- Patch 1.2.5.1 - 5 October 2026
NEWEach right mouse button action can have its own keys: RMB, mouse wheel press or ZA pinned tooltip can be closed with the chosen key, and the tooltip says which oneNotifications can be turned off one by one in the settingsHighlighting in doctrine diagrams can be turned offIf a mod fails to load, only that mod is disabled and the reason is shown in a windowIn the mod tool: the conditions «Player country» and «Player country is not», a custom name for the player's country, Soviet and American military basesBALANCEShelepin's group can be rehabilitated under the Stalin cult as wellSuccess of the rapprochement with China needs an Orientalist with diplomacy of 5 or more as Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Council of Ministers or Second SecretaryThe popular vote and electoral votes in US elections are now plausible and match each otherTRANSPARENCYA politician's characteristic tooltip shows…
- Update 1.2.5 - 4 October 2026
Update 1.2.5NEW- 3 new achievements- The settings now let you pick another key instead of RMB- A decision on generational change has been added- Selecting several countries on the map has been reworked: a list of the selected, box selection, selection by whole blocs and country groups- The game now has a built-in mod-making tool- C# mods no longer need a compiler: the game builds the sources in the mod folder itself and reports errors- The game runs faster- Shelepin's Komsomol group can now be rehabilitated- Music at launch can be set: right away, in game only, or off- In the settings you can turn on a pause when a decision becomes available or a doctrine lock ends (off by default)- The atmospheric text in events can now be turned off- More branches between internal doctrine variants- Decisions and diplomatic buttons can be set to press automatically- Doctrines can now be viewed during…
- Nostalgames Player Survey - 17 September 2026
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- Update 1.2.4.0 - 31 August 2026
Update 1.2.4.0 for "Crisis in the Kremlin: Cold War" has been released and includes: NEWEvent chain for the Afghan Civil War.The ability to discover and reveal the secret of Operation Cyclone to the world.Many types of older save files can now be loaded (with warnings).Added an impact filter in the politicians window.New "Party Unrest" impulse when choosing important actions in events.New notification for politician trait changes.Added a search function in the statistics window.Added the ability to directly add custom portraits and music to the game.Tooltip text can now collapse to save space (see settings).BALANCEAdjusted the number of votes for third parties in elections.The effects of war buttons on factions are no longer flat.Rebalanced the conditions for politicians entering and exiting conspiracies.Deepened and expanded the AI for the USA, France, Britain, and China in countries w…
- Version 1.2.3.0 - 10 August 2026
What's new — version 1.2.3.0NEW The ability to set the «Career military officer» and/or «Scientist» characteristic when creating additional politicians. The United States have grown more flexible in their foreign policy.Six new achievements.BALANCE The starting balance has been fixed.TRANSPARENCY The game now shows how military advisors accumulate their «stars».FIXES All the crashes reported by players have been fixed. Many small bugs have been fixed. The science icons have been replaced with ones that match their meaning better. Thanks to Magomedamin Magomedov for the help.
- Update 1.2.1.0 - 8 August 2026
This update is primarily aimed at diversifying the types of economies—each economy has become more unique, with its own set of metrics—and at increasing the game’s transparency and clarity. At the same time, this update also introduces new content, for which new achievements will be added shortly.NEWAdded fine-grained quality settings.Added the ability to manually pick the timecode of any track.Added a "Strong faction support" button in parliament.Introduced the "Streamlining" mechanic for economic ministries.Added a new set of position icons, with the option to switch back to the old set in settings.Added impulses for the "Tetris" event.The specialist recruitment program now renews automatically.Reworked the doctrine effects of the Economy Type doctrines Kadarism, Keynesian Model, East Asian Model, Titoism, and Syndicalism.Diversified the economy models — each now has its own unique in…
- Version 1.2.04 - 15 June 2026
NEWThe doctrine transition system has been completely reworked: a doctrine's values now smoothly flow into the next one's instead of the usual debuffs.Added new impulses for the answer options "Revival of the JAO" and "Anti-Zionist campaign".TRANSPARENCYA new income-by-type window that, on hover, shows where income flows from and into which income category.BALANCELiberal democrats and informal socialists can now introduce gender equality on par with reformists and moderates.In countries with elections, when radical parties win, the resulting regime now depends on the world situation and can lead to different regimes in different circumstances.FIXESFixed incorrect impulse values for the CPSU Program and the End of the Cold War.Fixed zero populations in some regions.
- Version 1.2.0.3 - 14 June 2026
NEW The events "New CPSU Program" and "End of the Cold War" now trigger impulses depending on your choice. West Berlin can be handed over to the Prussians. Added statistics graph intervals — "3 months" and "5 years". The US president modifier now shows a forecast of the next election. The notification about a politician's death now shows who automatically replaced them. BALANCE Rebalanced the effects of the head of government's traits. Rebalanced the US "AI". The USA now sets a wider range of priorities, plays counterplay sensibly, develops its science and tends to its internal affairs. The scale of the 1990s crises now depends on the player's size. The meat/cattle deficit now responds more adequately to a huge population. Referendums now account for a wider range of indicators. The option "release and stop the persecution" is now also available under democratic Brezhnevism. FIXES Fixed…
- Update 1.2.0.0 for Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War - 8 June 2026
Update 1.2.00 for Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War released!It includes a long list of changes! In this major update, we’ve focused on deepening the political and macroeconomic mechanics, as well as significantly improving the ‘AI’. You can expect completely overhauled transparency, a new crisis system, and the ability for Eastern Bloc countries to join the USSR directly. The United States has become much smarter and more dangerous, and moving trade and oil to the regional level will add a new layer of diplomatic planning.In addition, we’ve performed a deep rebalancing of modifiers (including labor shortages), added many long-awaited interface improvements (window dragging, tooltip freezing, bulk country selection), and optimized the game’s performance.Details here:Patch NotesMajorThe politician card system has been completely reworked — cards are now single-use, but each of them fea…
- Update 1.1.1.3 - 22 March 2026
New Game ContentAdded an event specifically for Grigory Romanov.Completely reworked and changed the Party Privileges modifier.Reworked the election system in Europe - it now takes into account your and American achievements in science and the economy.Gameplay ChangesRebalanced the Libya event.Added the ability to postpone the relocation of the UN Headquarters.A peaceful Minister of Defense will no longer get upset over the cancellation of student mobilization.Elections in Cambodia after the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops now take into account the global situation, not just the regional one.Events regarding Eastern Bloc countries no longer trigger just "for the fun of it".Bug fixes.Enjoy the game!In loving memory of Fosya the fennec fox. Sleep well, my small, smart, cunning, mischievous, strong-willed, wayward, sweet, affectionate, loving, and beloved Fosya. Your Human understood you. A…
- Patck 1.1.1.1 - 7 March 2026
The patch includes:Balance changes to the Nuclear Specialist trait for the Minister of Defense.The US now seeks to implement the Internet more willingly.Numerous bug fixes.Thank you for being with us!
- QoL Update "Fosya 1.1.1" - 6 March 2026
New Gameplay ContentAdded a button to persuade politicians to vote for your law.Added the ability to choose the type of doctrine transition via events.2 new achievements.Gameplay ChangesHovering over statistics indicators now shows their type and the form of their influence.Rebalanced low corruption.Rebalanced the migration doctrine.Rebalanced the deficit thresholds for livestock.Rebalanced the "Rocket Engineer" trait when serving as Minister of Defense.Rebalanced Academset.Rebalanced the event for Mitterrand's visit.Bug fixes.Have a great game!In loving memory of Fosia the fennec. Rest peacefully, my little smart, sly, mischievous, strong-willed, stubborn, sweet, gentle, loving and beloved Fosia. Your Human understood you. And he is proud of you.If you're interested in what she was like, I've written down all her habits that I remember here (and there will also be links to archives wit…
- Patch 1.1.0.6 - 14 February 2026
The update includes: Balance:1. World in Conflict mode has been changed: the US can now collapse, but it has become stronger economically, scientifically, and in the struggle for Africa and in wars. The most radical factions now have higher priority than the conservative faction. China has become more friendly towards the USSR.2. Commissar Cattani has undergone changes in terms of stats.UI:1. A map of oil-producing countries has been added.2. A visual display of the doctrine in transit has been added.Bug fixes are included.Enjoy the game!
- Update 1.1.0.5 - 13 February 2026
This update includes:1. Clicking on the notification icon for the science that has been researched takes you to the last science that has been researched.2. Corruption and envelopes have been rebalanced.3. Oil has been added to China.4. Rebalanced the conditions for events added in the last major update.5. Rebalanced the labor shortage.6. Added a new game mode and an achievement for it.7. You can now create +4 more of your own politicians.8. Bug fixes. Enjoy the game!
- Patch 1.1.0.1 - 11 February 2026
Patch 1.1.0.1 includes:- Starting profit is now +9 (as it should have been originally, sorry for forgetting to do that).- Improved labor shortage.- Bug fixes.Enjoy the game and thank you for reporting the issues!
- Update 1.1.0 - 10 February 2026
The wait is over! Update 1.1.0 is out with a heap of new changes!New Game ContentAdded alternative freedom endings.Added new loading quotes.Penal battalions introduced.Implemented US "response" to player's aggressive foreign policy.Added more oil-bearing countries and their influence on oil prices.Introduced an event for aid to Angola.Introduced an event on the killing of Soviet POWs.Implemented an event on the youth.Implemented an event on "Kyiv's long arm".Implemented 2 events for the GDR, 2 events for Hungary, 2 events for Czechoslovakia, and 2 events for Bulgaria.Implemented events for Tetris and Fergana.Added UN Headquarters indicator.Added business type selection under the Plan with market elements, Titoism, and Kadarism.Added a decision to weaken GOST.Implemented new cheats for Sandbox mode.Added a new starting modifier.Added 5 new achievements.UI ChangesAdded a filter for politi…
- Update 1.0.9.0 - 11 November 2025
The major rebalance update includes: 1. Medicine imports have been replaced with the Technology Imports column;2. Transit solutions now take 0 days in the sandbox and half the time in the Arcade;3. Presets for the economy and characters have been added;4. All important conspiracies have been doubled in speed;5. Restrictions on contributions to the economy for science have been removed;6. Flexible IPI check for contributions to the economy has been introduced;7. The number of VAT thresholds has been reduced;8. The impact of heavy industry stimulation on light industry and light industry on the service sector has been reduced;9. Buffs have been added to consumer goods and Luxury for contributions to the economy;10. Rebalanced the effects of the Anti-Alcohol Campaign;11. Fixed bugs. Thank you for your patience! We love you and will continue to strive to find a balance between entertainment…
- Patch 1.0.8.4 - 6 November 2025
The patch includes significant improvements to economic flexibility:- The United States now looks at government regimes in Eastern Europe, the status of these countries, and your COMECON doctrine;- Debuffs to KGB loyalty for investments in computer technology have been reduced;- Reduced industrial growth from investments in nuclear technology;- Completely removed the minimum IPI requirement for investments in the economy;- Added investment requirements in economic sectors for investments in science;- Reduced service sector growth from investments in civil technology; We are listening to you!
- Patch 1.0.8.2 - 4 November 2025
The patch includes:Reduction of IPM requirements from 200% to 125%Weakening of the NATO Technology Embargo by 3 timesIncrease in the upper limit of VATBug fixesThank you for your feedback! We are striving to make the game better!
- Update 1.8.0 - 3 November 2025
Update 1.8.0 includes:- Introduction of a transit state for decisions;- Ability to collapse decisions;- VAT mechanics;- New religions;- New events;- New political characters and new conditions for changing their traits;- New backgrounds;- Ability to go from the science queue icon to the science description;- Changes to some of the doctrines desired by factions;- Increase in US points from the type of capitalism flourishing in Europe;- Changes to the effects of investments in the economy;- New transitions in trade union and migration doctrines;- Changes to the effects of technological embargoes;- Changes to the conditions for referendums;- Changes to the conditions for entering and leaving the Politburo;- Rebalancing of the course of wars;- New button in wars;- New flag for the country;- “Communism” now requires planned price reductions- Changes to the effects of planned price reductions…
