Games Like Twilight Struggle

Can you drive the Secessionist into the Fort Sumter trap that gave Lincoln his historic victory? Can you successfully use the issue of States Rights to divide Northern opinion? Fort Sumter let’s you explore this seminal moment in American history in a fast-playing, easy-to-learn card driven game.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 17.8% ★, Board Game 17.5%, Tabletop 15.4%, Card Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A compact card-driven game from GMT that distills the tension of historical political crises into a fast-paced, strategic experience.

Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil

Why similar: Board Game 17.1%, Tabletop 15.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.5% ★, Historical 12.5%, Card Game 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, card-driven civilization builder that rewards long-term planning and efficient resource management.

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 28.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Wargame 21.7%, Simulation 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This GMT board game adaptation perfectly mirrors the card-driven, asymmetric global conflict mechanics found in Twilight Struggle.

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 30.8% ★, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Wargame 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that captures the Cold War era's geopolitical tension and nuclear brinkmanship.

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 30.3% ★, Political Sim 19.2% ★, Historical 9.2%, Diplomacy 7.5% ★, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A focused political simulation that explores the delicate balance of power during the Cold War.

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 35.6% ★, Wargame 26.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed wargame that simulates the high-intensity tactical combat expected during a hypothetical Cold War conflict.

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 44.6% ★, Cold War 21.3% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Historical 8.5%, Diplomacy 6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that puts you in charge of the USSR, requiring careful management of internal and external Cold War pressures.

The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...

Why similar: Cold War 34.9% ★, Political Sim 23% ★, Historical 13.2%, Diplomacy 8.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation game that challenges players to manage the Eastern Bloc during the final years of the Cold War.

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: Wargame 22.2%, Cold War 21.2% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based wargame that focuses on the political and military complexities of the Korean conflict.

Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 19.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 18.7% ★, Tabletop 17%, Wargame 16.6%, Card Game 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric board game that requires deep strategic thinking and careful management of faction-specific goals.

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

Why similar: Cold War 34.3% ★, Political Sim 27.7% ★, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 9.5%, Diplomacy 7.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game centered on the technological and political competition between superpowers during the Cold War.

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: Wargame 26.8%, Cold War 22.4% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Historical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep wargame simulation that explores the potential for a massive conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 19% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Board Game 17.3%, Tabletop 14.6%, Historical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic board wargame that provides a traditional experience of global military strategy and resource management.

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

Why similar: Cold War 33.2% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based 8.1%, Historical 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy wargame that focuses on the military buildup and potential escalation of the Cold War.

Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 29%, Tabletop 21.3%, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished board game adaptation that features asymmetric factions and strategic area control.

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Why similar: Wargame 16.7%, Historical 15.1%, Tabletop 12.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based historical wargame that emphasizes tactical positioning and unit management.

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 32.6% ★, Wargame 26.8%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 16.1%, Tactical 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that captures the scale and intensity of Cold War-era armored warfare.

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 18.8% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Wargame 15.3%, Historical 13.2%, Diplomacy 8.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A complex political simulation that forces players to navigate the global challenges and internal pressures of the US presidency.

WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

Why similar: Board Game 25.7%, Historical 18.5%, Wargame 18.2%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A versatile wargame engine that features numerous historical scenarios driven by card-based events.

The game recreates the Taïping Rebellion (1851-64), the deadliest Chinese civil war, costing the lives of millions. Play the Taïping rebels and their allies, fighting to create their own state, or be the Qing Emperor and crush the revolt and its foreign devils allies before it topples your dynasty.

Why similar: Wargame 28.8%, Political Sim 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Historical 12.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: A historical wargame that explores the complex political and military landscape of the Taiping Rebellion.

Richard the Third is an epic two-player wargame that recreates the bloody dynastic struggle in the 15th century between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England.

Why similar: Board Game 31.1%, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Historical 14.5%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical wargame that uses block-based mechanics to simulate the fog of war and tactical maneuvering.

KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, Board Game 21.3%, Card Game 20.2%, Historical 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A card-driven wargame that combines traditional trading card mechanics with historical military units.

