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

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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!

Reviews: Mixed — 70% — of 69 reviews
Released: 2020-09-24
Developer: Strategy Mill
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  1. #1 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
    97% 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 24%, Political Sim 18.9%, Political 15.9%, Grand Strategy 14.6%, Politics 13.5%

  2. #2 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
    96% 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: Grand Strategy 21%, Political Sim 16.3%, Cold War 14.4%, Wargame 13.3%, Military 10.3%

  3. #3 Precipice
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 323 reviews2019
    Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 28.7%, Political Sim 21.7%, Politics 13.1%, Strategy 6.8%, Board Game 5.4%

  4. #4 Twilight Struggle
    95% 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 30%, Political Sim 16.9%, Board Game 14.8%, Wargame 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

  5. #5 Maestro's Cold War 2
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 117 reviews2025
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Cold War 26.4%, Political Sim 17.4%, Grand Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Political 6.5%

  6. #6 US and THEM
    94% matchMostly Negative34% of 109 reviews2014
    Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 28.1%, Political 15.1%, Grand Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Wargame 6.9%

  7. #7 Realpolitiks II
    93% matchMixed46% of 666 reviews2021
    Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 25.3%, Grand Strategy 25.2%, Political 17.1%, Politics 13.8%, Strategy 9.6%

  8. #8 Arms Race - TCWE
    92% 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: Cold War 23.7%, Political Sim 22.9%, Political 15.3%, Grand Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 6.6%

  9. #9 Kiloton
    90% 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 27.2%, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Wargame 16.5%, Political Sim 10.3%, Retro 7.2%

  10. #10 Realpolitiks
    91% matchMixed62% of 1,232 reviews2017
    Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 31.7%, Grand Strategy 26%, Politics 21.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 3.6%

  11. #11 World Empire 2027
    91% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2022
    Dev: iGindisGames
    Windows · Mac

    Lead your empire in turn based strategy war game. Select your country and start to play.

    Why similar: Political Sim 22.1%, Grand Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, War 9.2%

  12. #12 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
    88% 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 45.7%, Wargame 27.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  13. #13 Red Button
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 198 reviews2021
    Dev: Токуров Егор (WZRDQQ)
    Windows

    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: Grand Strategy 19.5%, Political Sim 19.5%, Political 14.4%, Politics 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%

  14. #14 SGS NATO's Nightmare
    87% matchMostly Positive72% of 112 reviews2023
    Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

    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 20.4%, Cold War 19%, Grand Strategy 16.1%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

  15. #15 Age of History 3
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 34.1%, Wargame 26.4%, Cold War 20.4%, War 8%, Strategy 7.9%

  16. #16 Combat Mission Cold War
    86% 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: Wargame 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Military 13.9%, Cold War 13%, Simulation 9.4%

  17. #17 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
    86% 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 28%, Grand Strategy 20.2%, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Military 8.9%

  18. #18 Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,375 reviews2019
    Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 25.8%, Political 18.3%, Politics 17.3%, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

  19. #19 WARNO
    82% 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 33.1%, Wargame 18.9%, Military 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, War 7.6%

  20. #20 Age of History II
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 22.7%, Political Sim 16.8%, Political 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, War 9.1%

  21. #21 ICBM: Escalation
    82% 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: Cold War 26.7%, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Wargame 20.2%, Military 8.5%, War 5.8%

  22. #22 Crisis in the Kremlin
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 reviews2017
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 40.2%, Cold War 16.1%, Political 10%, Grand Strategy 9.3%, Politics 8.3%

  23. #23 Millennia
    80% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
    Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 26.8%, Political 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Military 10.2%, War 8.2%

  24. #24 Mr. President
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2026
    Dev: Exia Labs
    Windows · Mac

    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 18.6%, Grand Strategy 17.3%, Political 13%, Board Game 10.8%, Wargame 10.7%

  25. #25 First Strike
    81% 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 33%, Political 20.1%, Wargame 14%, Military 9.6%, War 7.8%

  26. #26 Power & Revolution
    81% matchMixed56% of 1,294 reviews2016
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows · Mac

    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 38.5%, Politics 21.5%, Political 14.1%, Grand Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 6.7%

  27. #27 Supreme Ruler 2030
    79% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows

    Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.

    Why similar: Political 24.4%, Grand Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 14.1%, Politics 12.5%, Military 9.9%

  28. #28 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
    78% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows

    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 21.8%, Grand Strategy 20.5%, Political 14.8%, Wargame 13%, Politics 7.7%

  29. #29 Solar Nations 2
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Flomgus Games
    Windows

    In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5%, Political Sim 19.8%, Wargame 13.1%, Politics 12.2%, Military 10.4%

  30. #30 SGS Korean War
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 129 reviews2022
    Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

    The first intense conflict of the Cold War, this war is very often forgotten, its very rapid and dynamic but unknown aspect obliterated by months of stagnation following the first year of operations in Korea. Can you make it remembered?

    Why similar: Cold War 21.9%, Political Sim 21.9%, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 7.8%

  31. #31 Hearts of Iron IV
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.5%, Military 16.9%, War 13.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 8.1%

  32. #32 4th Generation Warfare
    77% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows

    As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…

    Why similar: Political 21.8%, Grand Strategy 17.7%, Political Sim 17.5%, Politics 13.5%, Wargame 13.4%

  33. #33 Trade Conquest
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: GrandPaw Games
    Windows

    Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?

