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Also Cold War and Stealth, like Cold War.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
Games like Cold War
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The closest matches to Cold War: Alekhine's Gun, Death to Spies, Velvet Assassin, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®, and Phantom Doctrine. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Why this: Shares non lethal stealth with Cold War.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Mindware Studios
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- 67% of 101 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 64
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Craft non lethal weapons from junk
- Multiple playthrough modes normal time limit no kill
- Play as a reporter uncovering conspiracies
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Nostalgic
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Cold War.
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Cold War.
About Cold War
The closest matches to Cold War: Alekhine's Gun, Death to Spies, Velvet Assassin, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®, and Phantom Doctrine. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cold War is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alekhine's Gun, Death to Spies and Velvet Assassin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and nostalgic, and single out its gadget crafting and improvised ammo. 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.
About Cold War: Steal weapons. Improvise gadgets. Evade capture. Uncover the conspiracy.The Story:On the run and fighting for your life, you are freelance journalist Matt Carter. Twelve hours after arriving in Moscow for a routine story, you've been stripped of all possessions, beaten unconscious and thrown into the KGB's political prison.
Is Cold War worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 101 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Craft non lethal weapons from junk
- Multiple playthrough modes normal time limit no kill
- Play as a reporter uncovering conspiracies
- Sneak through chernobyl before the meltdown
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The story was nice. The gameplay however becomes tedious very quickly. Wanted to play this for the stealth, but after the new experience factor wore off, the stealth became a slog. By the end, I didn't care anymore and just murdered…”
“You could use the same exact gun as the enemy ahead of you and they still have better range than you. Trying to find where to go next is a tassle as well.”
People who play it also play: Alekhine's Gun, Death to Spies, Velvet Assassin
Frequently asked about Cold War
Can I run it?
How much does Cold War cost?
Cold War is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cold War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cold War are Alekhine's Gun, Death to Spies, Velvet Assassin.
Who developed Cold War?
Cold War was developed by Mindware Studios and published by THQ Nordic.