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Games Like Cuban Missile Crisis

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, RTS, Cold War, War.

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Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 76% — of 286 reviews
Released: 2015-03-25
Developer: G5 Software
Publisher: Fulqrum Publishing
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 17.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 50%

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  1. #1 Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
    97% matchMostly Positive78% of 89 reviews2015
    Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Ice Crusade is a stand-alone expansion for post-apocalyptic real time strategy Cuban Missile Crisis. Ice Crusade continues the original story and adds new campaigns, battlegrounds and units.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  2. #2 Theatre of War 3: Korea
    96% matchMixed46% of 201 reviews2011
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Replay the events of the first hot war of the Cold War era, the Korean War, also known as the Forgotten War. Players will be involved in two campaigns, both set in the 1950’s: the North Korean (June 25 – August 20) and the American (September 15 – October 8).

    Why similar: Strategy 58.2%, Cold War 25.3%, RTS 16.4%

  3. #3 Stalingrad
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 462 reviews2015
    Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.

    Why similar: Strategy 65.7%, RTS 34.3%

  4. #4 Armored Brigade
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
    Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union

    Why similar: Strategy 59%, Cold War 23.2%, RTS 17.8%

  5. #5 Aggression: Europe Under Fire
    95% matchMixed55% of 118 reviews2014
    Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows

    Aggression is a military real-time strategy game set within a historic context featuring role-playing elements. Play the role of a political leader of Russia, Great Britain, France or Germany. It is up to you to take firm decisions at the crucial period of the European history – the World Wars ages covering 1914 – 1945.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  6. #6 Codename: Panzers - Cold War
    94% matchMixed66% of 278 reviews2009
    Dev: InnoGlow
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Tempelhof, Berlin, dawn of 8th April 1949.A major armed conflict is brewing between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc. The Red Army has been growing ever stronger since the end of World War II. With the growth of their army the Soviets realize that they hold the advantage, and are only waiting for the right moment to attack.

    Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, RTS 36.2%, Cold War 25.9%

  7. #7 ICBM
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

    Why similar: Cold War 42.3%, RTS 33.2%, Strategy 24.5%

  8. #8 9th Company: Roots Of Terror
    93% matchMixed59% of 251 reviews2009
    Dev: Новый ДискPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    9th Company Roots of Terror is an action-oriented real-time strategy game based on actual events that took place during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan.

    Why similar: Strategy 59.8%, RTS 40.2%

  9. #9 Combat Mission Cold War
    90% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

    Why similar: Strategy 74.9%, Cold War 25.1%

  10. #10 Wargame: Red Dragon
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

    Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, RTS 36.4%, Cold War 24.8%

  11. #11 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
    91% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!

    Why similar: Strategy 54.7%, Cold War 24.8%, RTS 20.5%

  12. #12 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

    Why similar: Cold War 58.7%, Strategy 41.3%

  13. #13 World War I
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 265 reviews2015
    Dev: Dark FoxPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.

    Why similar: Strategy 67.3%, RTS 32.7%

  14. #14 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2015
    Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?

    Why similar: Strategy 74.1%, RTS 25.9%

  15. #15 Sudden Strike Gold
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2017
    Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!

    Why similar: Strategy 65.7%, RTS 34.3%

  16. #16 Syrian Warfare
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

    Why similar: RTS 59.9%, Strategy 40.1%

  17. #17 First Strike
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017
    Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.

    Why similar: Cold War 40.9%, RTS 31.8%, Strategy 27.3%

  18. #18 Real Warfare 1242
    86% matchMixed55% of 92 reviews2011
    Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.

    Why similar: Strategy 72.8%, RTS 27.2%

  19. #19 Men of War: Vietnam
    84% matchMixed64% of 1,312 reviews2011
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

    Why similar: Strategy 57.2%, RTS 27%, Cold War 15.8%

  20. #20 Regiments
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
    Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

    Why similar: Cold War 41%, RTS 30.1%, Strategy 28.9%

  21. #21 Arms Race - TCWE
    83% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
    Dev: Alina Digital
    Windows

    Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR

    Why similar: Strategy 54.7%, Cold War 45.3%

  22. #22 Faces of War
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
    Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.

    Why similar: Strategy 64.3%, RTS 35.7%

  23. #23 World War III: Black Gold
    82% matchMixed63% of 908 reviews2013
    Dev: Reality PumpPub: Topware Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...

    Why similar: Strategy 94.5%, RTS 5.5%

  24. #24 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
    79% matchMixed48% of 179 reviews2025
    Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.

    Why similar: Cold War 54.3%, Strategy 45.7%

  25. #25 American Conquest
    81% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
    Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.

    Why similar: Strategy 59.9%, RTS 40.1%

  26. #26 Joint Task Force
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 331 reviews2007
    Dev: Most Wanted EntertainmentPub: HD Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans.

