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Supreme Ruler: Cold War

As the 1950’s approach, the Korean War looms, the Arms Race intensifies, the Berlin Crisis leads to the formation of NATO, and the world anticipates a new World War. As leader of the United States or the…

80 5 June 2011

Supreme Ruler: Cold War is a strategy developed by Paradox Interactive, released 5 June 2011 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Supreme Ruler: Cold War is

Supreme Ruler: Cold War is a strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive and released in 2011. It was published by BattleGoat Studios. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

As the 1950’s approach, the Korean War looms, the Arms Race intensifies, the Berlin Crisis leads to the formation of NATO, and the world anticipates a new World War. As leader of the United States or the Soviet Union, you must make the correct Economic, Diplomatic, Domestic and Military decisions to successfully navigate your country through this dangerous historical era and increase your nation’s Sphere of Influence on the world stage.
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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Supreme Ruler: Cold War holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Supreme Ruler: Cold War launched on 5 June 2011, within three weeks of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Terraria. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Terraria.

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When did Supreme Ruler: Cold War come out?
Supreme Ruler: Cold War was released on 5 June 2011 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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