US and THEM
Icehole Games · 2014 · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Cold War, Singleplayer, Turn-Based
PC
Mostly Negative38% · 80 📉 Recent reviews down 30%
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About US and THEM
Lead the CIA or KGB in a high-stakes game of espionage and world domination. Us And Them – Cold War puts you in charge of a superpower at the height of the Cold War, where victory isn’t won by armies, but by spies, sabotage, and subterfuge. Influence nations, topple governments, and outwit your opponent to ensure your ideology prevails – all without firing a single shot.
Key Features:
Rewrite History Through Espionage: Spread your superpower’s influence across the globe using covert operations. Destabilize enemy countries socially, economically, and politically to flip them to your side. Orchestrate coups, assassinations, bribery, propaganda – whatever it takes to undermine the opposition without open war.Deep Turn-Based Strategy: Manage vital resources like money, oil, and technology to fuel your agenda. Deploy spies, assassins, and experts in economics or tech, then position your agents worldwide and build secret networks. Every turn presents critical decisions as you engage in a global cat-and-mouse game of intrigue.Real Historical Events & Figures: Experience the Cold War from 1960 onward, encountering random events based on real history that will test your leadership. Recruit famous figures of the era to aid your cause – from Che Guevara and Mao Zedong to Henry Kissinger, Fidel Castro, and even the Pope – each with unique abilities to shift the balance of power.Spy Tech and Space Race: Develop spy gadgets straight out of a James Bond movie and research cutting-edge technology. Outsmart the enemy in the Space Race and use your nuclear arsenal as a looming threat to intimidate the opposing side. Just remember: a nuclear war means game over!Unique Cold War Strategies: Unlock special tactics inspired by real Cold War doctrines. Use the “Domino Theory” to make one nation’s fall trigger others, or trap your foe in a “Communist Sandwich” by surrounding them with hostile states. With each playthrough, new events and strategies make for a different experience.Will you deploy cunning spies and clever diplomacy to win the Cold War, or will freedom and equality fall victim to the enemy’s master plan? In Us And Them – Cold War, the fate of the world is in your hands. Prepare your network, plan your moves, and rewrite the history of the 20th century!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The hilarious thing about this, is Steam has the wrong thumbnail for this game so I thought I was going to be playing something else entirely. In any case, the game doesn't actually seem to run correctly on my Win 11 system. After the intro video I've got nothing, so I just sat around listening to the sounds for a bit thinking about dinner.6 found this helpful
Broken application that messed my settings.5 found this helpful
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US and THEM, developed by Icehole Games and published by Conglomerate 5, is a turn-based Cold War strategy game that shifts the focus of conflict away from open warfare and into the quieter, more intricate world of espionage, influence, and ideological control. Rather than commanding armies or engaging in direct battles, players take on the role of either the CIA or the KGB, competing for global dominance through subtle manipulation and long-term planning. It’s a concept that immediately distinguishes it from more traditional strategy titles, emphasizing patience and calculation over spectacle. The game unfolds on a global map divided into regions where influence can be expanded or contested. Each turn represents a period of time, during which players allocate resources, deploy agents, and execute operations designed to shift the balance of power. Success is not achieved through conquest but through destabilization, persuasion, and control. Coups, propaganda campaigns, and covert actions become the primary tools of engagement, creating a strategic environment where outcomes are often indirect and delayed. This structure encourages players to think several steps ahead, as immediate…1 found this helpful
This is a game of cold war spys trying to take over the world from the other side. Though it is very simple, it is not easy to know what to do and how to do it. It starts in 1965, yet they have odd regime choices. They have, for example, Angola and Afghanistan among others socialist. They were not socialist until after 1975. As the US, I was in an ever worsening deficit with no descernable way to influence it. I used auto placement of my spies, but then could never find where they went. After 3 or 4 months the world was quickly turning 'red'. So, it was an exercise in frustration. 25/100
It's like someone at Paint made this game. Visually, rejection causes
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