# Games like Nuclear War Simulator

> The closest matches to Nuclear War Simulator: Command: Modern Operations, DEFCON, Wargame: European Escalation, ICBM: Escalation, and Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Command: Modern Operations](https://imho.run/games/1076160/command-modern-operations) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 908 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076160/)
2. [DEFCON](https://imho.run/games/1520/defcon) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 2,711 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520/)
3. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Nuclear War Simulator. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
4. [ICBM: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/2647680/icbm-escalation) — A frequent pick in Nuclear War Simulator players' libraries, and another Strategy. 832 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2647680/)
5. [Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age](https://imho.run/games/1286220/sea-power-naval-combat-in-the-missile-age) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 3,289 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286220/)
6. [Syrian Warfare](https://imho.run/games/485980/syrian-warfare) — Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Nuclear War Simulator. 1,308 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485980/)
7. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Nuclear War Simulator. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
8. [Radio Commander: Vietnam '64](https://imho.run/games/871530/radio-commander-vietnam-64) — A frequent pick in Nuclear War Simulator players' libraries, and another Indie. 776 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871530/)
9. [War Room](https://imho.run/games/1175880/war-room) — A frequent pick in Nuclear War Simulator players' libraries, and another Action. 496 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175880/)
10. [First Strike](https://imho.run/games/587000/first-strike) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 523 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/587000/)
11. [Total Conflict: Resistance](https://imho.run/games/1860510/total-conflict-resistance) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 2,100 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1860510/)
12. [Regiments](https://imho.run/games/1109680/regiments) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 1,598 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/)
13. [Power & Revolution 2023 Edition](https://imho.run/games/2392520/power-revolution-2023-edition) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 176 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392520/)
14. [Hearts of Iron III](https://imho.run/games/25890/hearts-of-iron-iii) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 2,730 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25890/)
15. [Combat Mission Cold War](https://imho.run/games/1551160/combat-mission-cold-war) — A frequent pick in Nuclear War Simulator players' libraries, and another Simulation. 106 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1551160/)
16. [Armored Brigade II](https://imho.run/games/1934300/armored-brigade-ii) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 103 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934300/)
17. [Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game](https://imho.run/games/73170/darkest-hour-a-hearts-of-iron-game) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 929 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/73170/)
18. [Supreme Ruler Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/314980/supreme-ruler-ultimate) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 833 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314980/)
19. [Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts](https://imho.run/games/1069660/ultimate-admiral-dreadnoughts) — A frequent pick in Nuclear War Simulator players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,273 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069660/)
20. [Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead](https://imho.run/games/33930/arma-2-operation-arrowhead) — Also Military, like Nuclear War Simulator. 8,736 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33930/)
21. [Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front](https://imho.run/games/312980/graviteam-tactics-mius-front) — Also Wargame and RTS, like Nuclear War Simulator. 714 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312980/)
22. [Invasion Machine](https://imho.run/games/964650/invasion-machine) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 505 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/964650/)
23. [Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes](https://imho.run/games/3902520/ukrainian-warfare-gostomel-heroes) — Also Wargame and Modern, like Nuclear War Simulator. 211 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3902520/)
24. [Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem](https://imho.run/games/936530/close-combat-last-stand-arnhem) — Also Real-Time and Wargame, like Nuclear War Simulator. 95 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/936530/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1603940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1603940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1603940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1603940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1603940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nuclear War Simulator

Nuclear war simulator is a detailed realistic simulation and visualization of large-scale nuclear conflicts with a focus on humanitarian consequences. It lets you design conflict scenarios and estimate the consequences using a population density map and realistic weapons effects.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1603940
- **Developer:** Bit Mirror
- **Publisher:** Matrix Games
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 2, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1603940/nuclear-war-simulator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1603940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603940/)
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