Games like Arms Race 2
If Arms Race 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Imperator: Rome, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Europa Universalis IV — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive 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.
Get personalized picks →About Arms Race 2: Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Players who liked Arms Race 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Arms Race 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Imperator: Rome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Arms Race 2.
Top pick for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Arms Race 2.
Second-strongest match for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Europa Universalis IV
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Arms Race 2.
Third-strongest match for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Arms Race 2.
Ranked #4 for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Socialism Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Arms Race 2.
Ranked #5 for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.
SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Arms Race 2.
Ranked #6 for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Millennia
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Arms Race 2.
Ranked #8 for Arms Race 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Arms Race 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arms Race 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arms Race 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arms Race 2.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Arms Race 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Arms Race 2.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
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!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
World of Warships
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arms Race 2.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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More from Alina Digital
Other recommendable Steam games by Alina Digital, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Cold War Era
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with Arms Race 2.
Another title from Alina Digital, the studio behind Arms Race 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
The Cold War Era is strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Arms Race - TCWE
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and a contemplative mood with Arms Race 2.
Another title from Alina Digital, the studio behind Arms Race 2. Shares Strategy with Arms Race 2.
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
The Great Fantasy Struggle
WHY THIS
Another title from Alina Digital, the studio behind Arms Race 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arms Race 2.
TGFS is an indie grand strategy game set in a fantasy world, engrossed in an unrelenting conflict between light and darkness.
Frequently asked about Arms Race 2
- How much does Arms Race 2 cost?
- Arms Race 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Arms Race 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Arms Race 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Arms Race 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arms Race 2 are Imperator: Rome, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Europa Universalis IV.
- Who developed Arms Race 2?
- Arms Race 2 was developed by Alina Digital.
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