20 Best Cold War Games for PC

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is a Tactical, First-person Shooter and Single-player video game created by Bohemia Interactive Studio and published by Codemasters. The game takes place in the historical world in 1985 and offers an open world environment with vehicle element. You can take on the role of the protagonist, who is a soldier and his ultimate task is to navigate the world from first-person and take down the enemies to progress through the game. It has different modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Domination, and more. It features a variety of weapons such as machine gun, sniper rifles, M16A2, as well as different vehicles are also available including tank, helicopter and more. Navigate the environment to fulfill your missions and collect power-ups during the game to enhance your character abilities. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, military-based, and fantastic graphics, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is the best game to play and enjoy.

Supreme Ruler: Cold War is an amazing Real Time Strategy video game by BattleGoat Studios. The game takes you to the Cold War Era and allows you to head USA or USSR, Engage yourself into the most epic Campaigns ever, Control the whole nations, Use your best skills like Diplomacy, Trade, Espionage, Influence the policies of other nations, Research and develop new technologies to have an edge over your rivals, Grow economies by the use of intellect and your best strategic approach, Train massive armies, develop military tech, etc. Alongside all the above mentioned responsibilities, you must ensure that your country gets through all difficulties, easily and safely. With superb visuals, a great addictive game-play and epic quests, Supreme Ruler: Cold War is one marvelous game to play and enjoy.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed and published by Nihon Falcon for multiple platforms. The game serves as the part of the long-running video game series The Legend of Heroes and comes with new and improved graphics, a beautiful cast of characters, and the enhanced mechanics. The game takes place in the Erebonian Empire, after the series of Trails in the Sky video games and during the period like the Crossbell series of the game. The storyline of the game follows the protagonist named as Rean Schwarzer and his friends at Thors Military Academy. As the story advances, the Class VII are tasked with interrogating the Schoolhouse, a strange mysterious building on campus that alters it layout monthly. The game introduces the Tactical Link System, enabling the player to follow up with three different types of attacks, dealing damage and offering different benefits. The player manipulates the world from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies and take down them using the unique skills to earn experience points. Check it out, if you love playing Role-playing games.

Shadow President is a Strategy, Real-time Tactics and Single-player Geopolitical Simulation developed and published by DC True. The game offers strategy gameplay and mixes the sci-fi and cyberpunk elements. In the game, the player takes on the role of the president of the United States during the cold war and the early 1990s. The player can prepare Kuwait to be destroyed by Iran during the operation known as Desert Shield using the timeline that beings during the Ogaden War’s end. After dealing with the adversaries of Iraq, the player can opt to dethrone the political cartels and the military overlords. During the gameplay, the tasks of the player take place on various issues like avoiding wars in conflict zones, resolving crises, sending aids (technology, military, social) and more. Shadow President offers addictive gameplay, superb mechanics and smooth controls. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a Military-based, Tactical Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer Simulation developed and published by Codemasters for multiple platforms. The game serves as the standalone sequel to Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crises, released by Bohemia Interactive. It takes place on the fictional Island known as Skira. After the Global Crises causes the political destabilization and unemployment in China, and the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) seize Skira’s control and the Russian Federation discovers the oil there. The game puts the player assumes the role of the protagonist, who must battle against opponent faction, kill enemies using a huge arsenal of weaponry and score the best points to unlock additional content. There are a series of missions and each mission needs a completion of certain objectives. The game will unlock further content as the player advances through the game. It offers huge world where the player can move freely and can plan his attack to take down enemy forces. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising includes prominent features such as Sandbox Shooter Gameplay, 100 Modeled Vehicles, Freedom to Play, Real Objectives, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game is a fantastic Real-time Grand Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by BL-Logic and published by Paradox Interactive. The game offers strategy-based gameplay focused on Hearts of Iron II: Armageddon. It enables the player to take control any WWII and Cold War era nation-state, including its espionage, diplomatic, political, military, and technological aspects. During the gameplay, the player can create land divisions, naval ships, aircraft wings, and can mix these into armies and corps. In the game, the player is capable of controlling the appointment of commanders under the flag of his nations as well as to control the meetings of individual military commanders and ministers. The player must command his country in the war-themed world, the battle against enemies and struggle to dominate the battlefield to become the superpower. Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game includes core features such as Rewrite the History, Use Advanced Combat Mechanics, Detailed Economic System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