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Historical 21.1%, Card Game 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based 10.2%, Tactical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4X game that incorporates deckbuilding mechanics to drive strategic expansion.

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 35.9% ★, Political Sim 23.7% ★, Historical 16.1%, Diplomacy 7.7% ★, Strategy 5.8%

Predators lurk, food is scarce, you must adapt - or go extinct. Evolve your species to survive and dominate as you explore the campaign or go head-to-head with the skill-based matchmaker.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 24.8% ★, Board Game 20.2%, Tabletop 18%, Card Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic board game adaptation that focuses on adaptation and resource management in a competitive environment.

Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.

Why similar: Board Game 18.6%, Tabletop 17%, Wargame 14.8%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

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: Cold War 28.6% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Historical 10%

Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!

Why similar: Board Game 16.7%, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Tabletop 15.1%, Wargame 13.9%, Historical 9%

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 39.7% ★, Wargame 29.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%, Tactical 4.6%

For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

Why similar: Wargame 33.4%, Historical 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Multiplayer 4.2%

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 35.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Historical 10.8%, Wargame 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%

Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.

Why similar: Board Game 25.8%, Tabletop 19.6%, Card Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based 9.2%

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: Wargame 26%, Tabletop 22%, Historical 14.7%, Board Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

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: Wargame 24.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 23.8% ★, Historical 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based 7.5%

The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.

Why similar: Board Game 34.2%, Tabletop 26.4%, Card Game 21.3%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 6.8%

Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!

Why similar: Wargame 29.6%, Historical 19.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Simulation 11.3%

A deceptively simple, post-apocalyptic style card game that you can play both online and offline!

Why similar: Cold War 25.6% ★, Board Game 24.9%, Tabletop 20%, Card Game 17.7%, Strategy 7.2%

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 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Strategy 7%

You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.

Why similar: Historical 27.8%, Wargame 20.3%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 10.8%

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: Historical 27.7%, Wargame 26.1%, Cold War 22.7% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 5.4%

CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.

Why similar: Board Game 40%, Tabletop 25.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.4% ★, Turn-Based 7.7%, Strategy 7.4%

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 36.4% ★, Wargame 25.7%, Historical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 5.7%

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: Historical 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Strategy 9.7%

Unmatched: Digital Edition is a fast-paced tactical dueling game where legendary heroes face off in battles across the ages. Each player controls a hero, their sidekick(s), and a unique deck of cards built around that character’s fighting style and abilities.

Why similar: Board Game 20.5%, Wargame 18.9%, Tabletop 18.6%, Card Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 31.7% ★, Wargame 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based 9.7%

From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.

Why similar: Wargame 25.7%, Board Game 23.3%, Historical 19.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%

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 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Cold War 13.8% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 8.4%

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: Wargame 31%, Historical 29.5%, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 8%

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: Cold War 40.7% ★, Political Sim 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Diplomacy 7.1% ★, Strategy 6.5%

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: Historical 41%, Strategy 21.3%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Tactical 8.8%, Simulation 6.9%

Blocks!: Julius Caesar is an epic two-player wargame that brings the drama of the Roman Civil War (49-45 BC) to life. Take control of the legions of Caesar or Pompey against AI or in online Multiplayer. Fight to determine the future of Rome: Republic or Empire.

Why similar: Board Game 27.2%, Wargame 18.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Historical 14.3%, Simulation 13.5%

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: Historical 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.8%, Strategy 8.6%

This game is a Strategic game on the Eastern Front of World War II.It is a digital port from the famous and eponym boardgame, No Retreat!, designed by Carl Paradis.

Why similar: Wargame 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Historical 16.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.8% ★, Strategy 12.6%

The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **

Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Tabletop 36.6%, Card Game 13.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Multiplayer 1.7%

Rogue Agent is a turn-based strategy game, fast-paced, that pits the player against the computer on a secret service thriller around the world.

Why similar: Wargame 20.7%, Board Game 18.3%, Tabletop 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based 8.6%

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

Why similar: Cold War 54.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based 6.6%