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Maestro's Cold War 2

By Maestro Cinetik · published by Gaming at work

Simulation Political Sim Sandbox Turn-Based Strategy Military WargameCold WarPvP Grand StrategyStrategy2DTop-Down

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Maestro's Cold War 2 is a game tagged Simulation, Political Sim and Sandbox by Maestro Cinetik, released Aug 31, 2026. It has 177 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include SGS NATO's Nightmare, SGS Korean War and Britannia.

Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.

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Everything Steam lists for Maestro's Cold War 2 · record updated 20 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3204120

Release dateAug 31, 2026

Last change number39576201

Last record update20 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Maestro Cinetik
Publisher: Gaming at work, Cinetique
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise: Gaming at work, Maestro Cinetik, Thomas Guyon

Windows macOS Linux 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerPvPOnline PvPMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$12.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$12.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked14 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Aug 8, 2026 August content update
Hello!In the August update you will find:More multiplayer scenariosIntelligence projectsSlepper agents nerfed some editor fixesMore multiplayer scenariosShort scenarios are probably more suited for reasonably timed multiplayer games; but m…
Jul 19, 2026 New Actions Gameplay Update
Hello, here is a long awaited and requested update: the one bringing more actions to the game! In this update:Regional Intelligence Bureaus: Focuses ReworkedNew actionsEditor fixesRegional Intelligence Bureaus: Focuses ReworkedThe cooldown…
Jul 8, 2026 The Editor leaves the Beta testing phase and is officially operational
The title says it all. You can now easily create great mods or event packs, share them, and upload your friends' creations directly from the game. (in todays update, you will find technologies and cutom country variables)I will keep adding…
Jun 25, 2026 Workshop & multiplayer update
Here are some cool stuff added since the last Steam News:-->You can now create events packs mods -->You can download easily and directly content from the workshop right into the game´s right folder -->More longer multiplayer scenarios have…
Apr 24, 2026 Japan Update
Hello! I’m currently working on the scenario editor, a major feature that will require several months of development.I didn’t want to leave you without any updates in the meantime, so here’s something new!Japan get some loveI’ve added more…
Mar 23, 2026 Polish and Italian Localization patch + Steamdeck rework
Just a small patch:Polish localization addedItalian localization addedSteam Deck playability reworkedController playability reworkedWorkshop: “Uglify JSON” button addedFor JSON tinkerers:The “Prettify JSON” option makes the default quick-s…
Mar 19, 2026 Double content update! Pax Americana & Alt-History update
Hello!And thank you to everyone who responded to the poll: https://strawpoll.com/eNg6vNeB3gA/resultsIt gives me a clear direction for upcoming features in the months ahead.You asked for it — you got it!Alt-history ranked first in the poll,…
Dec 11, 2025 Intelligence Agencies Update
A new Game mechanism just dropped!Regional Intelligence AgenciesYou can now set Regional intelligence bureaus across the world and give them a focus!Of course, your intelligence agents already operate worldwide, but some regions may become…
Oct 19, 2025 Tutorial, wiki and game modes October update
A tutorial and an in-game wiki have been added to the game!I’m confident that onboarding will now be faster and smoother than ever.You’ll also discover two new game modes. I have a feeling the “Fair-Play Opponent” mode will quickly become …
Oct 10, 2025 Queen of the People update
Hello,I’m glad to see how much you enjoyed the France DLC!Now it’s time for the October regular update.This month’s update includes:All action algorithms have been reworked.Success odds displayed in actions tooltips have been fine-tuned.2 …
Sep 18, 2025 September Qol and Content update
What's new in the game in September?Base game:-Steam deck most common issues have been fixed -You asked for it, now you have it! Infinite save slots feature has been added-I have added a Robot-made German localization: expect a 7/10 Qualit…
Aug 4, 2025 National Policies Mega Update
I have the pleasure to announce one of the largest rework of Cold War 2: the introduction of the National Policies system!National PoliciesYou can now define the policy of your Power in three domains: Diplomacy, Society, and Economy.These …

Build	Branch	Updated
25459082	public	Sep 22, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
3586510	Not on the store yet	—
3790470	Not on the store yet	—
4089790	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3204121	—	Windows	1.57 GB	1.25 GB	7121211041528361384
3204122	—	macOS	1.64 GB	1.36 GB	8396591367616347860
3204123	— English	Linux	1.56 GB	1.24 GB	2484082600496188010

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25459082	Sep 22, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Maestro's Cold War 2

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
CW2.exe		Windows
CW2.app		macOS
CW2.x86_64		Linux

Space per player9.31 GB

Filesup to 10,000

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements330 hidden

Most unlocked42.4%OOOPS!