    Why similar: Strategy 63.1%, RTS 36.9%

  27. #27 WARNO
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

    Why similar: Cold War 39.9%, RTS 33.7%, Strategy 26.5%

  28. #28 Wargame: Airland Battle
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 reviews2013
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.

    Why similar: Strategy 36%, Cold War 32.4%, RTS 31.7%

  29. #29 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
    79% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

    Why similar: Strategy 82%, RTS 18%

  30. #30 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  31. #31 Earth 2140
    77% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2013
    Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive ACE
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The year is 2140. After numerous wars and several environmental disasters, only two world powers remain; the United Civilized States (»UCS«), covering the American continent, Western Europe and North Africa, and the Eurasian Dynasty (»ED«) covering the coherent landmasses of Eastern Europe and Asia.

    Why similar: Strategy 94.5%, RTS 5.5%

  32. #32 Desert Law
    78% matchMixed59% of 82 reviews2015
    Dev: ArisePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Desert Law is a new spin on the traditional real-time strategy that immerses players into a post-apocalyptic world where gasoline is the new world currency.

    Why similar: Strategy 68.7%, RTS 31.3%

  33. #33 Broken Arrow
    71% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

    Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, RTS 47.1%

  34. #34 Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2023
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm is a grand tactical wargame set at the height of the Cold War, with the action centered on the year 1989.

    Why similar: Strategy 78.1%, Cold War 21.9%

  35. #35 Steel Division 2
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

    Why similar: Strategy 50.8%, RTS 49.2%

  36. #36 Blitzkrieg Anthology
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.

    Why similar: Strategy 62%, RTS 38%

  37. #37 reconquest
    76% matchMixed55% of 263 reviews2016
    Dev: StormCube Games
    Windows · Mac

    Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

    Why similar: Strategy 61.1%, RTS 38.9%

  38. #38 ICBM: Escalation
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

    Why similar: RTS 38.7%, Cold War 33.6%, Strategy 27.7%

  39. #39 Combat Mission Black Sea
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  40. #40 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
    75% matchMixed58% of 642 reviews2011
    Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.

    Why similar: Strategy 67.8%, RTS 32.2%

  41. #41 Ultimate General: Civil War
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

    Why similar: RTS 55%, Strategy 45%

  42. #42 Theatre of War
    74% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

    Why similar: Strategy 68.7%, RTS 31.3%

  43. #43 Kiloton
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2025
    Dev: Jack MorehartPub: spacemann's games
    Windows · Mac

    A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.

    Why similar: Cold War 38.3%, RTS 37.6%, Strategy 24.1%

  44. #44 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 753 reviews2012
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.

    Why similar: Strategy 70.1%, RTS 29.9%

  45. #45 Tempest Rising
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
    Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

    Why similar: RTS 55.9%, Strategy 44.1%

  46. #46 Rush for Berlin Gold
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2009
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    By the creators of Codename Panzers: Stormregion; this real-time strategy title will once more take you onto the European battlefields of the Second World War. 1944–1945: In a race for the German capital Berlin, you take command of American, British, French and Soviet Red Army forces.

    Why similar: Strategy 72.9%, RTS 27.1%

  47. #47 Act of War: Direct Action
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2008
    Dev: Eugen SystemsPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

    Why similar: RTS 67.9%, Strategy 32.1%

  48. #48 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
    Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.

    Why similar: Cold War 48.3%, Strategy 35.6%, RTS 16%

  49. #49 Terminal Conflict
    70% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy Mill
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Touch the world with your fingertips! Your retro terminal awaits your command, for the balance of power, in this definitive Cold War strategy game. Here you belong; assert your leadership through turn based strategic tit-for-tat, on the brink of mutually assured destruction. Don't let it slip away!

    Why similar: Cold War 61%, Strategy 39%

  50. #50 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
    Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

    Why similar: Strategy 63%, Cold War 19.2%, RTS 17.9%

  51. #51 Twilight Struggle
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,936 reviews2016
    Dev: Playdek, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

    Why similar: Cold War 60.2%, Strategy 39.8%

  52. #52 Fleet Command
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
    Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...

    Why similar: RTS 61.9%, Strategy 38.1%

  53. #53 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

    Why similar: RTS 42.2%, Strategy 31%, Cold War 26.8%

  54. #54 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
    63% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.

    Why similar: Cold War 50.3%, Strategy 49.7%

  55. #55 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    Why similar: RTS 52.3%, Strategy 47.7%

  56. #56 Call to Arms
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
    Dev: Digitalmindsoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

    Why similar: Strategy 60.4%, RTS 39.6%

  57. #57 Men of War™
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
    Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

    Why similar: Strategy 64.9%, RTS 35.1%

  58. #58 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
    62% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows

    Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.

    Why similar: Strategy 52%, RTS 48%

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