Games like Cold War Battles
If Cold War Battles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Möbius Front '83, The Troop and WARNO — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Cold War Battles: Lead Cold War formations in quick, turn based, hex‑and‑counter battles spanning 5 decades of real and hypothetical conflicts. With over 400 units, more than a dozen factions and varied theatres - from Africa to the Golan Heights, Europe and more, Cold War Battles await.
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Steam players who put hours into Cold War Battles 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.
Möbius Front '83
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Top pick for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
The Troop
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Second-strongest match for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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.
WARNO
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Third-strongest match for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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.
Panzer Corps Gold
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Ranked #4 for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Panzer Strategy
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Ranked #5 for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Unity of Command II
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Ranked #6 for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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.
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
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Ranked #7 for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Panzer Corps 2
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Ranked #8 for Cold War Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cold War Battles at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~58% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~65% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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!
Inscryption
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Priced ~56% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~72% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Priced ~44% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~72% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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 ~72% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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 ~72% under Cold War Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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!
Liquidators
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Counter-Strike 2
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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
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cold War Battles.
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!
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Frequently asked about Cold War Battles
- How much does Cold War Battles cost?
- Cold War Battles is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cold War Battles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cold War Battles are Möbius Front '83, The Troop, WARNO.
- Who developed Cold War Battles?
- Cold War Battles was developed by Kudos Games.
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