1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
Turn-based hex wargame where Cold War rivals fight across Europe
Wastelands Interactive · Published by Conglomerate 5 · Released Mar 2, 2025
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 48% of 192
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact?
This turn-based wargame takes place on a hex map of Europe, where a breakdown in diplomacy after Stalin’s death leads to a fictional war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. You command a nation’s forces while managing supply, research, and diplomacy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy long, turn-based campaigns on hex maps
- +you want Cold War strategy with supply and diplomacy
- +you prefer complex wargames with little guidance
Not for you if...
- −you want quick turns and simple strategy systems
- −you dislike managing supply, weather, and morale
What players say
48% of 192 reviews are positive
Players praise the Cold War setting and the scale of the hex-map strategy.
Screenshots and trailer
1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- 1.4
- Graphics
- 512 MB
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- W8
- Processor
- 1.8 Dual Core
- Graphics
- 2048
- Memory
- 4096 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
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