Rarest0.9%Unapologetic colonialist

OOOPS! You destroyed the world 42.4%
First blood You won your first scenario! 24.9%
A small step You sent a man on the moon. 20.7%
Old Bolshevik End a turn with a Stalinism score above 10, as the USSR 20.7%
Europe's Bogeyman Unlock the geostrategical advantage "Europe is frightened" while playing as the USSR 19.6%
Sandman You broke the American dream! 17.3%
Great Helmsman End a turn with a Maoism score of 25 or above 11.2%
Besieged Citadel Unlock the Besieged fortress geopolitial advantage while playing as the USA. 10.1%
China Bomb Develop the A Bomb as China 9.5%
Back to the fold You reunited Taiwan to China before 2025, while playing as China 9.2%
Rock Friend You made a rock friend! 8.2%
Internationalist Win a game as USSR with 5000 prestige points 6.4%
Imperialist Win a game as the USA with 5000 prestige points 5.9%
Welfare USA You selected the "Welfare State" policy while playing as the USA. 5.8%
China Superpower Reach 100% superpower score as China 5.1%
Toward Communism You selected the policy "Toward Communism" while playing as USSR. 3.9%
Star Wars You achieved the Strategic Defense Intitiative: the balance of terror is broken! 3.6%
Big Brother is watching you You completed the OGAS system R&D. 3.6%

All 33 achievements

Just say no! You won the war on drugs! 3.3%
21th Century Soviet Union USSR is still alive in January 2001! 3.3%
Modernist champion You reached 100 Modernity points as France. 3%
One Day in the Life Win a game at "gulag" difficulty level 1.5%
Planet of the apes You provoked 23 apocalypses 1.5%
Chérie des atomes As France, you completed both the MIRV and the Superphénix R&D. 1.5%
Grandeur Win a game with 10 000 prestige points as France. 1.5%
Still standing You prevented 9.11! 1.5%
Sons of anarchy You unlocked the "Perpetual unrest" policy as France! 1.4%
Transition to Market You completed the Russian economy transition to a market economy 1.4%
Revolutionary since 1789 You unlocked the Socialism à la Française advantage while playing as France. 1.2%
True Communism Win a game as USSR with 20 000 prestige points, at "difficult" level or above 1%
Competitor You played a multiplayer game to the end 1%
Free World Win a game as USA with 20 000 prestige points at "difficult" level or above 0.9%
Unapologetic colonialist You still hold at least 5 colonies as France in 1989. 0.9%

News

Aug 31, 2026 · Community Announcements Full Release Is Here! - The Road We’ve Travelled
When I look back at the ground covered since the Early Access, I realize that, step by step, we have come a long long way. Additions to the game since the Early AccessGeostrategic advantagesA nationa…
Jun 19, 2026 · Community Announcements Scenario Editor Beta is now live!
Yes, you can finally play for real with the editor!Editor Quick Q&AHow do I apply for the editor beta?That's the cool part: you don't have to! Everybody is in.To access the editor, click Workshop fro…
May 28, 2026 · Community Announcements Editor preview
Hello! Some players are starting to ask quesions like: "where is the May update?" And indeed I skipped the may update because I am working now on a huge feature.The kind of feature that takes months …
Feb 5, 2026 · Community Announcements Tell the dev what feature you want him to code now
Hello,I’ve just added four cool new game optionsHegemony Victory: Control 75% of the world’s countries within your bloc to win the game.Melian Dialogue: Control 75% of the world’s countries within yo…
Jan 27, 2026 · Community Announcements Just say no!
Hello there!You may have noticed some frequent and heavy updates in recent days.Indeed, I’ve just started the playtests for the upcoming Pax Americana 1991–2001 DLC, and I’ve been debugging and patch…
Nov 18, 2025 · Community Announcements Living World
In all modesty, I believe this was the one update the game was truly missing!Imagine a world where Cuba, Libya, or West Germany start taking independent actions. Of course, these minor nations don’t …
Nov 8, 2025 · Community Announcements THE AGE OF SILICON
Hello there!As you may know, I’m currently working on the 1989–2001 DLC. Going into late years, I had to adress the lack of technologies.A feature many of you have been asking for since the first day…
Sep 29, 2025 · Community Announcements France DLC is out!
Play as France!In no other DLC you will be able to:Invent your very own Internet — overpriced services but gloriously ugly:Change your government twelve times a year — because stability is overrated:…

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Maestro's Cold War 2

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