Underplayed Gems

Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War (2025)

Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War cover
Developer
Nostalgames
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 707 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 17 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense, deliberate simulation of managing a superpower's decline through political and economic micromanagement.

grand strategypolitical simulationtenseatmosphericdeliberateimmersivedecision-heavyalternate history

What players say

Players praise the depth and alternate history possibilities but warn that the economy can suddenly collapse, mechanics are opaque even after tutorials, and the interface frustrates. Many compare it to Suzerain and note it is harder than most strategy games. A few players find the randomness unfair.

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