ARMA: Armed Assault (also known as ARMA: Combat Operations in North America) is a Military-themed, Tactical, First and Third-person Shooter video game, released in 2006 by Bohemia Interactive. The game has both Single-player and Multiplayer modes available and the title serves as the Spiritual Successor to Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crises. The game introduces an overhauled game engine with enhanced graphics, multiplayer functionality, physics, and comes with new units and vehicles. It has a new Multiplayer mode, blending the Real-time Strategy (RTS) and First-person Shooter (FPS) elements and allows the player takes on the protagonist’s role to smash the enemies. The player can explore the world from either a first-person viewpoint or the third-person perspective, use military-based equipment, weapons, gadgets and gear to battle against enemies. He can move freely around the open world setting and can struggle to complete a variety of missions to score the points. With brilliant mechanics, smooth gameplay, and fantastic controls, ARMA: Armed Assault is the fascinating video game to play.

688 Attack Sub is a 1989 Single-player and Multiplayer Submarine Simulation published by Electronic Arts. The game offers two different classes such as US Los Angeles Class and Soviet Alfa Class, and lets the player select one of them to jump into the world where the player has to play up to 10 challenging missions ranging from into either in cold war or combat missions in global conflict. According to the storyline, the submarine of America equipped with sophisticated electronic devices and huge arsenal of weapons while the Soviet submarine loaded with fewer weapons but faster than American Submarine. The gameplay consists of realism with multiple stations and the player can use weapons, navigation, helm, sonar, etc. to fulfill his duty. The game offers old-school graphics and the player must complete a variety of missions to advance through the storyline. During the gameplay, the player will experience the close up views of the control panels but in some places, the game offers digitalized images of crew and surface of ship. With good gameplay, graphics, and controls, 688 Attack Sub is a best game to play and enjoy.

The Last Dogma is a great First-person Action-Adventure, RPG and Exploration video game that allows you to explore a Dark alternate Fantasy world, enjoy being on some of the most astonishing adventures in the aftermath of the Cold War when US got quite disappointed regarding the matters of World Domination. The game sets you up into the character of Sebastian Arise who works as an AFT Special Agent tasked to eradicate the local Firearm Dealers. One day a simple tracking mission turns deadly and leaves you right in the middle of a cannibal cult known as the Holy Intentions. You must survive by going through a series of difficult challenges, eliminate the cannibalistic individuals, and travel back in time to 1366 A.D in order to stop some serious things from happening. This amazingly Horror and adventure filled game will definitely leave you stunned with all the super thrilling things, graphics and an immersive game-play etc. Try it out and you’ll definitely enjoy it.

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is a RTS (Real-time Strategy), Single-player and Multiplayer video game by Microsoft Game Studios and Big Huge Games. The title serves as the expansion pack to the original game Rise of Nations and the 2nd title developed by Big Huge Games. In the game, the player takes on the role of the leader, and his goal is to establish his empire, recruit an army, and controls a set of units during fight including aerial, sea and land units. The player uses the units during the gameplay such as tanks, musketeers, slingers, aircraft carriers, nuclear missiles, and more. There are different ways to complete each task. The game features four new campaigns such as the Cold War, the New World, Napoleon, and the Alexander the Great. It has a customizable multiplayer mode, in which up to 8-players can battle against each other. The player has to deploy his units, battle enemies and effort to eliminate their members, destroy the structures and units to victory. Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots offer core features such as immersive traditional RTS gameplay, cool features, and smooth controls. Try it out.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter and Single-player video game for hardcore players created by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It is the fantastic sci-fi title in the series of XCOM and offers tactical shooter gameplay with an emphasis on team-based tactics. You assume the role of the main hero, an agent named as William Carter, who must command two other agents in each mission. The protagonist has multiple abilities such as lifting enemies, healing his squad and summoning combat. Other agents are split into four categories such as Engineer, Recon, Commando, and Support. Each category has a set of weapons and powers. The game takes place in the historical year 1962, during the cold war between the Soviet Union and the United States. You have to control your character and explore the world from a third-person perspective, use a variety of weapons and struggle to complete several missions to earn points. Use your points to unlock further content in the game and dominate the battlefield. With improved mechanics, graphic details, smooth controls, realistic sound effects, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is the best game for players who love playing shooting games.

