Crisis in the Kremlin is a Simulation, Strategy game from Nostalgames with a 76% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Nostalgames
- Release year
- 2017
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $4.99
- Review signal
- 76% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP SP2+ (64-bit), Windows 7 SP1+ (32-bit, 64-bit)
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 10, etc (32-bit, 64-bit)
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Crisis in the Kremlin is worth a closer look if you want management, emotional story, replayable, and high skill ceiling.
Best for players who want emotional story, management, replayable, and high skill ceiling.
Check more carefully if you dislike unclear onboarding and technical roughness.
confusing-onboarding
FrictionThe first hours can be unclear without patience or outside help.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
high-skill-ceiling
FitThe game rewards practice and mastery over time.
slow-burn
PacingIt may need time before the payoff lands.
Steam review snapshots
{ Graphics }— ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long…oh god oh ♥♥♥♥ the economy is crashing harder then victoria 2My fingers hurt so much clicking support revolution 9 – 10 times and then moving to next country to do it another…A little harder to go back to this one after play Mao's Legacy, the UI is slightly more confusing and ultimetly its…Why it fits
Check it if you want simulation, strategy filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.