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Collapse: A Political Simulator

Collapse: A Political Simulator

is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.

Released Feb 23, 2021 Developer Nostalgames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Political SimChoose Your Own AdventureCRPGPvEStrategy RPG
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

66.2%positive201 reviews
Recommended · 99 found this helpful

“In many ways this game is a straight upgrade from the developer's prior works. The politics, country management, and economic management have all been generalized in a way that is more interesting to interact with. The omnipresent division of political power down to regions and…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 35 found this helpful

“You take control of a Post-Soviet Republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It's like the previous games, alot of text/lore and button clicking, if you liked the previous games, then this is for you. The game also supports mods. There is a clicking sound, whenever you…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 35 found this helpful

“As someone who really enjoyed Ostalgie and China: Mao's Legacy, it pains me to have to give this one a pass. The interface is even more indecipherable than Crisis at the Kremlin with none of the learning resources found online. I understand that a major appeal of these games is…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,222all-time peak
0 100 200 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 140 avg · Jul 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

104achievements
1.9%median completion
0.0%rarest: The Black General
4.5% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 4.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
4.5%Self-liquidation — Hidden achievement
4.0%American dream — The cabinet of ministers consists of representatives from only two parties (excluding commissions)
3.8%Diplomacy Mastery — Integrate the People's Democratic Region by Referendum
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%The Black General — The right lose their military operation and General Lebed topples them
0.0%Ever Siezed Grozny? — Successfully rig the Chechen election
0.0%Reds and Whites — The Ukrainian crisis is settled with the International mediation and the Ukrainian people elect the communists

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$6.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$6.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US6.99 USD
EU6.89 EUR
UK5.89 GBP
Australia10.25 AUD
Canada8.99 CAD
Japan800 JPY
Brazil23.50 BRL
China29.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$7.8

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 27, 2026
Update 3.1.0 "QoL"

This update includes changes aimed primarily at improving the transparency of the interface. TRANSPARENCY: The number of modifier sections has been increased to 12; the same modifier can appear in mul

Jul 19, 2026
UPDATE 3.0 — the long-awaited RELAUNCH!

UPDATE 3.0 — the long-awaited RELAUNCH! Now the game doesn't just feel fresh, it is practically brand new! Completely new mechanics for forming the government and passing laws, distributing portfolios

May 15, 2025
Update 2.3.5

Update 2.3.5 includes: - Multiple bug fixes - Switching to the Unity version from 2020 to 2022 - Changed the flag of the PDR - RPC history redesigned - Minor text edits - Improvement of images Have a

Jul 03, 2024
New Patch

The patch includes: 1. Russia now changes flag and regime based on the event of the shooting of the Supreme Soviet in 1993; 2. Ukraine's regime from the start has become transitional. This is preparat

Jul 02, 2024
Patch 2.3.0.2

The current update includes: 0. Added icons for neighbour regimes 1. Urbanisation now depends on both investment and upper class wealth 2. Fixed auto-falsification of elections without taking game int

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsPolitical Sim · Choose Your Own Adventure · CRPG · PvE · Strategy RPG · Grand Strategy · Strategy · RPG · Alternate History · Politics · Historical · Political (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Achievements104
Official sitehttps://nostal.games/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ (32-bit, 64-bit) Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DX10 (shader model 4.0) Storage: 1 GB available space