Battlezone II: Combat Commander combines the elements of Real-time Strategy, and First-person Shooter developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Activision. The game has both Single and Multiplayer modes and takes place in the alternative history Universe as Battlezone. It is the marvelous title in the series of Battlezone and revolves around hybrid tank shooter gameplay with FPS and RTS elements. There are different futuristic vehicles available, and players can pilot them while using a function key choose and order units and structure. There are two different races such as the Scions and the ISDF. The game offers a brilliant gameplay focuses on Cold War Conflict. To get into the world, the player needs to select his faction, and a commander. The player must command his units, and build different structures to progress in the game. The game rewards the player with experience points, as progresses. In the game, the player drive multiple vehicles equip with destructive weapons and he must take down foes to clear the levels. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Battlezone II: Combat Commander is the best game to play.

Twilight Struggle is a Board, Strategy, Turn-based, Cold War, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Playdek, Inc. The game takes place the world map and lets you select your nation, place your armies, attack on other players and dominate the world. It drops you at the center of cold war and revolving around the economic and political struggle between U.S.S.R and U.S. In the game, you can control one of two superpowers and your main task is to fight against other players, conquer their nations, and complete the game. Complete objectives to earn points and use them to unlock other weapons, tools, and stuff. Create your guild with other players and dominate the world. Raise your army, equip them with deadly weapons and show your power. Twilight Struggle includes key features such as game Tutorial, Real-time Online Play, Customization, Rating System and more. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.

Tropico is a City Building, Construction, and Management Simulation by Pop Top Software and Feral Interactive. The game allows the players to get into the role of “El Presidente.”, Rule over the Island in the Carribean Sea in the Era of Cold War. As the primary goal of the game is to stay always in Power, the players are required to keep the population of the Island Happy. If the Populace is unhappy with the El President’s actions, they may vote somebody else instead of the player. All the non-governmental powers and Factions can unsettle the Rule of El Presidente, so the player must keep all of these factors controlled. If there are Powers that get unhappy with El President’s rule, they will form an alliance and challenge the players so the players will need to keep them happy as well. As this game is all about Democracy and Foreign relations, diplomacy and Trade, the players must be good at every said aspect or else he/she can lose the title. Customizing the Island’s Map, political and economic relations, enemy intrusions and other governmental affairs are the most critical and challenging tasks to perform. With all the addictive gameplay, constructions, management and socio-economic elements, Tropico offers various game modes such as Scenario, Custome Game, Random Map and Campaign. Furthermore, Tropico offers brilliant character customization options for the character of El Presidente and allows the players to select any of the real life figures such as Che Guevara, Augusto Pinochet, Fidel Castro, Hernando Blanco, Lou Baga and Sancho Baraega, etc. Tropico is an amazingly addictive and quite surprisingly informative simulation to enjoy. Do give it a try for an excellent City Building, Construction, and Management experience.

