Top Cold War Games
60+ cold war games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Action, Military, Multiplayer.
Recommended Cold War Games

METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.

Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
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- #1 METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER98% matchVery Positive84% of 17,022 reviews2025Developer: KONAMIPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.6hMean: 15.7h≥1hr: 92%
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
- #2 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age98% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024Developer: Triassic GamesPublisher: MicroProse SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.1hMean: 37.1h≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
- #3 WARNO98% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 15.4hMean: 69.2h≥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.
- #4 Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War98% matchMostly Positive80% of 21,945 reviews2023Developer: TreyarchPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.6hMean: 40.4h≥1hr: 96%
Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.
- #5 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam98% matchVery Positive87% of 58,535 reviews2017Developer: Antimatter GamesPublisher: Tripwire InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.9hMean: 42.3h≥1hr: 87%
Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.
- #6 Freedom Fighters98% matchVery Positive94% of 2,654 reviews2020Developer: IO Interactive A/SPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 53%
Freedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader.
- #7 Call of Duty®: Black Ops98% matchVery Positive91% of 42,234 reviews2010Developer: TreyarchPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.3hMean: 37.8h≥1hr: 89%
The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
- #8 Wargame: Red Dragon98% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.0hMean: 52.0h≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
- #9 Cold Waters98% matchVery Positive87% of 4,665 reviews2017Developer: Killerfish GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.5hMean: 22.5h≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
- #10 Wild Animal Racing98% matchVery Positive93% of 2,699 reviews2016Developer: Paul BirdPublisher: Marjupi GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.6hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 61%
Wild Animal Racing is an exciting go-kart simulation game with a twist. Play as an elephant, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, a rhino or a hippo! Play against the other animals or against a friend on the same PC with the split-screen mode! Or invite Steam friends in the multiplayer mode!
- #11 Wargame: Airland Battle98% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 reviews2013Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 14.2h≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
- #12 Phantom Doctrine98% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018Developer: CreativeForge GamesPublisher: Good Shepherd EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 88%
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.
- #13 ARMA: Cold War Assault98% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,218 reviews2011Developer: Bohemia InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18mMean: 27.6h≥1hr: 26%
Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many international awards, including “Game of The Year” and “Best Action Game”. Over 2 million copies have been sold since its release.
- #14 Gunner, HEAT, PC!97% matchVery Positive92% of 7,357 reviews2022Developer: Radian Simulations LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 11.3h≥1hr: 80%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
- #15 Wargame: European Escalation97% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,383 reviews2012Developer: Eugen SystemsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.8hMean: 11.6h≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
- #16 World of Warplanes95% matchMostly Positive70% of 5,487 reviews2022Developer: Wargaming Group LimitedPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 37.9h≥1hr: 54%
World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.
- #17 Cold War95% matchMixed70% of 294 reviews2014Developer: Mindware StudiosPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 24mMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 33%
Steal weapons. Improvise gadgets. Evade capture. Uncover the conspiracy.The Story:On the run and fighting for your life, you are freelance journalist Matt Carter. Twelve hours after arriving in Moscow for a routine story, you've been stripped of all possessions, beaten unconscious and thrown into the KGB's political prison.
- #18 Alekhine's Gun94% matchMixed62% of 518 reviews2016Developer: Haggard GamesPublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 91%
It is the height of the Cold War, a time of global uncertainty and civil unrest. You are Agent Alekhine, a highly skilled Russian assassin, driven by a moral compass that leads you headfirst into a covert operation unsanctioned by the country you previously served.
- #19 Regiments93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022Developer: Bird's Eye GamesPublisher: MicroProse SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 10.4h≥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.
- #20 Twilight Struggle93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,936 reviews2016Developer: Playdek, Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.8hMean: 14.4h≥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.
- #21 I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,279 reviews2021Developer: Schell GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 79%
Become an elite super spy ready for espionage, explosives, and gadgets galore. This popular escape-the-room VR franchise is back with more ingenious puzzles, cunning villains, and dangerous locales.
- #22 Theatre of War 3: Korea91% matchMixed46% of 201 reviews2011Developer: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 38%
Replay the events of the first hot war of the Cold War era, the Korean War, also known as the Forgotten War. Players will be involved in two campaigns, both set in the 1950’s: the North Korean (June 25 – August 20) and the American (September 15 – October 8).
- #23 ICBM90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020Developer: SoftWarWarePublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 11.6h≥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.
- #24 Save Jesus90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,230 reviews2016Developer: Almighty GamesPublisher: My Way GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 84%
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
- #25 DEFCON90% matchVery Positive87% of 4,287 reviews2006Developer: Introversion SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 36mMean: 15.4h≥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.
- #26 Cuban Missile Crisis89% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015Developer: G5 SoftwarePublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 17.4h≥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.
- #27 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War87% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019Developer: DigitalmindsoftPublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 4.1h≥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!
- #28 First Strike86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017Developer: Blindflug Studios AGPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.2hMean: 10.3h≥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.
- #29 Tiny Combat Arena85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,523 reviews2022Developer: Why485Publisher: MicroProse SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 51%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
- #30 South of the Circle85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,601 reviews2022Developer: State of PlayPublisher: 11 bit studiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.4hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 89%
South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.
