Twilight Struggle
Cold War board game adaptation about cards and global influence
Playdek, Inc. · Released Apr 13, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 2,986
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 57
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Aug 26, 2022
What is Twilight Struggle?
A turn-based strategy and card game played across a Cold War world map. As the US or USSR, you play historical events, place units, and exert influence to gain allies and control during competitive matches.
For you if...
- +you enjoy deep, asymmetric strategy built around card play
- +you want asynchronous online matches against another player
- +you are interested in Cold War history
Not for you if...
- −you prefer simple strategy with a short learning curve
- −you want fast-paced action instead of turn-based matches
What players say
86% of 2,986 reviews are positive
Players praise the faithful adaptation of the board game's rules and its online play. Common complaints concern an unchallenging or allegedly unfair AI, an outdated or unresponsive interface, crashes, and achievements that fail to unlock; recent Mac players also report serious input and stability problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Twilight Struggle system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor
- Intel Pentium or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- While Network Connection is not required it is recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Playdek account is required for online play
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English.
Tags
- Board Game
- Strategy
- Tabletop
- Wargame
- Cold War
- Historical
- Card Game
- Simulation
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Political Sim
- Tactical
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 26, 2022 · Update August 25, 2022
- May 31, 2022 · Quick Update May 31
- May 31, 2022 · Update May 31, 2022
- May 24, 2022 · Update May 24, 2022
- Sep 14, 2020 · New Update
1 DLC available.
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