Games like The Cold War Era
If The Cold War Era is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arms Race 2, Arms Race - TCWE and Crisis in the Kremlin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its frantic resource juggling matters, 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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Arms Race 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with The Cold War Era.
Top pick for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
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.
Arms Race - TCWE
WHY THIS
Shares space race progression, resource allocation and a contemplative mood with The Cold War Era.
Second-strongest match for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Cold War Era.
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Crisis in the Kremlin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Cold War Era.
Third-strongest match for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with The Cold War Era.
Ranked #4 for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
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!
Precipice
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with The Cold War Era.
Ranked #5 for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Socialism Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Cold War Era.
Ranked #7 for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
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.
The Emperor and State
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with The Cold War Era.
Ranked #8 for The Cold War Era fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Cold War Era at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cold War Era.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cold War Era.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Cold War Era.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Cold War Era.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Cold War Era on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cold War Era.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cold War Era.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Cold War Era.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cold War Era.
a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
one night, hot springs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cold War Era.
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...
![We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1103210/header.jpg?t=1563495717)
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Arms Race - TCWE
WHY THIS
Shares space race progression, resource allocation and a contemplative mood with The Cold War Era.
Another title from Alina Digital, the studio behind The Cold War Era. Shares Strategy with The Cold War Era.
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 The Cold War Era. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
TGFS is an indie grand strategy game set in a fantasy world, engrossed in an unrelenting conflict between light and darkness.
Arms Race 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with The Cold War Era.
Another title from Alina Digital, the studio behind The Cold War Era. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Cold War Era.
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.
Frequently asked about The Cold War Era
- How much does The Cold War Era cost?
- The Cold War Era is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Cold War Era?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Cold War Era are Arms Race 2, Arms Race - TCWE, Crisis in the Kremlin.
- Who developed The Cold War Era?
- The Cold War Era was developed by Alina Digital.
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