Best Cold War games on PC
Games set during or shaped by the Cold War, often using military operations, espionage, or political conflict as their backdrop.
- Cold War-era settings
- Military or espionage themes
Related: Military, Strategy, Simulation, Wargame
207 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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War Thunder
Free-to-play MMO vehicle combat across land, air, and sea
65% positive
Free
Arma Reforger
Cold War military sandbox built around realistic tactical combat
76% positive
56K reviews
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Realistic Vietnam War FPS with asymmetric 64-player battles
87% positive
46K reviews
Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Cold War first-person shooter with covert missions, multiplayer, and zombies
91% positive
24K reviews
Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War
Cold War first-person shooter with campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies
78% positive
24K reviews
Wargame: Red Dragon
Large-scale Cold War RTS with land, air, and naval combat
88% positive
17K reviews
WARNO
Cold War real-time tactics with customizable NATO and Warsaw Pact forces
79% positive
15K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Third-person stealth action across one open mission area
84% positive
15K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
Cold War stealth action with survival in Soviet jungles
82% positive
14K reviews
Sprocket
Tank-building sandbox with realistic armor, internals, and vehicular combat
91% positive
13K reviews
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
Vietnam War shooter with large-scale battles and player-built tunnel networks
61% positive
12K reviews
Demo Tropico 4
Caribbean city builder mixing economic management with political satire
92% positive
8,488 reviews
Gunner, HEAT, PC!
Single-player Cold War tank simulation with accessible, realistic gunnery
90% positive
8,366 reviews
Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
First-person comedy adventure with absurd gadgets and Cold War espionage
94% positive
6,973 reviews
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Cold War naval tactics simulation built around sensors and missiles
89% positive
6,612 reviews
Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars
Free-to-play MMO strategy about building kingdoms and waging guild wars
67% positive
Free
World of Warplanes
Free-to-play arcade flight combat with upgradeable military aircraft
69% positive
Free
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
Third-person jungle stealth action with camouflage and survival systems
87% positive
5,971 reviews
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Third-person squad shooter confronting aliens in Cold War America
67% positive
5,048 reviews
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player RTS with four mini-campaigns and commander challenges
85% positive
4,873 reviews
Cold Waters
Cold War submarine simulation with real-time naval battles and sonar tactics
86% positive
4,808 reviews
Martial Law
A choice-driven adventure about family life in communist Poland
92% positive
Free
Wild Assault
Third-person team shooter with animal heroes and large PvP battles
72% positive
4,088 reviews
Xenonauts
Turn-based alien defense strategy with squad combat and global management
86% positive
3,958 reviews