Tropico 5 is a marvelous new MMO-RTS, City-Building, Management Simulation that offers gameplay a lot similar to its predecessors and Anno series games. With a unique Co-op Multiplayer (4-Player) feature, Tropico 5 lets you build whole cities on different islands and allows you to work with or against each other. The main task in the game is to manage your cities and take your settlement to the Colonial Era, witness World Wars, Cold War and finally reach to the modern era, embrace technological advancements and thrive in an advanced society. You can also be one of the super powers of the time by simply working hard, write the constitution and decide the independence of your cities or countries and by waging wars against your enemies and defeating them. With all the wonderful building and management options, great visuals, and an addictive game-play, Tropico 5 is a brilliant Simulation to spend your precious time on. Do try it out for a beautiful MMO, RTS, management and City-building experience.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is a Single and Multiplayer First-Person Shooter and Action video game by Treyarch. This thrill packed video game is a direct sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops and 9th best addition to the series. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set in the year 2025, takes you to the era of Second Cold War and lets you be the protagonist Alex Mason. Your task is to get into the character of the protagonist, follow the story-line and act accordingly. The game tasks you with finding and eliminating the antagonist Raul Menendes who is planning to devastate China and United States by breezing them both into the Cold War. You must stop Raul before it’s too late. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 provides with plenty of state of the art weapons and ammunition, military grade vehicles, a lot of tactics based upgrades, episodic and great story-line, best ever 3D visuals and an open world environment. This amazing game offers multiple game endings all based up on your actions and paths decided by you. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is an amazingly addictive and quite engaging video game to play and it will definitely provide you with a whole lot of entertainment. Do give it a go.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a Multiplayer FPS, Action video game developed and published by Treyarch and Activision respectively. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 offers a similar game-play to Borderlands 2, Modern Combat 4 and others, not because of being a game from the same genre but because of a similar stories, mechanics and narratives that it provides. The game is set in the year of 1960 and is about the ist cold war between the super powers. Call of Duty: Black Ops lets you be the protagonist as a foot soldier who controls and switches between multiple characters and tasks you to carry out a number of Black Ops missions behind the enemy lines, travel to a number of locations around the world (USSR, Kazakhstan, Ural Mountains, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, hong Kong and Arctic Circles etc.) and find out a lost experimental chemical weapon named Nova 6. In order to complete the game objectives, Call of Duty: Black Ops lets you get into the character of a Special Forces operative Alex Mason, CIA agent Jason Hudson and a number of other characters, follow the story-line join other characters, plan your attacks and kill the enemies using the advanced weapons, tactical and hardcore combat skills etc. With a number of exciting missions, single and multiplayer support, beautiful story, ultra-realistic visuals and an immersive game-play, Call of Duty: Black Ops is a fantastic Action and First-Person Shooter video game to play and enjoy.

Beat Hazard Ultra is a Downloadable Content Pack for the original title Beat Hazard developed and published by Cold Beam Games for multiple platforms. The DLC pack introduces new features and taking the game to advance level. It comes with more addictive modes and bosses to battle. It takes place in the space environment, where the player controls a spaceship with an objective to face hordes of enemies and take down them using equipped weapons. The player can shoot in multiple-directions to destroy enemy ships coming toward him to kill. The player can compete against his friend in head-to-head mode and can band together to wipe enemies out from the peaceful land. The game rewards the player with points which can be used to unlock additional items, perks, and more. There are three tactical weapons such as Ultra Beam, Reflect Shield, and Micro Missiles. Beat Hazard Ultra offers core features such as Online Play, New Perk System, Boss Rush Mode, New Achievements, Leaderboards, and more. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and thrilling graphics, Beat Hazard Ultra is the best game to play and enjoy.

Nibiru: Age of Secrets is an immersive Point-and-Click Action-Adventure Puzzle and Exploration video game that offers an amazing Opne World to explore, NPCs to interact with and Objects and Clues to be collected. The game kicks off after the discovery of an old tunnel under the newly built Highway. The tunnel was made by German Forces in the World War 2 era and after the discovery, whole world starts asking questions out of curiosity. This is where you get into the play as the protagonist Martin Holan, an archaeology student who gets hired by his uncle to examine the tunnel. Martin is ordered by his uncle to meet one of his friends at the site but the man he was about to meet, gets murdered in cold blood. It is now your duty to investigate his murder by exploring the tunnel and all the surrounding area, collecting objects and clues, interact with the NPCs and environment, capture the man who murdered the victim and solve the mysteries of the tunnel. Nibiru: Age of Secrets offers long quest type adventures and allows you to immerse yourself into the world around you deeply to enjoy the game. With a great plot and story, brilliant visuals and an engaging game-play, Nibiru: Age of Secrets is a wonderful game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.

Little Inferno, developed and published by Tomorrow Corporation is a First-person sandbox Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video game. Little Inferno takes place in a freezing cold game world in which the protagonist possesses Little Inferno, a fireplace. He uses the fireplace to burn different appliances and toys to keep him warm from the cold. Every burned object provides with money and the player uses the collective amount to buy more objects to burn. In the game, different combinations of objects provide with different amounts of money so the player combines the objects by solving different puzzles and makes new objects that when burnt, allow the player to get more money and warmth. By using the drag and drop interface, player combines different objects to burn. With HD graphics and amazingly easy user controls, beautiful visuals and an immersive game-play, Little inferno is available to play on multiple platforms such as Windows, Nintendo Wii U, Mac OS X, iOS and Android.