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
77 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Men of War: Vietnam
Small-squad real-time tactics across both sides of the Vietnam War
64% positive
1,341 reviews
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
Cold War real-time strategy with randomized U.S. and Soviet campaigns
26% positive
1,287 reviews
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Real-time grand strategy controlling nations from World War II onward
77% positive
1,255 reviews
Toy Soldiers: Complete
Tower defense across miniature wars with player-controlled guns and vehicles
78% positive
1,185 reviews
Line War
Real-time strategy game where drawn lines direct armies
80% positive
1,182 reviews
The Ball
First-person puzzle adventure using a metal ball in ancient ruins
74% positive
1,156 reviews
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
Historical tank manufacturing sim about designing vehicles and managing contracts
67% positive
1,086 reviews
Rule the Waves 3
Naval strategy simulation spanning dreadnoughts, carriers, and missile cruisers
87% positive
1,080 reviews
China: Mao's legacy
Political strategy simulation steering China after Mao during the Cold War
91% positive
1,049 reviews
Wolfstride
Turn-based mecha RPG mixing arena battles with city errands
89% positive
886 reviews
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
Political strategy sim guiding socialist states through Cold War upheaval
93% positive
729 reviews
Mahjong
Solo tile-matching puzzles across boards of varying difficulty
84% positive
653 reviews
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
First-person VR spy puzzles across six escape-room locations
92% positive
641 reviews
Metal Thunder
Top-down gunship shooter with enemy waves and weapon upgrades
77% positive
609 reviews
Global Ops: Commando Libya
Third-person military shooter crossing continents to stop an arms deal
54% positive
561 reviews
Vietnam ‘65
Turn-based Vietnam War strategy focused on counterinsurgency and logistics
82% positive
436 reviews
Dangerous Waters
Modern naval combat simulation with crew stations and top-down command
78% positive
405 reviews
The Operational Art of War IV
Turn-based hex wargame covering historical and hypothetical military campaigns
81% positive
380 reviews
Cuban Missile Crisis
Real-time strategy battles across a turn-based nuclear-war campaign
75% positive
291 reviews
Codename: Panzers - Cold War
Cold War real-time strategy with destructible buildings and squad tactics
66% positive
287 reviews
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
Command NATO or Soviet forces in a turn-based Cold War wargame
88% positive
259 reviews
Armored Brigade II
Cold War wargame with delayed orders and generated skirmishes
90% positive
251 reviews
1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
Turn-based hex wargame where Cold War rivals fight across Europe
48% positive
192 reviews
Maestro's Cold War 2
Turn-based Cold War strategy built around diplomacy and prestige
93% positive
179 reviews