About This Game
Quick Overview
Headquarters: Cold War is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in an alternate 1984 conflict between NATO and the USSR. Instead of huge grand-strategy menus, the focus is on tactical battlefield decisions: positioning tanks, using helicopters, protecting infantry, managing crews, and using HQ abilities at the right moment. The game includes two story campaigns with 10 missions each, giving 20 campaign missions in total.
What makes it stand out is the Cold War battlefield style. You are not just moving units on a map — armor direction, terrain, cover, destroyed vehicles, high ground, helicopters, and special HQ skills can all change the fight.
Who Should Play This Game?
Headquarters: Cold War is best for players who enjoy tactical strategy, military wargames, and turn-based combat where every move matters. If you like games about tanks, infantry, helicopters, battlefield positioning, unit upgrades, and campaign missions from both sides of a conflict, this game should fit well.
It is also a good pick for players who want skirmish battles, multiplayer, and custom map creation, since the game includes skirmish maps, online multiplayer, co-op 2v2 support, asynchronous play through CombatHQ, and an in-game map editor.
It may not be for players who want fast real-time action, base-building, or a casual strategy game. This is more about careful planning, unit survival, and tactical choices.
Performance on PC
Headquarters: Cold War is moderately demanding for a strategy game. The minimum requirements list Windows 10 64-bit, an i5-4460 or equivalent processor, 8 GB RAM, a GTX 950 with 2 GB VRAM, DirectX 11, and 35 GB of storage. Recommended specs ask for an i5-6400 or equivalent, 16 GB RAM, and a GTX 1060 with 6 GB VRAM.
Overall, it should run fine on most mid-range gaming PCs. Older systems may still run it on lower settings, but for smoother battles, especially with detailed 3D units and destructible environments, a GTX 1060-level GPU or better is the safer choice.