Games like China: Mao's legacy
If China: Mao's legacy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crisis in the Kremlin, Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall and Collapse: A Political Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its political choices ripple globally, atmospheric and challenging. 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 China: Mao's legacy: 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...
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Crisis in the Kremlin
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Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Top pick for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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?
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Second-strongest match for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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...
Collapse: A Political Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Third-strongest match for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Ranked #4 for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Jey's Empire
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Ranked #5 for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Imperator: Rome
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Ranked #8 for China: Mao's legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below China: Mao's legacy at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~47% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with China: Mao's legacy.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~65% under China: Mao's legacy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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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 China: Mao's legacy.
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 China: Mao's legacy.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with China: Mao's legacy.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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More from Nostalgames
Other recommendable Steam games by Nostalgames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Crisis in the Kremlin
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Another title from Nostalgames, the studio behind China: Mao's legacy. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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?
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Another title from Nostalgames, the studio behind China: Mao's legacy. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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...
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Another title from Nostalgames, the studio behind China: Mao's legacy. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Collapse: A Political Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with China: Mao's legacy.
Another title from Nostalgames, the studio behind China: Mao's legacy. Shares Strategy and Indie with China: Mao's legacy.
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.
Frequently asked about China: Mao's legacy
- Does China: Mao's legacy run on Steam Deck?
- China: Mao's legacy is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does China: Mao's legacy cost?
- China: Mao's legacy is listed on Steam at 2.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to China: Mao's legacy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside China: Mao's legacy are Crisis in the Kremlin, Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall, Collapse: A Political Simulator.
- Who developed China: Mao's legacy?
- China: Mao's legacy was developed by Nostalgames.
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