Cold WarReleased PC Strategy Video Games
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A list of Released Strategy Cold War video games for PC sorted by popularity among gamers.
Strategy games. Victory depends here on player’s strategy and tactics. Main task is to control resources (e.g. troops, civil workers) in order to defeat an enemy or achieve some other goal. The gameplay can be turn-based or in real time (RTS). Specific types of strategy games are economic games and so called ‘tycoons’. more
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Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Strategy 12 November 2024
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age is a strategy game from the Triassic Games studio, moving us into the 1970s and 1980s. Our task is to lead an aircraft carrier strike team in a campaign taking place in the Atlantic Ocean.
ICBM: Escalation
Strategy 21 November 2024
A combination of an RTS and a grand strategy, presented in a similar form to the board game Risk. ICBM: Escalation was made by a Russian studio SoftWarWare. It covers warfrare from the Cold War times up to the near future, including the use of nuclear weapons.
Tropico 6
Strategy 29 March 2019
One of the installments in the economy strategy game series started in 2001 - Tropico. The game has been developed by Limbic Entertainment - the creators of Might & Magic X: Legacy and Might & Magic: Heroes VII. In Tropico 6, the player assumes the role of El Presidente - the leader of a banana republic.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Strategy 20 June 2024
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a city builder by 3Division. It tasks us with managing, expanding and leading a fictional Soviet republic to a bright future.
Regiments
Strategy 16 August 2022
Regiments is a real-time war strategy game. It shows a fictional conflict fought in 1989 between NATO forces and Warsaw Pact armies.
Warno
Strategy 23 May 2024
Warno is a real-time strategy from Eugen Systems studio, known among others from Wargame series. Game takes up the theme of the Cold War, which turns into World War III.
Wargame: European Escalation
Strategy 23 February 2012
Advanced real-time strategy (RTS), the first installment of the Wargame series. The game was produced by Eugen Systems studio, which also has such titles as R.U.S.E. and Act of War. Wargame: European Escalation presents a hypothetical armed conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries at the height of the Cold War. The gameplay mechanics is largely based on solutions known from previous productions by Eugen Systems studio.
Phantom Doctrine
Strategy 14 August 2018
Phantom Doctrine is an espionage strategy game developed by the Polish developer CreativeForge Games. The action of the game is set in the 1980 and depicts an alternative version of the Cold War. The player spearheads a secret intelligence agency with the objective to stop a global plot to take control of the entire world. One has to recruit new agents, train and equip them, and provide them with false identities.
Tropico 5
Strategy 23 May 2014
The fifth installment in the popular series of economic strategy games developed by studio Haemimont Games, which is responsible for the franchise since the third entry in the series. The game makes the player a leader of a small tropical island, responsible for governing it all the way from the colonial age through modern times and to the near future. Your tasks will be, as usual, to develop the city and take care of its industry and economy.
Wargame: AirLand Battle
Strategy 29 May 2013
The sequel to Wargame: Cold War, a real-time war strategy game released in 2012. Wargame: AirLand Battle takes the player to the peak period of the Cold War (1975-1985), allowing the player to take part in fictional military operations of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Northern Europe. Like the original, the game offers several variants of play in single-player and multiplayer modes. Players have over 750 types of combat units at their disposal, representing the military forces of 12 countries.
60 Seconds!
Strategy 25 May 2015
A post-apocalyptic survival strategy game with RPG elements, created by Polish developer Robot Gentleman Studios. You play as the head of a typical American family, who has to provide for his loved ones in the face of an incoming nuclear war. The game starts 60 seconds before the first explosion, giving you one minute to get to a shelter while grabbing the most essential provisions on the way.
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Strategy 17 October 2014
Special cross-edition of the popular strategy series, created by the Battlegoat studio on the basis of their own production from 1982. The game combines four previously released instalments of the series, the action of which stretches from the late 1930s to the near future. During the game, we take control over a chosen nation and our goal is to lead it to world domination, taking care of such aspects of the state's functioning as government, diplomacy, economics, trade, espionage and weaponry.
