Underplayed Gems

Twilight Struggle: Red Sea (2023)

Twilight Struggle: Red Sea cover
Developer
Playdek, Inc.
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.3 of 5, 47 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, cerebral board game adaptation where every card play and move feels like a calculated political gambit in a proxy war.

tensestrategichistoricalpoliticalslow-pacedanalyticalcold war atmospheretwo-player conflict

What players say

Players say the game launched with serious bugs that made it nearly unplayable, though recent patches have fixed many issues. It is a shorter, faster version of Twilight Struggle set in the Horn of Africa, but some find the AI too powerful and the randomness frustrating.

Screenshots

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