10.5%
- #48 Unknown Darkness
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Craftcon
Windows
Unknown Darkness is a story-driven tactical RPG with roguelite deck-building, set in a twisted version of 1920s America. Command America's shadow agency, born from the horrors of WWI, as a forgotten cult tries to wake a sleeping god. Can you keep the chaos from swallowing the world?
Why similar: Alternate History 23.4%, Perma Death 16.2%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Investigation 8.9%
- #49 Warrior Bloodline: Path of Survival
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turdas
Windows
An epic journey of the fellowship of the children bonded by blood, escaped an experimental camp, wandering the woods and struggling both to survive and to reveal their destiny. An immersive, story-driven exploration game with a strong focus on realistic survival.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Historical 14.1%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Character Customization 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%
- #50 Querent
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turn Da Page
Windows · Linux
Rally the small town of Sunset Junction to survive hypnotic creatures in a post-apocalyptic desert landscape. Boost skills by building a deck for each of your characters. Use mesmerism to solve puzzles and build relationships with the people you meet. Play your cards right and you might survive!
Why similar: Alternate History 21.9%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Character Customization 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #51 Return to Rezpulka
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tactical Cat Studios
Windows
After months on the battlefield, Sergey awakes back in his homeland of Rezpulka. With only a vague memory of what he believes were his final moments on the battlefield, he must now put the pieces together to really understand what happened on that fateful day.
Why similar: Cold War 62.3% ★, Alternate History 37.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #52 Chronicles of Ultiria
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Snowalski Studios LLC
Windows
Chronicles of Ultiria is a classic strategy RPG where you command a diverse cast of characters through turn and grid-based battles. Strategize to overcome enemies, traverse dangerous maps, and unravel the dark plots of the Ultiran Emperor.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, RPG 11.2%
- #53 Never's End
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypersect
Windows
Master a deeply systemic battlefield where every force interacts. Move heat to create wind, shift humidity to change the weather, and compress the earth, turning rock into lava. Possess townsfolk, explore an open world, and fight back the ever-creeping Never in this turn-based tactical RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Perma Death 16.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #54 Thermonuclear
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Thermonuclear is a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by classic Cold War–era action games, featuring nuclear-themed combat and score-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Cold War 38.7% ★, Alternate History 23.7%, Perma Death 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy 3.5%
- #55 Berlin Maniacs
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Achtung Autobahn StudiosPub: Looking for Publisher!
Windows
In Berlin Maniacs you take on the role of the young and impressionable Tina in a fictionalized snapshot of West Berlin in the year of 1968, a time when state violence led to radicalization within the student protest movement.
Why similar: Historical 31.5%, Cold War 28.4% ★, Alternate History 19%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Action 2.2%
- #56 For the Night
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pusselbit Games
Windows · Mac
For the Night is a Cold War espionage thriller, taking place during one single night at a seedy hotel in 1970s Stockholm.
Why similar: Cold War 58.1% ★, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Detective 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #57 穿越日记
65% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Alternate History 29%, Historical 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Emotional 9.8%
- #58 Age of Fear: The Free World
68% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Age of Fear: The Free World is an introduction to a decade-old turn-based strategy series that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements. Choose your faction (Undead Legion, Human Kingdom or Greenskins Horde), build a unique army and embark on exploring the realm!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Character Customization 14.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%