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Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War

Nostalgames · 2025-07-11

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 11, 2025 (Linux), Jul 11, 2025 (Mac), Jul 11, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

81%
positive of 725 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (246 reviews).
  • · Top 30% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 725 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.39 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 2 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22922920252026Week of 2025-07-11: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-21: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$6.392025-07-112026-07-132025-07-11 — best price $7.192025-07-18 — best price $7.992025-09-08 — best price $7.192025-09-15 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $7.192025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-11-13 — best price $7.192025-11-15 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $7.192026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-02-20 — best price $7.192026-02-22 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $7.192026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-05-30 — best price $6.792026-05-31 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $6.392026-07-13 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
15%
earned "Through the Storm — with a Smile"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)373%92

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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