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Combat Mission Cold War
CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-15.
“Great game.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“I gave this a good shot coming from loads of Graviteam tactics and numerous other similar titles. Overall a fairly unbearable experience. First the good I guess. - Orbats are good fun, if unrealistic (I'm not clued up on Cold War) and the vehicles look great. I don't care about…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“It's harder to get through the menus without crashing than it is to play the actual game”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 23:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
British Army of the Rhine - Out Now
As a surprise launch for the Home of Wargamers, we are happy to announce that British Army of the Rhine, a new DLC for Combat Mission Cold War, is out now. The DLC brings new nations, units, and campa
Community Tournament Sign-Ups Now Open
We’re thrilled to announce that sign-ups for the Combat Mission Cold War Community Tournament are officially open. The tournament will feature three brand-new scenarios created by UsuallyHapless , bas
Community Scenario #3
We’re thrilled to share that the third and final map in our “ Choose Your Own Scenario ” series is now complete. This map, titled " Fuel Hike ", features US Mechanized Infantry launching an attack on
Matrix Games is the new Home of Combat Mission
Hi everyone, We are excited to announce the acquisition of Battlefront , the renowned developers behind the Combat Mission series. ELEVATING COMBAT MISSION'S LEGACY This strategic move underscores our
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Wargame · 3D · Realistic · Atmospheric · Military · Modern · Tactical · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.matrixgames.com/game/combat-mission-cold-war |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 11 Processor: Pentium IV 1.8 GHz or equivalent speed AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB VRAM or better and must support 1024x768 or higher resolution in OpenGL Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible Sound Card (Windows only) Additional Notes: The game does not work in a virtualized environment (virtual machine)