Games like Combat Mission Cold War
If Combat Mission Cold War is your kind of game, the closest matches are Combat Mission Black Sea, Combat Mission Shock Force 2 and American Revolutionary War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its battalion level warfare, combined arms depth and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Combat Mission Cold War: CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
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Combat Mission Black Sea
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Top pick for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Second-strongest match for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
American Revolutionary War
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Fight through the American War of Independence in a tactical wargame of field battles, frontier warfare, fortified positions, and campaigns for control of the colonies. Command American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces across 148 scenarios and four campaigns.
Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Fight through the Hundred Years War in Age of Longbow: Volume I, a tactical medieval wargame of longbow battles, sieges, and shifting campaigns. Command English and French forces across 94 scenarios and an expansive campaign system spanning the war's major phases.
Apes Warfare
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Ranked #5 for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Fast-paced tactical battles where every move can turn the tide. Outsmart your opponent, adapt on the fly, and turn the battle in seconds. Inspired by classic strategy games, reimagined for faster, more modern play. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in online multiplayer.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Ranked #6 for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Unity of Command II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Ranked #7 for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Panzer Corps 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Ranked #8 for Combat Mission Cold War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Combat Mission Cold War
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Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
WARNO
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Armored Brigade
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Operation Flashpoint: Red River
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Reviewers of Combat Mission Cold War cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Stand together with the US Marines in Operation Flashpoint: Red River, the ultimate tactical infantry shooter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Combat Mission Cold War at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
BeamNG.drive
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Priced ~58% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Schedule I
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Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Cold War on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
93, Kuindzhi
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Combat Mission Shock Force 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Combat Mission Black Sea
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
WHY THIS
Shares fog of war and an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Combat Mission: Red Thunder
WHY THIS
Shares fog of war and an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944.
Combat Mission Fortress Italy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
WHY THIS
Shares fog of war and an atmospheric mood with Combat Mission Cold War.
Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Cold War. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Cold War.
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Frequently asked about Combat Mission Cold War
- Does Combat Mission Cold War work on Steam Deck?
- Combat Mission Cold War is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Combat Mission Cold War cost?
- Combat Mission Cold War is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Combat Mission Cold War have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Combat Mission Cold War supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Combat Mission Cold War?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Combat Mission Cold War are Combat Mission Black Sea, Combat Mission Shock Force 2, American Revolutionary War.
- Who developed Combat Mission Cold War?
- Combat Mission Cold War was developed by Battlefront and published by Matrix Games.
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