Crisis in the Kremlin
Nostalgames · 2017 · Political Sim, Strategy, Cold War, Simulation, Indie
PC
Very Positive84% · 1,371 📉 Recent reviews down 76%4playing now
Compare prices in Official Stores
Compare prices in Keyshops
Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.
Screenshots
About Crisis in the Kremlin
✦ AI summary
Guide the Soviet Union through the turbulent Perestroyka era of the late 1980s, making pivotal political and economic decisions that determine whether the USSR becomes a democracy, superpower, or something entirely different. Choose your ideology—from communism to capitalism to authoritarianism—and manage the state apparatus, international relations, and internal factions as you navigate the nation toward 1991 and beyond.
Comrades! Brothers and sisters!
In this significant day I want to tell all workers of the world, that our expectations have come true and as The Great Revolution was a perfect Party’s creation so a proletarian game Crisis in Kremlin is an outstanding achievement of this great organization! Because now completely every person, even a cook, can rule the state! And this is our merit, comrades, because only we bring protection and prosperity and we must overtake the rotting West. And so every person must as soon as possible master this skill by opening Crisis in Kremlin and bring the started to an end – to the 5-year plan of new millennium!
In the game every comrade will have to solve important political and economic, but historically accurate, interesting and exciting questions and tasks. On your decisions it will depend, what the USSR will be by the end of the year 1991 (and even a bit further) – empty words, which everybody interpret in dark colors, a superpower or the new pillar of democracy, though you can try any other political mechanic, you like.
However,don’t forget that we are watching you closely and honestly hope that you will not betray your labor Motherland!
The Actual Game
Crisis in the Kremlin is a game set in the Perestroyka era, where you are set to reign over the Soviet Union during this harsh period and lead it to a bright future by anyway you like!
Do you think democracy and the free market are salvation? Or maybe Democratic Socialism? Maybe Christian Conservatism? Utopian Communism? Or, perhaps dictatorships and deification are the way to go! All possibilites are open!
Here you can
- Start Perestroyka and survive through it
- Demolish the Soviet Union or build a full-automation state
- Rule the Council of Ministers
- Control the State Planning Committee
- Commit diplomatic actions
-Intervene in international affairs
- Repress, reform, proclaim, interfere, delcare, destroy and build...
Will you influence the dark future ahead?
All the world is waiting for you, comrade!
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 2 of 2 DLC at today's best prices.
$4.78
to own everything
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⣿⣿⡻⠿⣳⠸⢿⡇⢇⣿⡧⢹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡐⣯⠁ ⠄⠄ ⠟⣛⣽⡳⠼⠄⠈⣷⡾⣥⣱⠃⠣⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⠽⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢢⠏⠄ ⠄ ⢠⡿⠶⣮⣝⣿⠄⠄⠈⡥⢭⣥⠅⢌⣽⣿⣻⢶⣭⡿⠿⠜⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄ ⠄⣼⣧⠤⢌⣭⡇⠄⠄⠄⠭⠭⠭⠯⠴⣚⣉⣛⡢⠭⠵⢶⣾⣦⡍⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⣿⣷⣯⣭⡷⠄⠄⢀⣀⠩⠍⢉⣛⣛⠫⢏⣈⣭⣥⣶⣶⣦⣭⣛⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⢀⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣎⢩⠌⣡⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⠄ ⢸⡿⢟⣽⠎⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠄⠄ ⣰⠯⣾⢅⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠄ ⢰⣄⡉⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄ ⢯⣌⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣇⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣟⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠈⢹⡧⣿⣸⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠗⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠄ ⠄⠘⢷⡳⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⢀⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄ ⠄⠄⠈⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄5 found this helpful
h2 found this helpful
NEVER. have i ever played the most fun game yet infuriating, NEVER, have i ever played a game so good yet so bad, NEVER have i played the easiest game yet hardest, i still love this game 8/101 found this helpful
Be the supreme leader and read a lot. It is mostly a text-based political simulator. It has its quirks to recommend, except if you don't like to read.
Man this game is pretty good. It has a turn based style where most the gameplay is setting the budget and dealing with various scenarios but it does give that "one more turn" feeling that my dopamine addicted brain loves. Definitely the main draw of the game. That being said it is incredibly challenging. This game forces you to jump into the deep end and make decisions you don't really know the outcome of. This game has a lot of fun tying you up, putting you in a bag and throwing you into the deep end of the pool while yelling at you to swim. Sooo no not a lot of handholding. The tutorial was short and basically nonexistent for most of the game's different budget/policy screens where most the gameplay is located. Most of the decisions are based on real world events which is cool. If you get a lot out of researching history you'll have lots of fun playing this with a wikipedia article open while you play. Does that lower the difficulty? Eh, not so much but it gives you more context behind your decisions and allows for an incredibly immersive experience. I have now started referring to my friends and family as "comrade" which is a problem I know. Your choices drive the style of w…
A very decent game. Despite being fairly railroaded and unrealistic at times it still is interesting and fun to play. You can manage the policies and finance with adequate depth and roleplay as different political parties with their own challendges and caveats. Game usually reacts to your actions dynamically and different playstyles suffer from different problems. On small problem is a presence of a defenitive meta strat which allows for an easy playthought even on the hardest of difficulties. The game lacks a clear tutorial and many mechanics are counter intuitive. But despite all that the game remains very solid and stands favorably as one of the few games of the genre. I would rate it as 7/10 with 8/10 potential. *P.S Note to those who does not speak Russian. The English translation is sometimes lacking, despite being improved upon.
Community reviews
—
0 reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.
