
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
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Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.

Age of History II
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

Terminal Conflict
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!
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 7.1%
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 26.4% ★, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Political 6.5% ★
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 26.2% ★, Political Sim 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Historical 9.9%, Politics 9.1% ★
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: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Political Sim 19.2% ★, Cold War 16.6% ★, Historical 6.8%, Wargame 6.7%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Political Sim 24% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 8.9%, Politics 8.7% ★
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.2% ★, Historical 20.5%, Alternate History 8.6%, Military 7.9%, Strategy 7.2%
Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.
Why similar: Cold War 34.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Wargame 8.5%, Strategy 5.6%
Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 46.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 13.2%
A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.
Why similar: Cold War 32.5% ★, Political Sim 25.2% ★, Politics 9.1% ★, Historical 8.2%, Strategy 6.5%
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 40.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Historical 12.1%, Wargame 10.1%, Military 6.8%
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 36.1% ★, Political Sim 20.8% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Wargame 7.3%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Historical 15.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Wargame 9.5%
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Politics 11.7% ★, Historical 10.3%, Political 8.9% ★
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41% ★, Cold War 24.8% ★, Wargame 14%, Alternate History 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Cold War 36.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Historical 14.5%, Wargame 8.1%, Alternate History 5.9%
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Cold War 27.3% ★, Political Sim 27% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Historical 8.5%, Strategy 6.4%
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Politics 14.7% ★, Historical 14.7%, Wargame 9.3%, Alternate History 7.6%
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Politics 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Political 7.3% ★
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Historical 12.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Wargame 10.2%
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 35.6% ★, Grand Strategy 29% ★, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Wargame 9.3%, Simulation 4.4%
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 54.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Wargame 14.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 49.4% ★, Political Sim 22.9% ★, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 4.6%, Politics 3.9% ★
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Historical 15.7%, Political 7.8% ★, Alternate History 7.1%
Lead the CIA or KGB in a turn-based global strategy. Influence nations, run covert ops, and win the Cold War without firing a shot.
Why similar: Cold War 32.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Historical 8.4%, Political Sim 7.5% ★
Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Cold War 52.8% ★, PvP 12.1%, Wargame 10%, Military 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Cold War 34.3% ★, Grand Strategy 33.1% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 6.8%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Historical 42.9%, PvP 14.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Military 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.8%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3% ★, Political Sim 26.7% ★, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Political 5.1% ★
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.7% ★, Historical 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 5.9%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 53.1% ★, Historical 19.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Military 5%, Simulation 3.9%
NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Historical 10.5%, Strategy 5%
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Historical 22%, Wargame 13.4%, PvP 10%, Military 9.6%
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Historical 17.6%, Wargame 10.5%, Military 7%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, Politics 12% ★, Alternate History 6.8%, Wargame 6%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31%, Strategy 26.8%, Historical 24.4%, Wargame 17.9%
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Wargame 32.7%, Simulation 25.4%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9% ★, Historical 17.6%, Politics 12.2% ★, Wargame 8.9%, Strategy 6.7%
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Politics 13.1% ★, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 5.2%
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.6% ★, Political Sim 25.3% ★, Historical 17.7%, Politics 11% ★, Strategy 6.7%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Cold War 66.2% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 7.3%, Historical 5.2%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.6%, Strategy 23.2%, Wargame 16.8%, Historical 13.8%, Simulation 8.9%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31%, Strategy 17.4%, Historical 17.3%, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Wargame 14.7%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 13%, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 7.2%
3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!
Why similar: Cold War 34.1% ★, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Wargame 6.6%, PvP 5.8%
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.9% ★, Historical 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Politics 13.5% ★, Wargame 8.2%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Cold War 25.4% ★, Historical 16.3%, Wargame 8.9%, Military 5.5%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.1%, Strategy 23.6%, Wargame 22.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.2% ★, Historical 18.1%, Political 9.8% ★, Wargame 8.1%, Alternate History 6.4%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Grand Strategy 31.3% ★, Politics 10.7% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 7.8%
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Wargame 17.7%, Historical 15.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 12.4%
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.9% ★, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Historical 16.6%, Politics 7.6% ★, Wargame 6.6%
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Historical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 6.3%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, Historical 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 6.1%, Alternate History 6.1%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.7% ★, Historical 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Political 9.2% ★, Alternate History 6.5%
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: Grand Strategy 41.9% ★, Historical 16.8%, Cold War 15.8% ★, Strategy 10%, Wargame 6.7%
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Political Sim 30.6% ★, Grand Strategy 27.1% ★, Politics 12.5% ★, Political 11.2% ★, Strategy 5.7%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: Historical 32.7%, Strategy 15.5%, Military 14.7%, PvP 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.9%
Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Historical 15.8%, Wargame 10.9%, Strategy 6%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Historical 17.3%, Political 12.5% ★, Sandbox 6.6%