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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.
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is a simulation, strategy and political sim game
developed and published by Nostalgames.
Released on July 11th 2025 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 2 languages: English and Russian.
It has received 712 reviews of which 575 were positive and 137 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: High Sierra 10.13+
- Processor: Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, CentOS 7, SteamOS+
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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Good game, but it lacks a fundamentally marxist analysis. The contradiction between the suppressed capital cycle and the persisting law of value is not modelled, and the events that occur are not really driven by any simulation of class contentions. At the end of the day, the game is Weberian through-and-through, and lends the player a perspective that does not make the political chaos of the USSR any clearer.
As a Marxist Leninist I love this game though it may not be for anti revisionists such as myself and seems to be based on more liberal leaning capitalist points of views. It is slow boiling and difficult to balance the economy which makes sense considering how Krushkev, Brezhnev and Gorby corrupted the Union putting the party above criticization and repelled peoples power, similar to Zhou Goufeng and Deng in the CPC.
To be honest, this game's difficulty curve is more like a cliff, after 6 hours I'm still having trouble with hobbling to the end without collapsing. The UI is WAY better than previous Nostalgames games, but man, half the time you'll be sitting there and asking "WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ AM I FAILING!?"... And that's the beauty of this game. You really get the feeling you in the middle of a choking, dying bureaucratic machine, barely sure if your decisions are correct, and only a determined and informed and VERY specific approach will save you. Some ideals have to be sacrificed for survival and some have to be embraced to the radical hilt. Some men have to be ruined and thrown into the nomenklatura's maw for your side to gain the upper hand. We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death. Onwards comrade, wherever it may lead you.
Good Game! Let's just say every reiteration of "Crisis in the Kremlin" is a direct step up. EVERY last one. If you know "Crisis in the Kremlin" since the 90s, this is the second remake, with a *heavy* dash of Paradox Interactive Map Games. The first game was a railroaded simulator where glasnost and perestroika were the only way out. The 2017 version was a rigid remake set in slightly goofy graphics and retro calculator UI with vague indicators that needed data mining to understand. Still it was slightly enjoyable, though many rigid and short outcomes in specific dates meant the playability wears out fast. Plus its UI was atrocious. This one is a very good SECOND remake with just one con: After end date you can not get achievements. Other than that, as opposed to 2017 version's this one is like a Hearts of Iron 4 mod lite, extremely well nuanced and beautifully made. More details are at work here, many modifiers exist undermining the USSR due to past mistakes. You need to address the problems (which are debuffs and modifiers) one by one, make decisions exactly like Hearts Iron 4, spending Political Points (and other generated powers like KGB/army strength and KGB/Generals' loyalty points) which are generated by budgets, economic health, good statistics and ministers loyal to you. Like Crusader Kings of Paradox, you have a parliament full of plotting and scheming people which you choose to run your country. You plot and conspire to remove people or train them, or give them privileges to give your country buffs and debuffs. Your Congress composition matters, because the ministers and politicians generated have views that need to be taken into account. You may not have American style popular democracy but ignoring your ruling oligarchy, the congressmen, despite their privileged lifestyles can destroy your game easily. So you go ahead and fix the clusterfrack that is the dying Soviet Union, save the union or transform it to something else. Your Call. But the Cold War is still going, and it will not be pretty. Long story short, you have various "bad debuffs" which need a fixing like Hearts of Iron decision sets before they cripple you too long. However, there is NO one way to fix them: a science oriented USSR needs to change the food policies towards "Scientific Combine Method" whereas a Perestroika USSR needs to do it "Private Farms", or a classical USSR needs to invest in a stronger Intel and Social Stability, and grind to "Sovkhozivifacion" Get the idea? Basically the game's golden compass is "Act like the principles you adopt, don't go MinMaxing without an idea" This time you don't just pass time, research and adjust budget and juggle various stats in preparation for certain historical events, but you will also engage in : Proxy Wars, Call of Duty: Cold War style. Remember the historical skirmishes and "Police Actions" done by either side? Oh yes, time to engage in them in an interface similar to Hearts of Iron or Crusader Kings, with logistics and morale and all that. Some of these wars you will not fight, some you will concede, but you must win or lose, make a decision. The good thing is losing the Afghan War is no longer a doomstate that will permanently ruin your Turkic Republics, and can be avenged. There are many checkboxes you can use, from bombings to counter-terror actions, from helping your side to manipulating factions in your supported side, from humanitarian supply drops to terrorizing the *families of your enemies*. If you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy you can use chemical, napalm and even NUKES but that will make France, China and USA mad. So yeah, juggle your morale, supply and other stats in each warzone with checkboxes until your side wins with at least international fallout (and damaging your budget) as possible. You must, for the lack of a better word, navigate your way either into destroying the hegemony of US Dollar or fit in together with the modern world, or BE the next modern new world order, or whatever. So get going, fix your negative modifiers spending what little money you can scrounge(initially) and technology you can research, patch the leaks (by applying multiple decisions and gauging your modifiers to the state preferences you turn to), heal, thus earn more and plan on what to do next. Your call.
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Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
No, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.79€ on Steam.
Yes, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War received 575 positive votes out of a total of 712 achieving a rating of 7.65.
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Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War was developed and published by Nostalgames.
Yes, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War. Explore additional content available for Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War on Steam.
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No, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Nostalgames
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Nostalgames
Release
11 Jul 2025
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