- #31 Men of Valor85% matchMixed68% of 739 reviews2016Developer: 2015Publisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 56%
Vietnam, 1965. You are Dean Shepard, a "cherry" to the 'Nam with zero war experience other than standard boot camp training at Parris Island, SC. Along with your platoon, you will fight the NVA and the Vietcong in true historic locales and battles.
- #32 Wild Animal Sports Day83% matchVery Positive92% of 334 reviews2018Developer: Paul BirdPublisher: Marjupi GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac
All your favourite Wild Animals are competing for the title of Wild Animal Champion of Champions! Tennis, Hurdles, Darts, Diving, Skiing, Pole-Vault, Trampolining and for the first time in a game Rhythmic Gymnastics! But watch out for King Croc! Wild Animal Sports Day (WASD) is out now!
- #33 Radio Commander: Vietnam '6483% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019Developer: Serious SimPublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
- #34 Ukrainian ball in search of gas83% matchVery Positive94% of 883 reviews2017Developer: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Publisher: Ghost_RUS GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12mMean: 31.0h≥1hr: 32%
You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.
- #35 Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition81% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2014Developer: On Target SimulationsPublisher: Matrix GamesPlatforms: 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...
- #36 2024: Mosaic Retrospective79% matchVery Positive90% of 996 reviews2024Developer: Mark FfrenchPublisher: Divide The PlunderPlatforms: Windows, Mac
2024: Mosaic Retrospective is a charity-fundraising picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring a single ENORMOUS puzzle inspired by global news stories from throughout the year.
- #37 China: Mao's legacy79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,038 reviews2019Developer: NostalgamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.6hMean: 15.8h≥1hr: 83%
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...
- #38 The Price of Freedom79% matchVery Positive93% of 386 reviews2016Developer: Construct StudioPublisher: Construct Studio Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 18mMean: 8.4h≥1hr: 17%
You are Agent Zero. Your mission: assassinate Benjamin Miller, a radical who broke into CIA facilities and stole top secret chemical weapons research. Your mission quickly takes a dark turn as you learn the truth of what Miller was searching for that night.
- #39 Object N79% matchVery Positive85% of 963 reviews2021Developer: KleskBYPlatforms: Windows, Linux
A classic-style hardcore dynamic shooter which takes place in a science underground center.
- #40 GET OUT!79% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021Developer: MilpitiansPlatforms: Windows
A 2D noir, point and click game where you uncover clues and solve puzzles in a world of espionage and international intrigue.
- #41 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War78% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2025Developer: On Target SimulationsPublisher: Matrix GamesPlatforms: 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.
- #42 Red Matter78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018Developer: Vertical RobotPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 62%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
- #43 Wings Over Europe79% matchMixed56% of 125 reviews2014Developer: Third Wire ProductionsPublisher: Strategy FirstPlatforms: Windows
Realistic air combat is waiting for you, in some of the most intense dogfights of the Cold War era!
- #44 ICBM: Escalation78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024Developer: SoftWarWarePublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 7.3hMean: 14.6h≥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.
- #45 Crisis in the Kremlin78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 reviews2017Developer: NostalgamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.6hMean: 9.8h≥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?
- #46 9th Company: Roots Of Terror78% matchMixed59% of 251 reviews2009Developer: Новый ДискPublisher: Strategy FirstPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 45%
9th Company Roots of Terror is an action-oriented real-time strategy game based on actual events that took place during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan.
- #47 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall77% matchVery Positive93% of 722 reviews2018Developer: NostalgamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.3hMean: 13.9h≥1hr: 88%
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...
- #48 Rapid Tap77% matchVery Positive92% of 383 reviews2018Developer: Wolfborg GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 30mMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 39%
Enjoy a fun, grid tapping game that gets faster the more you play. See how long you can last tapping the flashing buttons. Now with a bunch of fun skins!
- #49 Rule the Waves 376% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023Developer: Naval Warfare SimulationsPublisher: Matrix GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.4hMean: 58.9h≥1hr: 77%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
- #50 I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine75% matchVery Positive92% of 611 reviews2023Developer: Schell GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 85%
Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.
- #51 Rage Wars76% matchVery Positive90% of 2,149 reviews2016Developer: Lemondo GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 93%
Get prepared for the FIRST EVER shooter game based on Rage Comics ! Rage Wars is a well-made action game with a variety of weapons, worlds and enemies to challenge with.
- #52 3 Days War75% matchVery Positive84% of 707 reviews2023Developer: 荆棘鸟工作室Platforms: 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!
- #53 Dread Not75% matchMixed45% of 524 reviews2025Developer: Leviathan InteractivePlatforms: Windows
Avoid your watery grave in this asymmetrical co-op horror game where you and a friend take the roles of a submarine Pilot and Mechanic. Work together to repair the ship, solve puzzles, avoid a deadly creature, and make it back to the surface before time runs out! It's time to Sync or Swim
- #54 Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love75% matchVery Positive87% of 425 reviews2019Developer: Artifex MundiPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.7hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 92%
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …
- #55 Toy Soldiers: Complete75% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,257 reviews2016Developer: Signal StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.7hMean: 8.3h≥1hr: 92%
Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.
- #56 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War74% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025Developer: NostalgamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.9hMean: 27.7h≥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.
