Abandonware DOS title

Games set during the cold war

There was a time when the two major political superpowers on Earth were at war, but it was a strange kind of war. U.S.A. and the former U.S.S.R. used spies, subterfuge, blockades, political and military influence all over the world to gain power on a global scale. The so called "Cold War" era lasted decades and ended in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin wall. Games set in the cold war often include espionage and strategy elements.

Most popular cold war games

Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
simulationWindows 3.x
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
vehicle simulationDOS
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688 Attack Sub

DOS1989 Electronic Arts
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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill
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Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition

Windows 3.x1989freeware Mindscape
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...
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Berlin 1948

DOS1989 Time Warp Software
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Border Zone

DOS1987 Infocom
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Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS1993 Strategic Visions
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Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 Electronic Arts
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
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Code-Name: Iceman

DOS1989 Sierra On-Line
Code-Name: Iceman is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1989. Designed by Jim Walls, known for his work on the "Police Quest" series, "Code-Name: Iceman" blends elements of adventure, puzzle-solving, and espionage in a Cold War-era setting.In the game, players assume the role of John Westland, a United States Navy...
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Command HQ

DOS1990 Ozark Softscape
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected Spectrum HoloByte
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Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers

DOS1986 Activision
Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is a video computer game developed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision. It was released in 1986 and is a sequel to the original Hacker game. The game was available for various home computer systems of the time, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.In Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers, players take...
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Megafortress

DOS1991protected Artech Studios
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MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
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Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected MicroProse Software
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Nuclear War

DOS1989 New World Computing
Nuclear War is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by Eric Hyman and Jon Van Caneghem. Nuclear War was developed and released by New World Computing in 1989 for Amiga and, later, for DOS, and it's loosely based on a card game of the same name. Nuclear War took a satirical approach to the grim possibility of a global nuclear war and succe...
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Power Struggle

DOS1988 Personal Software Services
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Red sky at morning

DOS1993 Simulations Canada
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Red Storm Rising

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
Red Storm Rising is a submarine simulation video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1988, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond. The game is set during a hypothetical World War III scenario, focusing on naval combat between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces. Players command a modern nuclear submarine from a first-per...
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Rush'n Attack

DOS1989 Konami
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S.D.I.

DOS1989 Cinemaware
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Shadow President

DOS1993 DC true
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and international affairs. The game provides a realistic simulation of the challenges faced by a world leader during the Cold War er...
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Solidarnosc

DOS1991 P. Z. Karen Co. Development Group
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Strike Fleet

DOS1989 LucasArts
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

DOS1990 Capstone
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
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The Fourth Protocol

DOS1987 The Electronic Pencil Co.
The Fourth Protocol is a 1985 interactive fiction video game inspired by Frederick Forsyth's 1984 Cold War spy novel of the same name. Developed by the Electronic Pencil Company and published by Hutchinson Computer Publishing, the game was released on platforms such as the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and IBM PC (in 1997). Designed as a ...
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 Quantum quality productions
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The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 Oxford Digital Enterprises