Games like Angola '86
If Angola '86 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cold War Battles, Möbius Front '83 and Vietnam ‘65 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
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Cold War Battles
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Top pick for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Lead Cold War formations in quick, turn based, hex‑and‑counter battles spanning 5 decades of real and hypothetical conflicts. With over 250 units, more than a dozen factions and varied theatres - from Africa to the Golan Heights, Europe and more, Cold War Battles await.
Möbius Front '83
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Second-strongest match for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Vietnam ‘65
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Third-strongest match for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Panzer Corps 2
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Shares a contemplative mood with Angola '86.
Ranked #4 for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
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.
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Ranked #5 for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
You are the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces locked in battle on the ground in 1980’s Central Europe. As commander, it is your task to provide the battle plan orders to your units. You need to know your mission objectives, strength and weakness of both your forces and you enemy, lay of the land, weather, and time of day in order...
The Troop
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Ranked #6 for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Unity of Command II
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Shares logistics management and a challenging mood with Angola '86.
Ranked #7 for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
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.
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
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Shares a tense mood with Angola '86.
Ranked #8 for Angola '86 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Angola '86 at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~42% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~52% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Nubby's Number Factory
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Monster Train
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Priced ~62% under Angola '86 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
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!
one night, hot springs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
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Carrier Deck
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Shares a challenging mood with Angola '86.
Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86.
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Vietnam ‘65
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Afghanistan '11
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula!
Her Majesty's Ship
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Angola '86.
Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
All young naval officers dream of becoming Admiral, but few realise this can't be done without a loyal crew and keeping the vessel under your command afloat!
Terra Incognito - Antarctica 1911
WHY THIS
Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86.
Survive all the odds and reach the South Pole before your competitors with this simple, abstract and compelling strategy game.
Northern Ireland '74
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Another title from Every Single Soldier, the studio behind Angola '86. Shares Strategy with Angola '86.
The first strategy game to capture the essence of the entire Northern Ireland Conflict (1966 - 1998).
Frequently asked about Angola '86
- How much does Angola '86 cost?
- Angola '86 is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Angola '86?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Angola '86 are Cold War Battles, Möbius Front '83, Vietnam ‘65.
- Who developed Angola '86?
- Angola '86 was developed by Every Single Soldier.
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