Wargames: Defcon 1
Strategy 15 September 1997
Wargames: Defcon 1 is a real-time strategy (RTS) based on the famous film "War Games" directed by John Badham. The plot is set in the near future and shows the conflict between people and machines. Developers from Interactive studio have prepared a total of 30 missions to complete. The game is the first RTS that uses a 3D graphics engine.
Codename: Panzers - Cold War
Strategy 10 March 2009
The third part of a series of real-time war strategies, which takes up the theme of the Cold War. The production brings significant changes compared to the previous parts - the most striking is the improved graphics. During the game we take part in fictional missions referring to real events. The solo campaign consists of 18 missions, consisting mainly of taking control points.
Cold War Game
Strategy 02 July 2020
Cold War Game presents an alternative vision of the Cold War, in which the USA and the USSR do not come to an agreement and decide to force the opponent to adopt their ideology. The gameplay consists of tactical real-time armed battles on German territory.
Defcon
Strategy 29 September 2006
Defcon is the third project of developers from Introversion Software studio, who are behind the creation of Uplink: Trust is a Weakness and Darwinia. The inspiration for this game was undoubtedly the 1983 film War Games (WarGames), and more specifically the scene where the local supercomputer conducted numerous simulations of the global nuclear conflict.
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations
Strategy 24 September 2013
An incredibly extensive strategy game created by Warfare Sims in cooperation with Slitherine - a renowned publishing company. The player is given an opportunity to take control of a fleet consisting of aircraft carriers, support ships, as well as attack and transport planes. The player takes part in dozens of scenarios referencing both historical events and fictional operations set in the near future.
Tropico 4
Strategy 23 August 2011
The fourth installment in the humorous series of economic strategy games in which we assume the role of a ruthless dictator of a small banana republic. After the previous developer (responsible for the first installment from 2001) was taken over by THQ, the series was given to Haemimont Games. The main highlight of the gameplay is taking care of the country’s budget, which is fed by resource mining and production of various goods. The citizens’ happiness is also an important aspect.
Supreme Ruler Cold War
Strategy 19 July 2011
Supreme Ruler Cold War is another part of a series of strategy games prepared by Battlegoat Studios. This time the action takes us back to the times of the Cold War, when the world, observing the tension between the two powers at that time - the USA and the USSR - faced another armed conflict on a global scale.
Tropico: Paradise Island
Strategy 09 January 2002
Official supplement to Tropico - an economic strategy game released in the spring of 2001 by PopTop Software. During the game we once again have the opportunity to take on the role of a dictator of a small Caribbean island and, using various strategies, lead it to prosperity. The expansion, Paradise Island, introduces over 20 brand new scenarios, a number of previously unavailable buildings, new attractions for visitors and unprecedented types of tourists.
Rule the Waves 3
Strategy 18 May 2023
A complex strategy game, being more of a realistic naval simulator. It is the first installment in this series by Naval Warfare Simulations to release on Steam.
Regiments: Winds of Change
Strategy 16 August 2024
The first expansion for the cold war RTS from 2022. Regiments: Winds of Change features a new campaign mode with procedurally generated content and random mission objectives. We can also command new armies and use new types of units on the battlefield.
Tropico 3
Strategy 24 September 2009
The third installment in the bestselling series of economic strategy games, this time also available on the Xbox 360 console. Although the series was handed to a different developer, the Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games, the foundations of the gameplay remained unchanged. In the game the player assumes the role of a leader of a small island nation and transforms it into either a democratic paradise or an oppressive dictatorship.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
Strategy 12 September 2019
A stand-alone expansion to Men of War: Assault Squad 2. Add-on takes place during the Cold War and allows you to take control of USSR or U.S. troops in a dynamically generated campaign.