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Single-player games like Crisis in the Kremlin

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Crisis in the Kremlin, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall — Steam game cover

    Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation2.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    China: Mao's legacy — Steam game cover

    China: Mao's legacy

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation2.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War — Steam game cover

    Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy — Steam game cover

    Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arms Race 2 — Steam game cover

    Arms Race 2

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    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.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Collapse: A Political Simulator — Steam game cover

    Collapse: A Political Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gilded Destiny — Steam game cover

    Gilded Destiny

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AfterWar — Steam game cover

    AfterWar

    Single-player alternative to Crisis in the Kremlin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crisis in the Kremlin.

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →