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The Cold War Era

The Cold War Era overview

Alina Digital | Sep 9, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategyPolitical SimCold WarSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)990
  • Revenue (VGI)$3,957
  • Review score56% positive

The Cold War Era dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)990
  • Revenue (VGI)$3,957
  • Review score56% positive
  • Total reviews25
  • Release dateSep 9, 2016
  • DeveloperAlina Digital
  • PublisherAlina Digital

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Alina DigitalPublisher: Alina Digital

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Game overview

Overview

The Cold War Era comes from Alina Digital and is published by Alina Digital. It arrived on Steam on Sep 9, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Cold War Era's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 56% positive across 25 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Cold War Era is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows1.5 GHz512 MB RAM128 MB600 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Cold War Era has sold up to 990 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,957. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Cold War Era overview details

The Cold War Era combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Cold War Era isn't over, it's just beginning Military might, stealthy spies, blatant propaganda, and high-tech Space Race marvels are all at war game lovers' fingertips when they choose to play as the U.S.A. or the U.S.S.R. and rewrite history in The Cold War Era. TCWE is a single player RTS strategy game based on the epic conflict between the Americans and the Soviets spanning the 1950s through the 1990s. Within one hour of gameplay players will course through four decades of contention, paranoia, secrecy, and the overarching the "us vs. them" mentality. Game Features - Immerse yourself in a realistic atmosphere that recreates the true Cold War. - Choose your side and play as either the Americans or the Soviets to rewrite Cold War history. - Install military units to prop up the local Allied government or transform rebels into revolutionaries in Opposing countries. - Establish spy networks to support government propaganda campaigns or shake loose the Opposition's stronghold. - Launch rockets, satellites and astronauts into space to shock and amaze the world and win their alliances. - Devise your own strategies and tactics, forcing your opponent to play by your rules. - Initiate pro-government parades or incite riots to plunge countries into chaos. - Use time to your advantage -- each Cold War Era matchup only takes 1 hour to play, start to finish. - Keep on top of the game's goings-on by watching TCWE's unique in-game TV stream ( free video mod dlc ). This TV stream consists of real-life news footage shot during the Cold War era, edited to represent the players' in-ga…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Cold War Era is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 56% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Cold War Era
Steam App ID504280
Typegame
Release dateSep 9, 2016
DeveloperAlina Digital
PublisherAlina Digital
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews14
Negative reviews11
Total reviews25
Positive percent56%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime539 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 9, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)16 November 2023 - 20:01:48 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Man in SpaceNo description
Land on the MoonNo description
German reunificationNo description
Korean reunificationNo description
Space StationNo description
Coup your main enemyNo description
Win the gameNo description
Coup a country diplomaticallyNo description
Soviet gloryNo description
American dreamNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/504280
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/504280/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/504280
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Cold War Era

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Cold War Era?

The Cold War Era's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 03:24:41 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 9 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Cold War Era growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Cold War Era?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (55.6%), Heard & McDonald Islands (11.1%), Romania (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.9%), United Kingdom (9.1%), Russia (9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.8%), Russia (9.2%), United Kingdom (8.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.7%), Russia (9%), China (8.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Cold War Era?

The Cold War Era currently sits at 56% positive across 25 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 14 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Cold War Era have?

The Cold War Era currently has about 813 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Cold War Era?

The Cold War Era is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

56% positive, 14 positive, 11 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 9 September 2016

DLC and packages

Video NEWS - free DLC for The Cold War EraFree to play VIDEO NEWS DLC.dlc #508430Free
THE COLD WAR ERABuy The Cold War Era #116064$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 600 MB available space Sound Card: Any

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