Games Like Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall

Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...

Why similar: Political Sim 16.3% ★, Cold War 15.8% ★, Politics 13.5% ★, Political 11.2% ★, Grand Strategy 6.6% ★

Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

Why similar: Political Sim 32.7% ★, Cold War 10.7% ★, Politics 8.2% ★, Diplomacy 7% ★, Political 6% ★

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 16.5% ★, Political Sim 15.9% ★, Politics 13.8% ★, Political 9.9% ★, Alternate History 9.6%

is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.

Why similar: Political Sim 17% ★, Politics 13.6% ★, Political 11.7% ★, Alternate History 9.3%, Grand Strategy 8.2% ★

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Political Sim 23.2% ★, Politics 19.4% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Alternate History 12.9%, Strategy RPG 7.6%

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 26.1% ★, Political 12.7% ★, Politics 9% ★, Diplomacy 8.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%

In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...

Why similar: Politics 27.6% ★, Political 19.4% ★, Alternate History 11.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.5%

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 22.6% ★, Political Sim 20.9% ★, Politics 15.2% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Alternate History 9.6%

Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!

Why similar: Political Sim 25.6% ★, Diplomacy 24.1% ★, Politics 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Strategy 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 34.5% ★, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Historical 13.1%, Diplomacy 8.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.

Why similar: Political Sim 19.9% ★, Cold War 18.4% ★, Politics 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Political 13.7% ★

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 24.4% ★, Political Sim 19.1% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Politics 12.2% ★, Grand Strategy 10.9% ★

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Political Sim 22.5% ★, Politics 19.8% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Diplomacy 14% ★, Grand Strategy 8.7% ★

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

Why similar: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Cold War 20.6% ★, Political 12% ★, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, Grand Strategy 9% ★

This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.

Why similar: Political Sim 36.2% ★, Alternate History 24.3%, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 5.8%

Get ready to take part in the world war! It depends only on your choice who you will be - a winner or a loser! It's time to press the red button!

Why similar: Political Sim 22.4% ★, Politics 15.2% ★, Alternate History 15.2%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Political 12.3% ★

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: Political Sim 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Historical 13.7%, Politics 10.9% ★, Diplomacy 10.9% ★

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: Politics 18% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Alternate History 13%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Historical 9.7%

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Why similar: Political Sim 22.6% ★, Politics 18.7% ★, Political 15.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 7% ★

What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?

Why similar: Political Sim 29.6% ★, Cold War 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Alternate History 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

Why similar: Political Sim 35.6% ★, Political 25.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Management 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%

AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

Why similar: Political Sim 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Politics 14.8% ★, Political 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★

You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

Why similar: Political Sim 30.6% ★, Political 23% ★, Politics 22.1% ★, Choices Matter 8.5%, Strategy 5.3%

In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!

Why similar: Political Sim 41.9% ★, Politics 28.4% ★, Political 11.4% ★, Grand Strategy 6.9% ★, Strategy 6%

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: Politics 23.3% ★, Political 22.9% ★, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 9%

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 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Political 12.1% ★, Historical 10.4%

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 29.3% ★, Politics 23.9% ★, Political 15.4% ★, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Management 6.9%

All Walls Must Fall is a Tech-Noir Tactics game set in Berlin 2089, where the Cold War never ended.

Why similar: Cold War 45.6% ★, Alternate History 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 7.7%, RPG 6.2%

Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?

Why similar: Political Sim 28.7% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Political 16.1% ★, Alternate History 14.1%, Simulation 8.1%

Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy

Why similar: Political Sim 26.3% ★, Politics 15.9% ★, Political 11.3% ★, Strategy RPG 8.9%, Historical 8.8%

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 28.9% ★, Politics 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Political 14.5% ★, Strategy 9%

Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?

Why similar: Political Sim 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Alternate History 12.3%, Politics 12.3% ★

Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!

Why similar: Political Sim 16.9% ★, Cold War 15.2% ★, Politics 14.2% ★, Political 13% ★, Grand Strategy 7.4% ★

Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.

Why similar: Political Sim 20.2% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Alternate History 10.3%

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23% ★, Historical 20.6%, Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 17.8%, Management 12.1%

The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Political 16.1% ★, Politics 13.8% ★, Simulation 8.2%

Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

Why similar: Politics 23.2% ★, Political Sim 23.2% ★, Political 21.7% ★, Alternate History 16%, Simulation 4.6%

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: Political Sim 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Cold War 16.4% ★, Politics 15.4% ★, Alternate History 12.4%

Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.

Why similar: Political Sim 44.1% ★, Politics 25% ★, Political 21.3% ★, Simulation 4.5%, Strategy 3.8%

A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you—they ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away—an observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.

Why similar: Political Sim 26.9% ★, Politics 23% ★, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Historical 11.7%, Nonlinear 7.7%

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Management 38.6%, Simulation 29.4%, Multiple Endings 25.7%, Indie 6.2%

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: Political 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

Space Program Manager (SPM) is the ultimate game of space exploration. It is the mid 1950s and the race for dominance between the US and the Soviet Union is about to move into a new dimension: space.

Why similar: Cold War 30.5% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Management 14.4%, Historical 12.1%

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 30.1% ★, Diplomacy 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Political Sim 13.9% ★, Simulation 5.2%

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.

Why similar: Political Sim 20% ★, Cold War 18.1% ★, Politics 15.9% ★, Political 13.5% ★, Grand Strategy 8.1% ★

Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!

Why similar: Diplomacy 25.7% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%

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: Political Sim 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Historical 12.7%, Political 12.5% ★, Strategy 8.3%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 31.1%, Cold War 29% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Strategy 19.8%

Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.

Why similar: Politics 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Political 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Strategy RPG 8.1%

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: Diplomacy 29.1% ★, Alternate History 22.7%, Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Cold War 18.3% ★, Strategy 7.2%

A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.

Why similar: Political Sim 26.3% ★, Politics 19.6% ★, Political 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

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: Cold War 64.6% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Simulation 13.9%

In 1789, the Ming Dynasty had survived for a hundred years. At this time, just before the Great Revolution, what will the Ming Dynasty look like under the influence of players?

Why similar: Political Sim 33.1% ★, Historical 17.6%, Strategy 13.3%, RPG 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%

The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.

Why similar: Political Sim 22.7% ★, Politics 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Management 5.8%

Democracy 3: Africa is the new standalone 're-imagining' of the hit political strategy game 'Democracy 3'. Set entirely in countries on the continent of Africa, D3:A puts you in charge of these countries and challenges you to stay in power whilst fixing each country's problems, improving the quality of life for your electorate, and...

Why similar: Political Sim 49.8% ★, Politics 34.2% ★, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%, Indie 2%

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

Why similar: Cold War 39.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 7.6%

Near the border of the iron curtain in the soviet union lies a small village where unrest is brewing and supplies are scarce. You and your family have been sent there to bring order, where you will serve the USSR as a judge. Balance your own moral judgment with the opinions of those watching...

Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Strategy 29.9%, RPG 26.2%, Indie 12.4%

Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.

Why similar: Alternate History 19.8%, Historical 16.6%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Management 10%

A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

Why similar: Political Sim 47% ★, Political 20.4% ★, Choices Matter 7.2%, Management 6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.5%