Maestro's Cold War 2
Turn-based Cold War strategy built around diplomacy and prestige
Maestro Cinetik · Published by Gaming at work, Cinetique · Released Aug 31, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 199
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 17 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 22, 2026
What is Maestro's Cold War 2?
A turn-based grand-strategy sandbox set during the Cold War, where you play as the United States or the Soviet Union in a contest for global influence. You manage budgets and national policies, build diplomatic ties, and sign treaties to earn more prestige than your opponent.
For you if...
- +you enjoy making long-term plans in a strategy sandbox
- +you prefer indirect political moves to battlefield tactics
Not for you if...
- −you want detailed military campaigns and battlefield control
- −you dislike reading tooltips and event reports
- −you want deep domestic government management
What players say
84% of 199 reviews are positive · 58% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the diplomatic focus and the depth behind its relatively simple decisions. Complaints include a clunky interface, outcomes that can feel unpredictable, and an opposing AI that some players find difficult to counter.
Screenshots and trailer
Maestro's Cold War 2 system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 1 GB RAM, 1.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Maestro's Cold War 2?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 11
- Processor
- 1.5 Ghz (Intel Celeron / AMD Athlon 64 x2)
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon R5 230 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1300 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- 11
- Processor
- 2.5 gz and 2 cores
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon R5 230 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1300 MB available space
Does Maestro's Cold War 2 have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Maestro's Cold War 2 run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Polish, Indonesian.
Does Maestro's Cold War 2 use AI-generated content?
Steam's data marks it as containing AI-generated content, but its Steam page had no statement from the developers when we checked it.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- Political Sim
- Sandbox
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Military
- Wargame
- Cold War
- PvP
- Grand Strategy
- Strategy
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Historical
- Alternate History
- Story Rich
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 8, 2026 · August content update
- Jul 19, 2026 · New Actions Gameplay Update
- Jul 8, 2026 · The Editor leaves the Beta testing phase and is officially operational
- Jun 25, 2026 · Workshop & multiplayer update
- Apr 24, 2026 · Japan Update
4 DLC available.