    Why similar: Political Sim 22.9%, Grand Strategy 21.5%, Political 17.5%, Politics 15.6%, Wargame 13.2%

  34. #34 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!

    Why similar: Board Game 23.8%, Wargame 20.7%, Military 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, War 10.3%

  35. #35 Möbius Front '83
    76% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.

    Why similar: Cold War 39.1%, Wargame 18.2%, Military 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, War 8.4%

  36. #36 Total Conflict: Resistance
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
    Dev: Thunder Devs.
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!

    Why similar: Political Sim 27.2%, Grand Strategy 24.1%, Wargame 17.5%, Military 12.4%, War 9.7%

  37. #37 Regiments
    73% 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 43.9%, Wargame 21.9%, Military 10.4%, War 8.7%, Strategy 7.1%

  38. #38 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.

    Why similar: Wargame 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Military 13.4%, War 8.7%

  39. #39 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
    76% 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: Cold War 45.9%, Strategy 23.1%, Simulation 21.7%, War 9.3%

  40. #40 3 Days War
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 707 reviews2023
    Dev: 荆棘鸟工作室
    Windows

    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 29.2%, Political Sim 20.2%, Grand Strategy 19.5%, Wargame 13%, Military 7.1%

  41. #41 Armored Brigade
    73% 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: Cold War 31.4%, Wargame 21.8%, Simulation 19.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Military 9%

  42. #42 Cuban Missile Crisis
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015
    Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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.

    Why similar: Cold War 61%, Strategy 39%

  43. #43 Turkish Throne
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 324 reviews2025
    Dev: Kurultaic
    Windows

    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 34%, Political 25.8%, Politics 17.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 7.6%

  44. #44 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    71% 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: Wargame 24.6%, Board Game 18.2%, Military 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, War 11.1%

  45. #45 Making History: The First World War
    71% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
    Dev: Factus Games
    Windows · Linux

    A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 21%, Political 20.6%, Wargame 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Military 6.9%

  46. #46 ICBM
    69% 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 47.5%, Political 16.5%, Military 16.2%, War 9.7%, Strategy 6.3%

  47. #47 DEFCON
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 4,287 reviews2006
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    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 45.2%, Wargame 19.7%, Military 15.2%, Strategy 6.7%, PvP 6.2%

  48. #48 Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm
    69% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 26.9%, Cold War 23%, Strategy 18.8%, Wargame 13.1%, Military 8.5%

  49. #49 Warnament
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2025
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Political 23.4%, Grand Strategy 23.1%, Politics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Military 9%

  50. #50 Collapse: A Political Simulator
    70% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 25.6%, Political 23.6%, Grand Strategy 20.5%, Politics 16.9%, Strategy 4.5%

  51. #51 Democracy 4
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 25.8%, Political 23.3%, Politics 18.9%, Grand Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 5.1%

  52. #52 Labyrinth: The War on Terror
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 176 reviews2022
    Dev: Playdek, Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Face the global war on terror in this engaging 2 player strategy game. Set against recent world events, Labyrinth portrays the U.S. efforts to counter extremists’ use of terrorist tactics, as well as the wider ideological struggle – guerrilla warfare, fundamentalist rule, regime change and more.

    Why similar: Board Game 20.4%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Wargame 15.5%, Military 10.1%

  53. #53 Total Tank Generals
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
    Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
    Windows

    Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.

    Why similar: Board Game 20.1%, Wargame 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Military 12.7%, War 10.8%

  54. #54 Masters of the World - Geopolitical Simulator 3
    71% matchMixed45% of 609 reviews2014
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows · Mac

    Discover the industry standard for geopolitical simulation of today’s world!In Masters of the World, the third incarnation of Geopolitical Simulator, play as the head of state of one or more countries and expand your influence across the globe.

    Why similar: Political Sim 39.7%, Political 18.6%, Politics 16.5%, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 6.9%

  55. #55 The Shadow Government Simulator
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 107 reviews2022
    Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 22.5%, Political 20.8%, Grand Strategy 20%, Politics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

  56. #56 SuperPower 3
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Negative10% of 1,212 reviews2022
    Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows

    SuperPower 3 is a modern geopolitical sim in a planet Earth setup. Rule the world or challenge your knowledge about demography, economics, military strategy, as well as political issues across the globe. Compete with or against other players, or just try to do better than the real-life politicians.

    Why similar: Political Sim 21%, Grand Strategy 19%, Political 14.8%, Wargame 12.7%, Politics 11.1%

  57. #57 Stellar Monarch
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 226 reviews2016
    Dev: Silver Lemur Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 25%, Cold War 23.1%, Political 19.3%, Politics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%

  58. #58 Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2014
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    You are the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces locked in battle on the ground in 1980’s Central Europe. As commander, it is your task to provide the battle plan orders to your units. You need to know your mission objectives, strength and weakness of both your forces and you enemy, lay of the land, weather, and time of day in order...

    Why similar: Cold War 45.6%, Wargame 27.7%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 4.2%

  59. #59 Old World
    65% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
    Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 33%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Military 13.8%, War 11.3%, Strategy 7.4%

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